Secondary school raises funds with Fundi race
"This will see learners in need receive holistic support, including study materials, books, food and refreshments, transport, online content (and free access to the content), as well as free WhatsApp access to exam preparation material.”
Thembisa Secondary School awakened the community with an air horn at 6am on October 27, signalling the start of the FundiFund 12-for-12 relay race.
With just over 1 050 000 matrics starting their year-end exams on November 5, the past three months have seen corporates, communities and education partners come together as never before to assist in #SavingTheClassOf2020.
The race is one of these key initiatives, seeking to raise funding to assist matrics with holistic exam preparation and support.
The event united team members across Fundi in donating their time or funds towards the cause.
All money raised in the build-up to the event, as well as beyond the day, will be donated to NGO Primestars.
This will go towards Primestars’s national #SavingTheClassOf2020 initiative, which was launched in August in conjunction with the Department of Basic Education.
“Everything we raise will be allocated to supporting matric learners across the country,” said Mala Suriah, Fundi chief marketing officer and one of the runners.
“This will see learners in need receive holistic support, including study materials, books, food and refreshments, transport, online content (and free access to the content), as well as free WhatsApp access to exam preparation material.”
Primestars GM Nkosinathi Motshoana expressed appreciation to the runners and race supporters, and to the individuals, families, communities, associations and corporates who had already donated generously towards the cause.
“The race speaks to our collective future as a country. It’s about all of us coming together to do what we can to positively influence the outcome of the 2020 matric finals, and minimise the negative impact of Covid-19 on these learners and their futures,” Motshoana said.
Speaking at the event, GL Mpahane, the Ekurhuleni North district office cluster leader from the Department of Basic Education, thanked the runners for their commitment to #SavingTheClassOf2020.
Mpahane said: “Your commitment and preparation to getting here is truly inspirational. It is a fitting reminder of the courage and hard work of our matrics, and the far-reaching challenges so many of them have faced in the build-up to the exams. We wish both you and them every success.”
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