{"id":65993,"date":"2014-08-19T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T07:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/65993\/the-macsteel-mandela-day-celebrations\/"},"modified":"2014-08-19T10:11:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T08:11:33","slug":"the-macsteel-mandela-day-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/08\/19\/the-macsteel-mandela-day-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"The Macsteel Mandela Day celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Macsteel, together with Primrose Technical High School, hosted the children of Ithembelihle Lsen School, in the spirit of celebrating Mandela Day, recently.<\/p>\n

Children from Ithembelihle were treated to a carnival festival of activities on Primrose High’s rugby field.<\/p>

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Their Mandela Day was not celebrated on July 18 as schools were closed, but it didn’t bother the children and staff as they believe in making every day a Mandela Day.<\/p>\n

The festival of entertainment was provided thanks to the huge effort and inspiration of Janet Landey, from the Skills Village 2030-IFEA Africa, International Festivals and Events Association Africa.<\/p>

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Among other activities, the children engaged in airplane art, spin and win, clown hoops and face-painting.<\/p>\n

Pupils from Primrose High were paired with those from Ithembelihle, to spend the day together.<\/p>\n

They shared skills, took part in games and also ate from one plate, each as a pair.<\/p>\n

“This is the beginning of seeing the impossible being done; the sharing of skills and the partnership is great, and it enhances the social skills of our children,” said the principal of Ithembelihle Lsen School, Leanor Ngozi.<\/p>\n

The event combined Mandela Day and Back to School, with the Adopt a School Foundation.<\/p>\n

Mascteel has adopted Primrose Technical High and, thanks to their principal, Arnie Olivier, co-adopted the Ithembelihle Lsen School.<\/p>\n

Macsteel also donated and handed over the Macsteel Carton Cheque of R25 000 to Primrose High, in support of the safety aspects and equipment of the school’s technical training centres.<\/p>\n

Among those present was Clr Tania Campbell, of Ward 21.<\/p>\n

“A big thank you to everyone involved; it is our responsibility as parents to tell our children that it is important to give back to the community and that it is not the material things that matter,” she said.<\/p>\n

“It is our job to get people involved and make a difference in the community.”<\/p>\n