Thora Mansfield, The Open Door Crisis Centre

The Open Door Crisis Care Centre is a non-profit, interdenominational outreach organisation established in 1997 at the request of the local South African Police Services. The Centre's services reach from Durban and throughout the Highway District and as far as Port Shepstone and Richards Bay. Their aim is to sustain a holistic, multifaceted one stop crisis and trauma centre offering counselling, social services and support groups.

Thora Mansfield is the reason this crisis centre exists. Come hear her story.

The Open Door Crisis Centre is KZNWIB chosen charity for 2009. Here are their top ten wish list items - if you are able to bring any of these items to the meeting it would be greatly appreciated.

1. Reams of office paper
2. General stationery consisting of: pens, pencils, erasers, prestic, rulers, scissors, tippex, whiteboard markers, staplers and staples
3. Lever arch files
4. Flipchart paper and markers
5. Hand towel paper rolls and hand soap
6. Tea, coffee, sugar
7. Peanut butter to be distributed to theirHIV/AIDS beneficiaries for rich protein
8. Eggs to be distributed to their HIV/AIDS beneficiaries for rich protein
9. Toiletries for female beneficiaries in shelter (toilet rolls, toothpaste, toothbrush, face cloths, female bathing products, dettol, sanitary towels)
10. Toiletries for baby and children in shelter (toothpaste, toothbrush, face cloths, child bathing products, baby formula, nappies, babygrows) 

Big Ticket Items

1. Computers x 5
2. Printers and cartridges x 5
3. Microwave x 2
4. Tressle tables x 8
5. Signage and Banners for events
6. Television and video machine for training
7. Linen sheets and top sheets and pillow cases x 18
8. Garden equipment including rake, pots, hosepipe, shovels and spade
9. Stove for new villa at shelter
10. Petrol, service and tyres for one vehicle