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Tuesday Evening the 27 September we had the privilage of attending Blomvlei Primary Schools 40th Birthday concert. The concert celebrated 40 years of memoirs from 1971 – 2011. The concert opened with pupils walking through a packed Hanover Park Community hall waving South African flags and singing “Heal the world”. The children sang and danced various musical numbers from High School Musical to Moppies / Klop, klop, Safrafina, Nelson Mandela’s Freedom Speech right up to Disco Inferno and Jail House Rock !!!

It was wonderful to be a part of their celebrations and to feel the energy, excitment and enthusiasim of the children, parents and teachers.The concern raised funds for the school and assist parents who cannot afford to pay the school fees.

The children spoke about the highlights of the 21st century from the 70′s to the 2000′s – a very proud moment was a salute from the children to the Trustees and the TCD Trust for their new library which they said was the highlight of the 2000′s for the school. It is moments like that which make us realise how important the work is that the TCD Trust does and how it impacts people’s lives and inspires them to have a better life for themselves.

The concert was a great success and we thank the children, teachers and parents for all their hard work and continued enthusiams for life and making their lives meaningful. Blomvlei Library will grow from strengh to strengh with committed teachers and parents and will hopefully be a highlight for the children at the school for another 40 years !

Thanks so much to Exclusive Books for their wonderful donation of books to Blomvlei Library. We collected three boxes of books from their Cavendish store this morning which contained a fantastic selection of books for children aged between 6 – 12 years. Included were a number of activity books which can be used by the teachers and librarian to do fun and creative activities with the children at the library.

Other books which the children will really enjoy were High School Musical, adventure stories, fariy tales, educational books, animal stories etc. We think this is a really great new selection of books for the children to read once they get back to school after their school holidays.We are always looking for new books for the children to read now they have two library periods per week in their school curriculum.

A very BIG Thank you to Exclusive Books for their generous donation and support of the new library at Blomvlei Primary School.

Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday to do their 67mins of community service at Blomvlei Primary School in Hanover Park. Volunteers arrived at 11:00hrs and did more than they were expected to do, boxes of books were brought to the library, volunteers read books to the children, litter from around the school grounds was collected and an impromptu football match began with a young volunteer, Fraser Turnbull aged 13, and the guys from the classroom where he had read three stories

The Overland Africa team did the hard work of the day, digging into the very hard ground where they submerged a car tyre rim over the young trees which were planted last year. Soil, compost and mulch was then placed into the tyre rim which will serve the dual purpose of keeping the moisture around the tree and a water wise option for the watering in the hot summer months ahead.

Thanks again to everyone, it was a great experience for all of us and for the children at Blomvlei Primary School.

Mandela Day – 18 July 2011!

“Change was the gift given to all South Africans by Nelson Mandela. Now it’s YOUR turn. In the spirit of Madiba and his vision to spread justice and freedom for all, this is your chance to step up to the plate and become a part of a continuous global movement for good. By becoming a Mandela Day Changemaker you can show that actions speak louder than words by giving a little of your time to make a change that’s close to your heart. (or by giving a little of your time to make a difference to the life of someone less fortunate.)” (Nelson Mandela Foundation, 2011)

If you would like to contribute your 67 minutes on Mandela Day, join us at Blomvlei Library in Hanover Park.

Things to do:

Bring a book, read it to some of the children and donate it to the Library.

Bring good quality children’s books in English or Afrikaans and donate them to the Library.

Add beauty to the environment around Blomvlei Library – bring a bag of compost, mulch and a spade and gear up to work in the
garden.

Assist us in cleaning up the litter around the school ground – Please bring black bags with you!