On the 18th of July, Graceland Pre-school had
three different sets of visitors, with the same goal in-mind. The goal was to
make sure that all the little Gracelanders were spoilt in honour of Grandpa
Nelson Mandela’s birthday.
Diane, Isabel, Grant with Gracelanders. |
Our first group of visitors, were 3 colleagues from Nedbank
who have committed to giving milk and oats to Graceland monthly. They came with
60 cupcakes for the children and staff to decorate. The children loved it! Once
each one of us had decorated our cupcakes with different coloured icing and
toppings, we sang happy birthday to Madiba and gobbled up every last drop.
Local Stellenboschers with Gracelanders. |
Our third and final group of visitors, were from IMPERIAL
Managed Logistics. They donate second-hand clothes, toys, none-perishable food
products, sweets for the children (that were kept for the next dayJ) and they also spend some time
with our little Gracelanders. We were able to send every child home that day
with a none-perishable food item of their choice.
It was a day filled with fun and indulgence. Our little ones
probably wish it is Grandpa Madiba’s birthday EVERY DAY, after the day we had
at Graceland.
We are so privileged to have the support and adoration of the
local Stellenbosch community. Thank you to each person who gave in kind and
took the time to come to Graceland and spend the day with us. Our hope is that
one day our children would be the ones coming back to Graceland to do what you
have done, to give and spend time with the most vulnerable human beings of all,
our little Gracelanders.