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JOHANNESBURG - Peugeot South Africa wowed visitors to the Gauteng Good Food And Wine Show in Northgate, Johannesburg with a massive confectionery treat – a giant cake version of its RCZ sports coupe.
The delicious RCZ was baked for a very worthy cause.
Visitors were offered a slice of the delicious automotive confection in return for any donation, with the proceeds going to Shammah House, a safe house for abused and abandoned children in Johannesburg.
300KG FLOUR, 200KG SUGAR…
The RCZ cake was the brainchild of Paul Vieria, a master baker and owner of two successful bakeries based in Gauteng’s East Rand: Rainbow Treats, and Cake Extreme.
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The cake comprised of 300kg of flour, 200kg of sugar, 200 litres of oil and 15kg baking powder and 4000 eggs. Paul, who owns a Peugeot RCZ, spent many hours baking, sculpting and finally decorating the tasty replica of his ride.
Peugeot reports it raised more than R22 000 for Shammah House. The automaker said: “We are still awaiting the final amount of money received through the SMS line, where you can message the word 'MEAL' to 39055."
SHAMMAH HOUSE
The safe house was founded in 2006, and currently cares for 20 children from a modest home south of Johannesburg. It serves as an after-hours centre where police drop off children that have been found abandoned or abused.
While Shammah House was the primary beneficiary of the RCZ cake initiative, other organisations also benefited. The remainder of the cake was cut into slices and sent to a feeding scheme in Noorgesig, which assists more than 1200 children.
Peugeot has a close association with Meals On Wheels, which operates an extensive fleet of more than 70 Peugeot vehicles, all bought and supplied by Peugeot Pinetown.
Meals On Wheels community service programmes director Gershon Naidu said: “With the deliveries of over One Million meals a month, the Peugeot Partnership is a wonderful way to go forward as this is Charity in Motion. We are delighted to have been able to assist in helping children in need through this unusual initiative.”
Managing director of Peugeot Citroen SA Francis Harnie said: “We also hope that it has created much needed awareness about the plight of so many disadvantaged children in our country, and the very real need to help them.”
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