--- title: United Business Solutions Volunteers for FoodForwardSA on Mandela Day | United Business Solutions description: To celebrate the occasion, this year our Johannesburg sales team volunteered at FoodForwardSA’s Mandela Day Food Drive by packing and sorting donated food items for 67 minutes.  image: https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Untitled-1-1.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/united-business-solutions-volunteers-foodforwardsa-mandela-day#main) [← Back to unitedbusiness.co.za](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/) [Request service](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/log-service-call/) [Request toner](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/order-toner/) [Submit meter reading](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/submit-meter-reading/) [Help Centre](https://knowledgebase.unitedbusiness.co.za/?hsLang=en-za) ★★★★★4.5 · 200+ Google reviews [086 001 8500](tel:+27860018500) [![United Business Solutions — main website](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/UBS%20Red%20Logo.png?width=194&height=60&name=UBS%20Red%20Logo.png)](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/) [Blog](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za) Search the blog [Request a quote](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/contact-united-business/) - [Managed Print Solutions](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/print-solutions/) [Multifunction photocopiers](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/print-solutions/multifunction-printers/) [Remanufactured photocopiers](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/print-solutions/remanufactured-refurbished-photocopiers/) [Wide-format printers](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/print-solutions/large-format-printers/) [Print management software](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/print-solutions/print-management-solutions/) [Managed print guides →](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/tag/managed-print-solutions) - [Telecoms & Data](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/telecoms-data-solutions/) [Cloud hosted PBX](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/telecoms-data-solutions/cloud-hosted-pbx/) [VoIP solutions](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/telecoms-data-solutions/voip/) [Virtual landlines](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/telecoms-data-solutions/virtual-landlines/) [Data connectivity](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/telecoms-data-solutions/data-connectivity/) [Telecoms and data guides →](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/tag/telecoms-data) - [AI, CCTV & Access Control](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/security-solutions/) [CCTV systems](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/security-solutions/cctv-systems/) [Access control](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/security-solutions/access-control/) [Time and attendance](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/security-solutions/time-attendance/) [Intervid Africa](https://www.intervid-africa.co.za/) [Security guides →](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/tag/ai-cctv-access-control) - [Services](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/services/) [Log a service call](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/log-service-call/) [Request toner](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/order-toner/) [Submit a meter reading](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/submit-meter-reading/) [Service agreements and rentals](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/services/) [Accounts and billing help](https://knowledgebase.unitedbusiness.co.za/accounts-billing?hsLang=en-za) [Go to the Help Centre →](https://knowledgebase.unitedbusiness.co.za/?hsLang=en-za) - [About](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/about/) - [Blog](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za) 1. [Home](https://unitedbusiness.co.za/) 2. [Blog](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za) 3. United Business Solutions Volunteers for FoodForwardSA on ... # United Business Solutions Volunteers for FoodForwardSA on Mandela Day R By [ryanl.](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/author/ryanl-) Published 30 July 2018 Updated 8 October 2026 2 min read In short To celebrate the occasion, this year our Johannesburg sales team volunteered at FoodForwardSA’s Mandela Day Food Drive by packing and sorting donated food items for 67 minutes.  ![](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Untitled-1-1.png?width=760&height=398&name=Untitled-1-1.png) ![Untitled-1.png](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Untitled-1-1.png "Untitled-1.png") The 18th July 2018 marked the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela where people around the globe were encouraged to give one minute of service for each year that he dedicated to the fight for social justice. To celebrate the occasion, this year our Johannesburg sales team volunteered at [FoodForwardSA’s](https://foodforwardsa.org/) Mandela Day Food Drive by packing and sorting donated food items for 67 minutes.    ![](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Untitled-9-1.png?width=655&height=368&name=Untitled-9-1.png)   For the second year now FoodForwardSA partnered with Pick n Pay to host a national packing event at various venues around the country. During the month of July, South Africans donated 151 tons of groceries to Pick n Pay stores nationwide which were distributed to the various packing venues. On Mandela Day, 7500 volunteers spent 67 minutes sorting and packing the food to stock FoodFowardSA’s warehouses across the country.  ![](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png)   FoodForwardSA, a registered NPO, assists with delivering surplus food from retailers and manufacturers to communities who are affected by food insecurity. The 151 tons of food donated this year equates to 604 000 meals which will ensure that FoodFowardSA’s 600 beneficiary organisations can continue to provide warm meals this winter to the 250 000 people they feed every day. Our sales team enjoyed the experience and the time spent giving back.   ![](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png)   **About United Business Solutions** United Business Solutions has over 30 years’ experience in the Office Automation industry supplying South African businesses a wide range of turnkey office solutions including Multifunction Photocopiers, Printers, PABX’s, VoIP, CCTV, Access Control and Time Attendance solutions. For more information visit [www.unitedbusiness.co.za](http://www.unitedbusiness.co.za/)     [Mandela Day](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/tag/mandela-day)[FoodForwardSA](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/tag/foodforwardsa)[News & Community](https://blog.unitedbusiness.co.za/tag/news-community) R **ryanl.** Part of the United Business Solutions team, advising South African businesses on print, telecoms and security. 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