They keep coming…

That’s Keean’s rabbit (freshly in from Bloemfontein) on the left and, on the right, a bunny from sisters Kristen and Lize in PE.

And here’s Keean explaining to his local radio station exactly why he has decided to send his rabbit down to Nic in Cape Town (and winning big brownie points at school).

Keean on OFM

Awesome.

Many thanks to Tim at OFM for permission to use the audio clip.  

Cape Party in Sense Of Humour Shock

We’ve had “a few” run ins with the Cape Party over the years here on 6000.co.za.

We suggested that they wanted to turn the Cape into France:

Normandy is a bit out of proportion, but that Southern coast looks dangerously familiar.

We questioned where they got their logo from:

Did all three of them sit down and have a meeting about it? Was it a rough doodle? Or was there some other source?

And then we roundly mocked them when they did badly in the 2011 elections:

It’s not just me, it’s the entirety of the Western Cape that thinks your idea is a bad idea.

But fair play to the Cape Party, when the wicked weather over the Eastern Cape effectively removed a large chunk of the N2, they stepped in with this comment:

 

Nice try, guys. Nice try.
Keep dreaming.

Handover 1

Rushed day for us today, with many commitments, but I had to find time to share this news:

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This is from the first rabbit4nic handover at Nic’s house this morning.
The guys from You Magazine were there to meet Nic and record the event as we handed over the bunnies from Charné in Pretoria and Emma in Durbanville (who I may have called Sarah earlier. Sorry Emma. *blush*)
It was a bit overwhelming for Nic with so many people around – it’s sometimes difficult to remember that he is 9 years old and not well – but it was great to get the bunnies to him and will make his treatment so much more bearable.
We have further arrivals from Bloemfontein tomorrow and Port Elizabeth on Tuesday and we’re actively looking for the best way to use this appeal to help out other kids in Nic’s situation.
Watch this space.

#Rabbit4Nic – Friday morning update

Hello.

Please accept my apologies for what will almost certainly be a very disjointed blog post.

I’m a bit snowed under, but I think that after yesterday’s exceptional efforts by online South Africa, people deserve thanks, recognition and a quick status update of where we stand right now.

First things first  – do we have rabbit?

Almost, yes:

  • We have one rabbit coming down from Charné & Ilse Stapelburg in Pretoria. He’s being picked up this morning and should be with me on Saturday morning.
  • We have another rabbit pledged by Nicolene de Klerk in Bloemfontein. He’s being picked up on Monday for delivery to Cape Town on Tuesday.
  • We have a third  rabbit from Bernadette Beckley. I’m following up on that at the moment. Should be arriving Friday afternoon!
  • Finally, we have another potential rabbit, pending (probably delicate) negotiations with its young owner.

So yes – as good as. And a huge thank you to all those who have donated their much-loved toys for Nic.

And from yesterday – and I will post about this again in more detail when I get a moment – big some thanks are due too:

  • @capetown – who coined the #rabbit4nic hashtag and was instrumental in getting the campaign going.
  • @StephanieBe – whose own blog post was widely shared and made a big difference.
  • @anib – who quietly assisted in spreading the word and also thought of getting in touch with:
  • @youmagazine – Herman and his online team at You and Huisgenoot have been really great in finding readers with bunnies!
  • @Woolworths_SA – Who were copied on literally hundreds and hundreds of tweets, and have helped in the search.

There are many, many others who blogged, reblogged, share and retweeted the original post. I wish I could thank you all personally.

We’re (“we’re”, hark at me!) The appeal is on the You website today, mentioned on the front page of the Cape Argus and probably lots of other places I haven’t been told about. I was on Talk Radio 702, Cape Talk 567 and Radio Tygerberg yesterday as well. For someone who runs a blog in his spare time, it’s been completely overwhelming. My inbox is full of prayers, media requests, suggestions and good wishes.
I’m going to be playing catch up for a while. Bear with me.

Finally, I – like everyone else – have been completely blown away by the response to the #Rabbit4Nic campaign. While I think we did absolutely the right thing by concentrating the search specifically for identical rabbits for Nic, so many people have offered other bunnies that it would be wrong to stop this here. I’m going to chat with Nic’s parents over the weekend and I think the intention will be to make something more from this.

As ever, I will keep you informed.