Lichtenburg

CASHBUILD HELPS SCHOOLS GET OFF TO A GOOD START IN THE SECOND TERM

Eight schools in Lichtenburg, in the North West province, were the lucky winners of the Cashbuild Art-at-Heart competition. The schools each received a Cashbuild building material voucher to the value of R15 000. The vouchers were handed out at the opening ceremony of the relocated Cashbuild Lichtenburg store on the 4th of April 2019. Repairs to vandalised classrooms and school buildings are on the agenda for some schools in the area, amongst other priorities.

MK Rampine Primary School and Monamaladi Primary School were just two of the eight schools that each received a Cashbuild building material voucher.

MK Rampine Primary School's principal, Mr Masina was very grateful to Cashbuild upon receiving the news. He said: "The school is constantly being vandalized and we are now able to replace the broken windows, burglar bars and classroom doors."

Mr Molefe of Monamaladi Primary School said that the learners do not have sufficient access to drinking water and with their prize winnings they will be able to install extra water pipes and taps, making access to drinking water possible.

At the opening ceremony of the relocated Cashbuild Lichtenburg store on the 4th of April 2019, when the building material vouchers totaling R120 000 were handed out to the eight winning schools, the children entertained everyone with singing, cultural dancing and theatrical performances.

At the Art-at-Heart ceremony at the new Cashbuild Giyani Masingita store on 18th April 2019, when the building material vouchers totaling R120 000 were handed out to the eight winning schools, the children entertained everyone with singing, cultural dancing and theatrical performances.

The Cashbuild Art-at-Heart competition entails learners from each school to submit their best artwork to Cashbuild. This artwork is displayed at the ceremony, and remains on display in the Cashbuild store for the next six years.

Artwork was judged and three winners from each school were named. Winners received Cashbuild Art-at-Heart gold, silver and bronze certificates for first, second and third place respectively. The Manager's Choice was awarded to a learner from Lichtenburg English Primary School who was the overall winner of the artwork competition. This award was announced on the day and the winning learner received a stationery pack and a glass trophy. The winner was also given the honour of officially opening the relocated store.

The schools that benefitted from the Cashbuild Art-at-Heart donations were:

Since the Art-at-Heart campaign was launched 18 years ago, Cashbuild has helped more than 3 200 schools in Southern Africa with over R40-million worth of building materials. Cashbuild is BEE compliant and every time a store is opened, relocated or refurbished, Cashbuild not only makes donations to local schools, but also creates jobs for community members.

The Art-at-Heart competition is a southern African Cashbuild initiative whereby donations are made to some of the region's most needy schools.

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