Company offers to raise funds for matric dances
The Rhodesfield-based events company wants to give parents a break this year by raising funds for matric dances
MATRIC dance night is one all Grade 12 learners look forward to but for their parents it is sometimes a stressful time and potentially financially strenuous.
Rhodesfield-based Events Company, Okito E-vents, wants to give parents a break this year.
“As part of our social responsibility to give back to the community, we have come up with programmes to help raise funds for matric dances at different schools on the East Rand,” said the company’s events coordinator, Francine Esale.
“We want to give parents a break and help them, we want to ease parents’ wallets so they can concentrate on paying tertiary education,” she said.
Some schools have decided not to take the responsibility of hosting matric dances because of the cost implication on parents and pressure from their children to spend. Esale said the company would plan and structure different fund-raising activities for schools and coordinate them but would allow the students to run with them.
“This will teach learners to be responsible with money. The experience will instill an entrepreneurial spirit in them while having fun with their families. We will just be present on the day of the events to guide them.”
She said activities would include plays, different games, outdoor movie theatres and car washes, to name a few.
“We will also partner with various sponsors for donations and bursaries to award to well-deserving learners based not only on top marks, but also on things such as general social interaction, community sustainable development and approach to eco-friendly systems, just to name a few,” Esale said.
So what’ the catch?
“There is no catch – schools that are interested can contact us. We will not even be handling the funds raised – a teacher or the principal will be appointed to do so.”
Esale said schools had a choice to appoint Okito to organise their matric dance.
“It is not mandatory and even if the schools don’t choose us we will still assist in raising funds for their matric dance,” she said.
Contact Esale on 071 900-9890
