The Big Favour — Damon Beard

EAST COAST RADIO | Podcast , ±4 min episodes every 1 week, 3 days |

The Big Favour has been on air on East Coast Radio since 2003. Over the years, Damon Beard - and his faithful sponsors - has helped to make hundreds of listeners' dreams come true - no matter how big or how small. From building a house for 3 abandoned children; to a fully paid-for funeral for a family who couldn't afford to lay their mom to rest; to a night's hotel accommodation for a woman facing life threatening surgery - and whose only request was to spend quality family time away before the operation. The Big Favour airs every Thursday at 7.40am and again on Mondays at 10.23am.

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The #BigFavour lends a helping hand to Vukukhanye

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Vukukhanye is an isiZulu word which means "arise and shine", and it reflects the charities vision for the upliftment of the underprivileged, poor and marginalized people of South Africa. On Thursday, the Big Favour helped play a part in this.

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#BigFavour: Durban family get their happy ending after much despair

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If you heard last week’s Big Favour, you’d remember Merie and her family. Just like many other South Africans, they’ve had a really tough year. Damon caught up with them to see how they're doing.

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The #BigFavour puts an end to a family's tough times

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Merie and her family have had a very tough year just like many other South Africans. Her two boys are her life and she would do anything to help them. Thus the reason she wrote into the Big Favour.

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#BigFavour: Being restricted by wheels is no longer an issue

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Galleria Mall visited Cheshire Home in Chatsworth as part of the ‘67 minutes for Mandela’ day by spending time with the residents and providing them with meals and treats, but it doesn't just end there.

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#BigFavour: Safety and security from the angels dressed in blue

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Damon Beard teams up with a local security company to make a Durban-based safe haven, safe again.

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#BigFavour: A gift for the sole

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A pair of school shoes makes a significant difference in the life of a child.
The shoes go beyond providing protection for a child’s feet; it provides them with the confidence needed to achieve their goals and a sense of dignity. It offers the child a sense of hope, in that someone cared enough, realised their potential and gave them a pair of shoes to kick-start their dreams. Who knows where these shoes will take them.

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A birthday surprise fit for a princess

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I had an email from Louis and Shani Hazelhurst telling me about 19 year old Gabby – a brave young lady they’d had the chance to meet who had really touched their hearts.Gabby has a condition called Iiven - inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal Nevus.

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BigFavour: The Bobbi Bear Foundation gets the help they desperately needed

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Bobbi Bear has been in existence for over 20 years, and although the organization were donated a beautiful home, its volunteers and staff still have to keep it running … and with no guaranteed funding or Government assistance.

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Love always wins with the Big Favour

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This week on the Big Favour we help turn one man's disaster into a dream.Eric is a gardener who’s worked for Donna and her family for 20 years.He’s seen Donna grow up and is there now to watch her children grow up too. Listen to this beautiful story.

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#BigFavour: A ray of hope for babies in need

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This week on the Big Favour, we help the Ray of Hope team live up to their name by 'doing more'.Rachel Uys is a lady with an amazing passion for helping babies.

Together with her team of incredible caregivers, she looks after babies who have been given up, abandoned, or abused by their mothers. The Ray of Hope home offers love, care, protection and hope for babies and toddlers in crisis.

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#BigFavour: KZN resident in desperate need gets relief

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Chantel wrote into the Big Favour to tell us about her cousin Melanie who lives in the rural area of Darnall on the North Coast of KZN. Melanie is in desperate need of a wheelchair and the Big Favour grants her with more than just that.

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#BigFavour: South African swimmer gets to compete for his country

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Josh Saunders, 22, is a competitive South African swimmer and lifesaver. He recently won his first national title in lifesaving and had been selected to represent the country in Australia at the end of the year. He will also be competing at the Sanyo International Cup in Japan next month. Take a listen to how this was made possible.