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Police officers honoured
Police officers from the Blue Downs cluster stand at attention as the South African Police Service code of conduct is recited. Police officers with between 10 and 30 years of service were honoured during a ceremony at the Proteaville Recreation Centre in Bellville South. More photos on page 6. PHOTO: JAY-DEE CYSTER
EERSTE RIVER: VISITING PROFESSORS AT STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY DONATE SCHOOL CLOTHES TO LEARNERS
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pproximately 20 learners from primary schools in the Eerste River area received school clothes to the value of R15 000 thanks to the generous donations of visiting professors at Stellenbosch University. The handover took place on Sunday 10 February in the hall of the Apostolic Faith Mission Church in Eerste River. “The visiting professors are at Maties for three or four months and they heard of my
and the church’s outreach to the underprivileged in my community. Professors Carl Jansen from the Netherlands, Uls Engel from Germany and Mark Simpson from London in the UK gave monetary donations to help me with the buying of the school clothes,” says Elize van Niekerk, organiser of the project. “When we started off with the project in 2016 the idea was to do the handover before Christmas so that we could also give the children a present and a goodie bag. Initially the beneficiaries of the clothes were identified
by the Eerste River Policing Forum, but this year we asked the school to identify the children that need clothing,” Van Niekerk says. The clothing consisted of a pair of school shoes, socks, a jersey, tracksuit, shirt and skirt or trousers. “The visiting professors are at Maties for up to four months a year at different periods and by word of mouth they heard about the project and immediately offered monetary contributions. The professors all donated generously and the church was able to hand out the clothes,” she says.
The children were treated to lunch and a party pack before being handed their clothes. “Capetonians showed us that they have compassion and empathy for those who are less fortunate. I am amazed at how pleased everyone is – even if you give them a small gift, they are always smiling,” says Deidre Simpson, wife of Prof. Simpson. She also says that she is not familiar with a similar project in London and that she definitely would tell her community about this project. V To page 2.