{"id":227956,"date":"2020-01-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/227956\/paving-the-way-for-learning\/"},"modified":"2020-01-21T10:18:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T08:18:41","slug":"paving-the-way-for-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/01\/22\/paving-the-way-for-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Paving the way for learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elsburg children rejoiced as they were gifted with school shoes and stationery by the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in Ward 39\u2019s #Back2School Campaign at the Elsburg Methodist Church in Elsburg last Monday.<\/p>\n

Prince Rulashe, chairperson of the ANCYL Ward 39 branch, started the #Back2School Campaign on January 10 after he received a cry for help from a member of the community.<\/p>

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\u201cI was approached and asked if I possibly had an extra pair of school shoes,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Elsburg community has a great need for school supplies, especially school shoes, so this gave me the idea to start the campaign so we can assist the children as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>

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Rulashe kicked off the proceedings by delivering a welcome and thank-you speech and afterwards he handed over the school items to the children.<\/p>\n

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Community members were thrilled when they heard about the #Back2School Campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is so needed, you will not believe how needed it is,\u201d said Cindy Fritz, one of the parents who benefited from the #Back2School Campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe shops are getting so expensive and it is making it impossible for us to even buy a few pencils for our children.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur struggles are severe and it is so great that our call for help was answered,\u201d said Lisa White, a member of the community who benefited from the #Back2School Campaign.<\/p>\n

Companies that sponsored the campaign were Elsburg Fish \u2019n Chips and Wadefin Trading.<\/p>\n

Other individuals who donated school items were the secretary of the ANC Ward 39 branch Amos Maset and members of the ANC Ward 39 branch Moonira Ramathula and Nolundi Shezi.<\/p>\n

The sponsored items included school shoes, school uniforms, school socks, school bags, pencil cases, pencil crayons, hard-cover exercise books, flip files, colouring-in books, homework books, wax crayon twisters, pens and pencils.<\/p>\n

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School shoes, school uniforms and stationery items that were donated for the #Back2School Campaign handover which took place at the Elsburg Methodist Church in Elsburg last Monday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Adri Germishuys, a member of the community who also benefited from the campaign, was incredibly thankful for the help of the ANCYL.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am just extremely grateful for the stationery and the pair of school shoes as it was desperately needed,\u201d said Germishuys.<\/p>\n

Rulashe urged Elsburg members to contact him if they need any help regarding school uniforms and stationery.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a public servant and people can contact me anytime,\u201d said Rulashe.<\/p>\n

If any company or individual would like to donate school items, they can contact Rulashe on 078 533 6474 or send an email to prince.rulashe@gmail.com.<\/p>\n