2026 St Stithians Boys' College Interact Ladies Tea
Sat Mar 14, 14:00 - Sat Mar 14, 17:30
150 Curzon Rd
ABOUT
Pull out your party hat!
Don your favourite garden party hat and join us for an elegant and fun afternoon of treats, entertainment and inspiring speakers!
The annual St Stithians Boys' College Interact Club Charity Ladies Tea is one of our key fundraising events for the year, and all proceeds will go to CHOC (https://www.choc.org.za), a worthwhile charity that needs our help.
The afternoon promises to be lots of fun with bubbles and a gin bar, as well as entertainment from some of the wonderful Duke of Cornwall singers (The Dukes), along some smooth jazz from the “The Chantal Willie-Petersen Trio"
We’ll have a great guest speaker and a few fun events to make this a wonderful afternoon to remember!
Please note that parking at the premises is limited, so getting dropped off or using one of the ride-hailing services is advisable.
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT CHOC
Who We Are
CHOC is a non-profit organisation made up of caring, committed and passionate people who stand up for and support the well-being of children and teenagers diagnosed with cancer or life threatening blood disorders and their families.
Why We Exist
CHOC aims to save lives through early detection and making the journey of those who are affected by childhood cancer, less burdensome through the comprehensive support programmes we offer.
How CHOC started and where we are now
In 1977 Sister Sadie Cutland and her husband Julian’s firstborn, Hillary was diagnosed with aplastic anaemia at the age of seven. Two years later while leaving the ward one day Sadie was particularly saddened, because Hillary had been diagnosed for two years and she had yet to meet another parent of a child with aplastic anaemia. Professor MacDougal then sowed the seed that gave Sadie the idea of forming a parents’ support group in Johannesburg. The objective was to share experiences and provide one-on-one support to each other. Sadie encouraged and inspired a group of volunteers and parents in 1979 who united to form CHOC. The caring and sharing came from personal experiences of the different emotional journeys and situations that both the parent and child could find themselves in and was shared openly, without reservations and with much love. From this hope was born and today CHOC is the leading childhood cancer organisation in South Africa providing comprehensive child and family support to thousands of childhood cancer beneficiaries. From humble beginnings today we augment the medical fraternity in hospitals across the country. What started off as a need for support, today is the helpline too many in need. These needs include psychosocial, emotional support and care, accommodation in 13 CHOC homes for patients to reside in, transportation of patients and caregivers in the fleet of 21 safe vehicles and so much more during their childhood cancer journey and beyond.