St Benedict’s learners serve thousands for Mandela Month

True to their motto Veritas in Caritate (truth in charity), the St Benedict’s College Junior Prep and Preparatory School community marked Mandela Month with meaningful acts of generosity and service.

Each learner took part, proving that even small gestures can make a big difference.

Grade 00 and Grade 0 learners prepared and donated 125 sandwiches and 90 pieces of fruit to the Elandsvallei Home for the Aged in Primrose.

Grades one and two focused their support on the St Francis Care Centre, Rainbow Cottage.

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“Grade Ones collected 22 packs of nappies, 10 tins of formula, 54 jars of baby food, 18 baby creams and washes, 19 packs of wet wipes, baby clothes, and 10 bags of toys,” said head of marketing Mpumi Motsabi.

Grade Two learners gathered 120 canned goods, 11 bags of rice, 22 cleaning products, as well as tea, sugar, pasta, cooking oil, coffee, soup, maize meal, cereal, spices, stock cubes, and lentils.

Grade Threes supported the Khanyisa Trust, a soup kitchen run by the Bedfordview Methodist Church, with a large donation of fresh vegetables.

Their contribution included 40 bags of potatoes, 10 bags each of sweet potatoes and butternut, four pumpkins, 15 bags of gem squash, 15 cabbages, 50 bags of carrots, and 40 bags of onions.

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Grades four to seven joined forces with Assumpta Catholic Primary School, packing an impressive 2 568 soup packs in just 67 minutes.

These will benefit more than 10 000 people, distributed through The Father’s Hand, an outreach initiative led by school chaplain Fr Thabo and the Assumpta community in Sharpeville.

This large-scale initiative was made possible thanks to the generosity of parents, learners, and retail partner Pick n Pay.

“St Benedict’s extends special thanks to Pick n Pay for supporting our Grade Five learners on Mandela Day,” added Motsabi.