Unaville

UPGRADES FOR GAUTENG SCHOOLS

Eight schools in Unaville, Gauteng 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 which means the schools will be able to improve and repair their premises. The vouchers were handed out at the Art-at-Heart ceremony at the new Cashbuild Unaville store on the 20th of February 2020.

Park Side Primary School and Lancaster Primary School were just two of the eight schools that each received a Cashbuild building material voucher.

Mrs Duduzile Hlalele, the principal of Park Side Primary School says they are so happy to be receiving this voucher from Cashbuild and will now be able to purchase some essential general maintenance items for the school. "We will be buying tools such as drills, hammers, nails, wheelbarrows, door handles, paint and light bulbs for the school, as it is always good to have these items at hand when they are most needed." She said they will also be purchasing and installing a geyser for the school kitchen so that staff will we have immediate hot water for cooking and cleaning, as they prepare meals for 813 students every day.

Lancaster Primary School's principal, Mrs Puvenesvary Padayachee said: "We will be buying door hinges and door handles, as many need to be replaced in the classrooms. We will also be buying items such as brooms, hammers, gardening tools and wheelbarrows and some blue paint to paint the outside fencing of the school grounds."

Building material vouchers totaling R120 000 were handed out at the Art-at-Heart ceremony at the new Cashbuild Unaville store on the 20th of February 2020. 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 award was presented to a learner from Park Side Primary School who was the overall winner of the artwork competition. This award was announced on the day and the winning learner received a backpack filled with stationery and a trophy. The winner was also given the honour of officially opening the new store.

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

Since the Art-at-Heart campaign was launched 19 years ago, Cashbuild has helped more than 3 500 schools in Southern Africa with over R44-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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