KFC adds hope in Pretoria

Every visit to a KFC Add Hope beneficiary is a stark reminder on how a little change can make big change and that the support given to the schools feeding programme is essential, appreciated and life changing.

The month of October was World Hunger Month and KFC in Pretoria was humbly reminded of the importance of the KFC Add Hope programme in the community.

On 20 October, the Add Hope team visited Kutumelo Molefi Primary School in Pretoria East, together with Doreen Gough, president of Pretoria Sunrise Rotary Club, as well as Titans Ladies cricketer Nicolien Janse van Rensburg. The funding by KFC Add Hope contributes significantly to feeding the 2 200 learners daily.

In added celebration, Pretoria Sunrise Rotary Club received R113 000, distributing it to Kutumelo Molefi Primary School as well as two other local schools in need of the funds. ADDING FUN INTO THE MIX

The day concluded with the KFC team members enjoying some KFC Mini Cricket fun and levelling the playing field against the learners present, with the children certainly holding their own with bat and ball.

The following day, Laerskool Westerlig in Danville, Pretoria West, made a big impression on both the KFC Add Hope team, as well as Titans cricket player Modiri Litheko.

Commencing the day’s proceedings, the school welcomed guests into their well-run kitchen, which feeds in excess of 200 learners daily. Following that was an extremely well received cheque for R105 000, handed to school principal Mr Erich Cloete.

In a good run of form, the school’s KFC Mini Cricket team as well as Teachers’ Team dominated their match against the KFC visitors – an absolute perfect end to a perfect day for Laerskool Westerlig!

Closing out the month of October, the Add Hope team was hosted by the Viva Foundation at their Refilwe campus on Monday, 24 October. Viva Foundation provides primary school education to nearly 400 learners at two campuses, the second of which is located in

Mahube Valley. In addition, they provide daily, nutritious meals to all the children, made possible by the Add Hope funding of R121 000 for the next year.

The visits were rounded off by a stop at the Whispers Speech and Hearing Centre. “Add Hope money is very strictly for food. So, we run our whole feeding programme, which is two cooked meals a day and two snacks a day for the children that are here the whole day. So, it literally goes to cover all food the children are eating – from breakfast they eat in the morning, a snack at 10:00, a full-cooked lunch at lunchtime, and then the children who only go home at 17:00, we need to feed them again later in the afternoon, so they have another snack again in the afternoon,” said Whispers principal Brenda Schmid.

Ofentse Ranoto, coordinator for Titans Mini Cricket, was present to give the kids and KFC staff some lessons in the gentleman’s game. “We’ve been visiting a couple of beneficiaries around Pretoria and adding mini cricket to the good work they [KFC] have been doing.”

The saying goes, “A hungry child cannot learn,” and the KFC Add Hope programme is thankful to all those schools that understand this. It looks forward to continuing to support them in the future.