Sue Heywood visits us

 

 One of Carryou Ministry's most active supporters, Sue Heywood, from Tuxedo in the USA, stopped by for a flying visit last week. 

 Over the years, Sue and her friends have raised hundreds of thousands of rand used to feed and clothe children, buy books and provide education bursaries.

 We accompanied Sue as she visited the projects and people that benefit directly from the funds she has raised.

 Here are some pictures of her visit.

Featured in the overseas press

 One of Carryou Ministry's most ardent and hardworking supporters, Sue Heywood, has been at it again.
 Based in Tuxedo, New York, Sue has tirelessly worked to raise hundreds of thousands of rand that has been used to provide books, food and education opportunities to people supported by Carryou Ministry.
 Earlier this month she and local Tuxedo youngsters were once again hard at work and the local press was there to document their efforts.
 Read the original article in The Photo News.

Three fine young men bring happiness to Randfontein kids

Three boys from Tuxedo Park, New York, in the USA, have a made brightened the lives of less fortunate kids in Randfontein.

 Brothers Caio and Luca Rodolfo and their friend, Theo Coughlin, decided to sell their childhood books and donate the proceeds so they could be used to buy books for children at the Toekomsrus Drop-in Centre.
 They teamed up with Sara Cassis, owner of Ruffikins Muffins and shared a stall at a recent Tuxedo Park Farmers' market. Sara, generously agreed to donate 15% of her profits on that day to the "Books for Kids" programme.

Success

 The day proved to be a rip-roaring success and $500 (approximately R5 000) was raised. Books were bought and are being enjoyed by the kids at the Toekomsrus Drop-in Centre.
 "We are deeply moved and grateful for the efforts of these fine young men. They will enrich the lives of many," says Carryou Ministry General Manager, Rev. Lawrence Mbaso.

Letters from Randfontein

 

Benjamin

 The love of reading can open many doors and establish relationships that stretch across oceans. That is  precisely what has happened between children at a rural school in Randfontein and kids at Tuxedo Park School in New York.
 The US kids recently put together a project to raise funds to buy books for children at Mamblomong School and the nearby Elandsvlei Drop-in Centre. (Read the story here.)
 Almost 250 books were delivered and already they are opening new worlds to the local kids.
 In this post we publish some of the letters written to the children at Tuxedo Park School by the youngsters from Randfontein.

Boy

Elias

Johannes

Kelebogile

Lerato

Lizzy

Moipone

Passie

Piet

Refilwe

Coins for Change changes kids from different worlds

 More news from our friends at Tuxedo Park School. As readers will know, the third graders at the school in New York collected money that was used to buy books for children at Mablomong School and at the Elandsvlei Drop-in Centre in Randfontein.
 Colleen Schilly, one of the teachers at the school, then made a video containing images of the books hand-over that then screened Tuxedo Park School.
 Sue Heywood was there and sent this report.

 "I have just come back from Tuxedo Park School where the third grade and I watched the video that Colleen made. They also were each given a "book" of the letters that the South African children had written and they spent some time reading these and asking questions about what they read.
 "I think what struck them most was the fact that the South African children's letters stated simply that they lived in 'O.R.Tambo Squatter Camp.' For the SA children this was just a fact and they didn't complain. However the reality of that camp is that the 'homes' are corrugated iron shacks that the family has built themselves, with a mud floor,cracks in the walls and roofs, no heat or power and no running water. Yet their letters also said things like: "I chose this book because I like jokes and adventures as well. This book made me laugh and even made me forget about netball practise and I got punished. I had to do 50 laps."   The Tuxedo Park School children somehow related to this! They also were delighted that each letter was addressed to one of them and often the things they liked to do were exactly the same!
  "Coins for Change did make a change for both groups of children."

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Elandsvlei Drop-in Centre also gets books.

As reported in the last blog post, around 240 reading books were bought with money raised by the children of the Tuxedo Park School in New York.
 These were evenly divided between Mablomong Farm School and the Carryou Ministry Drop-in Centre at Elandsvlei.
 Last week we showed images of the delight of the kids at Mablomong, now it's the turn of Elandsvlei!