#MakingADifference

In a nutshell...

Some companies call it ‘corporate social responsibility’… We call it #MakingADifference and 1 of our favourite family values is ‘live with purpose’. So, to us, it’s not just a bunch of words!

What we do as a business makes a difference in the lives of all our clients, every day. Not only do we save them money by providing fair and logical insurance but we give them advice that enables them to make the best decisions about their insurance needs. We also do whatever we can to deliver on our promise of award-winning royal service all the time, every time, to help make their lives a little easier and to give them something to smile about.

It’s why we started our company, and it’s the reason we get up in the morning!

Even the way our company is structured is aimed at #MakingADifference in some 1’s life, every day, and a percentage of our profit is dedicated to changing lives for South Africans who need a hand-up rather than a hand-out… Because we’re not just about making life a little better for our clients, staff and shareholders, we want to impact our country and, in time, the world.

Our business is insurance but we’re in the business of making a difference. Our vision is to change the world, 1 decreasing premium at a time. We’re all about #MakingADifference by doing things differently and paying it forward. We’re here to leave a legacy.

Mergon Foundation & Nation Builder

• Mergon Foundation & Nation Builder
• The Mertech Group, an important shareholder in King Price, is majorly held by the Mergon Foundation, a non-profit organisation that’s been funding churches and grassroots organisations since 1982. Mertech also funds Nation Builder, which enables businesses to maximise their social impact by supplying them with expert resources and connecting them to like-minded partners. The group is also aligned with Muthobi, which connects community projects to corporate and private donors.

Reach For a Dream

• Reach For a Dream
• Reach For a Dream makes dreams come true for children with terminal illnesses and we’re proud to work with them to help put smiles on little faces. Even the smallest donation can help enrich a sick child’s life and provide some magical moments.

• Slipper day
• What’s not to love about wearing your slippers to work? Reach For a Dream slipper day legitimately lets you do just that in return for a R10 donation towards a dream… And so, on 12 May 2017, our kingdom put its best foot forward!

• Bontle… Queen for a day
• Little Bontle’s world was a hospital ward until we made her dream of riding in a Land Rover and having a day-long shopping spree come true. With our donation, Bontle was able to buy all her heart’s desires! Thanks to every 1 who helped make her dream happen!

Blanket Drive

• Blanket Drive
• Every winter, we collect blankets for people in need… And, this year, around 350 people who’re looked after by charities went to bed happier, warmer and better off than the night before! Thank you! ‘I wish that every 1 could see the amazing work these charities do with so little. They serve people in need with such unbelievable love, dedication and humility!’ -Natalie Graham (who co-ordinates this drive for us)

Santa Shoebox

• 2016
• You know that pile of pressies under your tree on Christmas morning? Well, our country has too many children who can’t count on getting even 1 pressie… Children who don’t have much to call their own, to start with. This is why we support Santa Shoebox every year.

Movember

• Movember
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Golf days

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Staff lovin’

• Staff lovin’
• We sometimes refer to our 7 family values as ‘the 7 wonders of our world’. But, actually, there are more than 700 wonders of our King Price world. Yup, each and every single 1 of our staff members is a wonder, a marvel, a blessing, a walking and talking example of the values we hold so dear… Especially when it comes to living with purpose!

• El-Shammah home for abandoned babies
• Our royal family member Carl Conradie recently watched an episode of In Jou Skoene, where Bobby and Karlien van Jaarsveld visited the El-Shammah home for abandoned babies, and what he saw tugged at his heart-strings. With his team member Cherie Wilson, he asked our legal and claims departments for donations for the home’s babies… And what they pulled together is staggering! El-Shammah cares for abandoned and unwanted babies for the first year of their lives, providing them with love, care and protection, and making that sure all their physical needs are met. They rely heavily on donations… Here’s their wish-list. h You can also sponsor a baby for R250 monthly. Please help, if you can? And also, think of Carl and Cherie and their teams, when next you have a Bells!

• Dinos Kaparos
• At King Price, even our lawyers break the stereotypes… Dinos Kaparos, the newest member of our legal team, is an international rugby player who’s giving back by coaching the Steinhoff Sonop team at University of Pretoria, where he used to wear the number 8 shirt. Nothing offside about that!

• Santana
• Random act of kindness day saw our legal team spoil Santana, who cleans on their floor, with some ‘weekend money’ and a #KingPrice t-shirt. Nice, guys!

• Morongwa
• 1 of our retentions teams celebrated random act of kindness day by thanking Morongwa, who they think of as their fairy godmother because, with just a wave of her wand their kitchen is clean.
  
  

• Welcome to the next generation of royalty
• In 2016, the peeps on our first floor arranged a royal surprise for some 1 they appreciated very much… Her name is Margaret, and she was the cleaner on their floor. Margaret was about to go on maternity leave but still made every 1 smile everyday as she happily swept around with her swollen feet and big belly. So… In secret, they bought gifts for her and her baby, and collected some money to help her through the first few months of her leave. Then, they quickly decorated the kitchen area baby-shower-style and filled it with the presents while she was on lunch. Needless to say, there were tears all round when Margaret realised that all the love and goodies were for her. Simple proof that a little can go an extremely long way and thoughtful actions can change someone’s life… Which is exactly the kind of difference we strive to make daily here at King Price.

• Making Christmas special
• In December 2016, the radical culture club (an initiative by some of our claims family members) shared some love at a retirement home, where the only festive cheer comes from volunteers. Every year, each resident makes a wish list… Just some modest ‘wants’ that sponsors may be able to provide. This year, 1 of the ladies asked for a pen. That’s it. Just a pen. When she opened her gift bag that the club had helped put together and which contained a pen as well as other thoughtful little things, all she could say was, ‘It can’t be mine! I only asked for a pen!’ This is the difference that the club aims to keep on making.

And more

• Old banners = new kennels
• When we updated our billboard designs early in 2017, we donated the old PVC banners to Gudwulfs, a charity that rescues, sterilises and looks after stray doggies, nurses them back to health when necessary, showers them love and teaches them that not all humans are bad, and then finds them ‘furever homes’. Why did we do this, you ask? Well, PVC is water- and wind-proof and was used to weather-proof the dogs’ enclosures (just in time for winter). ‘Your donation of banners arrived as a gift and an answer to our prayers.’ -Maggie Steenkamp (Gudwulfs)

• #kingsOUT
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• #UmbrellaDay
• We’ve got our community covered, on #UmbrellaDay, every day, and especially, on rainy days.
  
  

• Old stuff day
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