We believe that charity starts at home thus
we chose to once again host a Christmas
party for the kids of Plastic View Informal
Settlement.
Learning from our past
experience we aim to help by providing to
the needs of the needy.
We were able to cater for 170 children –
more than double the previous year. This
bash started off with a movie (which
many of the children had never
experienced) complete with popcorn and
cooldrink. An impromptu concert was laid
on by the kids, following which the rapid
consumption of 400 relay-braaied
boerewors rolls and several dozen
cooldrinks. After lunch, gifts and clothes
were handed out by HPG staff and each
child had the opportunity to be called out
individually and presented with their bag
of goodies which included clothes, toys
and dental hygiene packs. After a chaotic
session of football and kite flying, the
children were packed back onto the
busses along with sweets and fruit.
We were justifiably proud of our function
organising capabilities, however, the true
credit would have to go to the nuns who
corraled and shepherded 270 very
excited and sugar-fuelled children from
9h00 to 16h30 amidst considerable
distractions! It was an awesome day for
everyone.