A new chapter has started for the lives of the 450 pupils of the Oscarberg Primary School at Rorkes’ Drift with a donation of books to boost the resources of the library that was recently renovated.
The old building was given a new of life thanks to US Peace Corp volunteer, Marie Lee, and her team, who have re-invigorated the love of reading in the school that accommodates pupils from Grade 1 – 7.
Supported by the Dundee Rotary Club, the call for more books to be donated to the library was heard by Sherlee Wade – herself a teaching legend in Northern KZN.

“My children were encouraged to read and we always had books in our house while my three kids were growing up. It is a trait that my kids now follow. I still have so many of their story and resource books at home and I thought, these books have done their jobs in the Wade household – it is time for someone else to benefit from this beautiful knowledge,” Sherlee said.
Fifty-eight books, all in pristine condition, were loaded into Rotarian, Evan Jones’ vehicle. Evan, through Rotary, managed to collect a donation of boxes of chalk and paint brushes for the school.

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The donation was received with smiling faces at Oscarberg School with the principal, Mam’ Zulu, expressing her delight as did Marie Lee and her US Peace Corp colleagues, Beryl Cheal and Christine Dua. Eager pupils helped offload the donation from Evans’ vehicle and immediately started paging through the books.
“This is a great donation. Students love the library and it would still be appreciated if we could have more books for the foundation phase, Grades One to Three.
“There are drop off points at the Royal Country Inn and at the Courier office on Beaconsfield Street.”