Donation by school

The Grade 5 pupils of CR Swart Primary School, Middelburg donated a large amount of groceries to the Care Village. On the photo some of the proud pupils can be seen with the manager, Colin Hasses.

School Leaders

Two of our children who have proved themselves to be leaders at their respective schools, are Sipho and Sezi. Sipho has been headboy of his school during 2011. Apart from being a provincial Taekwondo champion, he is also an accomplished goalkeeper in soccer. Sezi who has been selected as a leader at her school for 2012 is a good netball player. We are very proud of our two young leaders.

Donation Xstrata

Thanks to a generous donation from Xstrata Coal the Care Village has been enabled to purchase a larger school bus to replace our present bus which will enable us to admit more children of school going age. On the photo can be seen Colin Hasses (Manager), Linda Els (Iveco), Basani Tshabangu (Xstrata), John Brislin (Treasurer) and Solly Mogola (Board Member).

Simotech

Simotech, an official Siemans partner, in a joint venture with Sebona Driving Academy of Middelburg, are sponsoring 4 of our children in obtaining code 10 driver licenses, the purpose being to empower them in the future in their choice of careers. On the photo with the manager can be seen the directors of Simotech together with the 4 boys proudly holding the Simotech banner.

Household appliances

A welcome donation of kitchen appliances, dictionaries and atlases was received from Furncor Engineering. On the photo the happy care givers (house parents) can be seen with the new household appliances.

Taekwondo Achievements

An increasing number of our children are taking part in and excelling at Taekwondo. On the photo some of the children who were awarded Gold, Silver, Bronz medals during the year can been seen with their instructor, Conrad van Staden.

Matric Farewell Steelcrest High

Our two Gr12 pupils at Steelcrest High School recently attended their matric farewell. As can be seen on the photo, their suits and other accessories as well as the luxury vehicles with which they attended the function, were all sponsored by The Ridge Casino and Entertainment Resort.

At the year end awards ceremony, Gift received an award for Leadership and participation in the choir while Given received awards for Exellence in Leadership and the Prestigeous Olive Branch Award for his achievements throughout the year.