Since the opening of St Bernadette Mary School we have found the attitude of the pupils from the nearby Mtepeni area very welcoming, helpful and above all very appreciative for the chance they have now to obtain a good education. Mr Paul who is the GLO pupils co-ordinator at St Bernadette Mary School initiated a “Volunteers club” at the school, this group of volunteers will be actively helping our community in different areas. The first of these roles was helping at GLO on Saturday. It will a very exciting day for both the pupils from St Bernadette Mary School and our children at The Good Life Orphanage.
Here is our group of very keen workers with Mr Paul and Madam Paula, both teachers are very active within the school during the week so we are very grateful they organised this at the weekend as an extra-cirriculum activity to enhance the children’s social conscience by helping others.
They participated in different departments, working on the Shamba, clearing the play area and thoroughly cleaning the remainder of the compound. The House Mamas were very glad to have the extra help in conducting the house chores.
Our girls at the GLO enjoyed the interaction with the older pupils from the school and were amazed to see just how gifted the girls were in platting hair, we now know we have future hairdressers within our school.
The volunteers all enjoyed a tasty lunch which they helped to prepare, and its was a nice gesture from the orphanage that we could provide the teenagers with a good meal. It is always good to eat and talk together.
A special thanks to our GLO Preteen Group, our SBM Volunteers Group and Mr Paul & Madam Paula for arranging the first of many days of this nature we are sure and we look forward to their next visit.
Great stuff Mary…A credit to everyone.
Vincent
Very well done to all that mucked in, Many Hands clearly made light work of the clear up on the yard….. Cooking looks yummy & the young ladies having their hair platted must be very pleased with the results! They look really great…..
Excellent initiative. The volunteers obviously enjoyed the visit as much as the GLO children did. Well done Mr Paul for organising this new idea. Thank you to the pupils who joined in, I am sure more will want to be included in time. X
Well done Mr Paul & Madam Paula for this noble initiative.kudos to the young SBM volunteers for your kind heart.I can foresee a time in future, when Vincent Maguire,MarkO,Danielle,Mary & Kevin will take you to Manchester as volunteers!!! It’s called being optimistic.Congratulations to you all.
Marvelous idea to establish a working relationship with the community at large – the children must enjoy the company of the local villagers – and a good reason for an extra large Christmas party!
Congratulations on another brilliant iniative.
Well done GLO
Such a neat idea! Love all the photos. Big hugs to all the children and mumma’s xx
WELL DONE TO THE VOLUNTEERS CLUB, KEEP IT UP AND GOD BLESS.
Well done to all involved – great to see everyone helping out.
I know where to send Lisa now for a good hair do !