Roseway learners help makes a difference
Roseway Waldorf School helped Twinkle Star Foundation packed more than 100 buckets of food for Embo senior citizens.
THE Twinkle Star Foundation, an NGO that supports 120 families in Embo, joined hands with Roseway Waldorf Grade Seven learners to spread love and cheer in the Upper Highway community.
Together, they packed more than 100 buckets of food.
Carol Schroeder, the founder of The Twinkle Star Foundation, is known for her unconditional love and selflessness in the Embo community.
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Every Thursday, the phenomenal Schroeder, with help from her supportive husband, Chris, provides a hot, wholesome meal for the grannies and mkhulus.
The senior citizens, who are always happy and looking forward to seeing their ‘angel’, then take the food to their families as most of them look after their grandchildren and depend on the grant money to survive.
Natasha Sauer said Schroeder’s joy in caring for others is truly contagious. “She is a remarkable inspiration to us all,” she said.
“Schroeder is a much-loved past parent of Roseway Waldorf School. Her lovely daughter, Leah, attended Roseway from Playgroup to Grade 12.”
In 2005, Schroeder worked closely with Grade Seven educator Judy Holman.
“Together, they took the first group to visit Embo at Christmas time. That was the beginning of the experience that is still offered now to Class Seven in 2022,” said Sauer.
She explained that during this experience, they prepare the young children in a very special, reverent way.
“She teaches them how they can reach out into the world and that each one can make a meaningful difference in the life of another. They learn the great universal law that in giving there is receiving. This is an amazing threshold for these young children to cross,” said Sauer.
During the outing, they learn how to serve and care for others, and they learn that their kindness and effort brings comfort, joy and relief.
Sauer thanked Schroeder for instilling a rich, powerful experience for their children.
“We also would like to thank the gogos and mkhulus for receiving us with such joy and grace. Well done to the learners, as well, for making a difference. Their gestures and your bright, joyful way of sharing was a real gift to see,” added Sauer.
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