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O.R. Tambo hands over 1 000 pairs of school shoes in Ekurhuleni As part of its annual Winter Warmer Campaign, O.R. Tambo International Airport today handed over school shoes to more than 570 deserving learners at Mashemong Primary School in Tembisa. This handover forms part of the airport’s broader Shoe Drive campaign, which will see 1 000 learners at four different schools in the Ekurhuleni area receiving school shoes. Mashemong Primary School was selected through a process in which O.R. Tambo International Airport employees nominated schools in the airport’s vicinity as beneficiaries of this campaign. Most of the learners at Mashemong depend on social grants, as they
come from homes in which both parents are unemployed. On behalf of the learners, Mashemong Primary School’s Principal George Madzhadzhi said, “We are so thankful for this gift. Not only will it help to keep the learners warm, it will surely improve their self-confidence. They can now attend school feeling warm and comfortable. O.R. Tambo International Airport has affirmed the statement that ‘it takes a village to raise a child’.” Unathi Batyashe-Fillis, Manager: Communications and Brand Management at O.R Tambo International said, “The days of going barefoot to school in the cold will
come to an end for the 1 000 primary school learners. This is a continuation of our focus to make schooling viable for every child regardless of their background. Last year we also provided 1000 pairs of school shoes, where 370 of these were given to the neediest learners from Chivirikani Primary School in Katlehong.” “As a business that is committed to making a difference in the lives of those who are vulnerable, support of this nature is one of the ways through which we strive to improve the lives of disadvantaged learners in schools in the vicinity of the airport,” Batyashe-Fillis added.
Germiston Child Welfare needs you
As we enter the month of July, Nelson Mandela’s birth month, the month that brings us Mandela Day, each one of us will begin to reflect on how we are going to do our little bit in service of others. As we prepare for our chance to give back in honour of the decades that former President Nelson Mandela spent in sacrifice so that we could live in a better world, we think of his words that it is in our hands to make a difference. Our hands can change the world for the better. We have the power to make a difference. This is one of the most poignant messages from this great South African who looked not to celebrity and glamour but to ordinary people
and their role in the world. When we plan for Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July this year, let us do him proud by understanding that, to honour his legacy, we should give back to our communities. There are many things Germiston Child Welfare needs help with apart from donations. Some people can afford to give only their time, not their money, but every bit helps. If you cannot spare time, you can still help too. Germiston Child Welfare is providing you with the opportunity of donating R67 towards our charity so that we can pay a local unemployed person from the community to work on your behalf for 67 minutes on Mandela Day. So, not only will you be contributing to a great cause; but someone other than just our charity will benefit as well. With all the planning needed to make this day special, please make your donations as soon as possible to ensure that we can make this day a success. For those who would prefer to volunteer their time, we need help with: • Our roof which desperately needs fixing and painting, • Our garden which needs attention, • Fencing at the back of our offices, • Putting shelves in our storeroom, • Turning our outside sewing room into
an office, which means paint, curtains, a new door and furniture for two For those who would prefer to donate items, we need: • PCs and laptops for staff • Groceries for families (tins, pasta, rice, maze meal) • Air-conditioning in offices • Office chairs on wheels • Small carpets for Katlehong offices, fan and office desk • Toiletry dignity packs for both girls and boys • Help with Project Adopt–a–child • A small bar fridge • General donations to run the charity Please contact Janene De Beer on 071 130 2863 to make the necessary arrangements. Donations can be made into the charity’s bank account, please use your email address as the reference number, or email me to confirm your donation so I know whom to thank. BANKING DETAILS: Greater Germiston Society for Child and Family Welfare NEDBANK—ACCOUNT NO: 1918362467 GERMISTON BRANCH — 191842 To confirm banking details please call Germiston Child Welfare on 011 825 3655/6/7/8.
ADOPT A FURRY FRIEND
Kennel 96: White male kitten, 8 weeks, good condition, calm temperament, surrendered by owner due to financial reasons.
Kennel 96: Tabby kitten, female, 8 weeks, good condition, calm temperament, surrendered by owner due to financial reasons.
Kennel 98: Please contact the SPCA for more info. Germiston Bedfordview SPCA Tel: 011 825 5033
15 July 2014
A note from the editor
By Ndu Ngwenya Young people are often blamed for not being in touch with traditions. My view is that the preferred stance of detachment from the ways of those who came before is not really a reflection of a non-caring generation, but rather an active protest against the inconsistencies which result from living a progressive life void of any of the anchoring characteristics of tradition when things are going well, and the sudden retreating to the “old way” when life’s tides turn. You cannot impose tradition on youth, encourage pioneering and forward thinking and expect anything less than generational friction. With recent experiences I have come to understand where Mark Twain was coming from when he said “The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.” Often the things we call tradition just make it all right to avoid the process of thinking. Why, you ask? Well, life in itself is progressive and tradition is nothing else but a way of doing things. So if life and the things of life keep progressing, how do we remain grounded in the old ways and expect perfect synergy between different times? The inability to draw a clear logical line between an idea and the way in which one should execute it can be a source of many frustrations between generations; I think these frustrations are actually the telling signs of a needed paradigm shift. What if “should” were “could?” What if the way things were done yesterday only served as a guide as opposed to a circumstantial prison? Whether in business, relationships or any other aspect of our lives, we need to accept that yesterday’s solutions may not be suitable for solving today’s problems adequately. We need to accept that the search for a state of correspondence between the two (today’s problems and today’s solutions) is not necessarily a malicious rejection of old ways – it is a response in line with the nature of life, which is progressive. Tomorrow cannot be allowed to be like today.
Kennel 96: White and grey kitten, female, 8 weeks, good condition, calm temperament, surrendered by owner due to financial reasons.
Kennel 98: Please contact the SPCA for more info. Germiston Bedfordview SPCA Tel: 011 825 5033
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