If you have wandered into the Umhlanga Medisport Pharmacy in the Village recently, you might have met a charming little dog by the name of Humphrey Immerman. He is so good looking and well groomed that you probably assumed he came from a litter of beautiful puppies.
In fact a year ago he was found abandoned and injured in Phoenix and lay for seven weeks with time running out in a small cage at the SPCA. He had the good fortune to be adopted by Alwyn Immerman, a pharmacist, and when Mandela Day came round last year Alwyn had an inspired idea. He took Humphrey to work with him, where he lay quietly next to the donation box with a little sign proclaiming, ‘Please give generously to the SPCA for Mandela Day because that’s where I come from’
The rest is history, the appeal continued as ‘Make every day Mandela Day’ and the customers of the Medisport Pharmacy have so far donated enough to buy six truckloads of food for the SPCA at R1200 a truck!
It just shows how a little motivation….and a very cute pup can do incredible things. If you haven’t met Humphrey pop into the Pharmacy, say hello, make a donation and go and do your shopping in the wonderful Catalyst at the back of the Medisport….you can even have a greenbean coffee!
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Thanks , great article . Humphrey loved it .best regards Alwyn
I’m still overwhelmed how generous the public are and of course not forgetting how incredible our Humphrey is patiently waiting for donations to come in. Thanks for allowing me to be part of this incredible adventure. (Supplier of Montego food)
Atouching story and good to know that there are still people out there that care. Thanks for sharing.
I look forward to seeing you soon.
Fond Regards. Gillian
What a wonderfully inspirational story, and what a handsome fellow he is … Humphrey, of course!
Well done to both of you!