POLOKWANE – In response to recent flooding that has affected communities across Limpopo and Mpumalanga, the Mitchell House community mobilised to collect and deliver essential relief items for affected families.

The school launched a flood relief drive calling on families, learners, staff and the wider community to donate non-perishable food and other basic supplies. Executive head Renier van Eyssen said the response was overwhelming, with large quantities of donations received in a short space of time.

“All donations were delivered to Jacaranda FM as part of their flood relief initiative, from where ‘Gift of the Givers’ will oversee distribution to affected areas,” Van Eyssen said.

Mitchell House prefects assisted in packing the items into the school minibus, accompanied by Achsah Phoshoko, the school’s director of marketing, as well as Mathapelo Malatji (college teacher assistant), to deliver the donations to the Jacaranda FM studios, right next door, at Mall of the North.

Van Eyssen said that as a Limpopo-based school, Mitchell House felt a responsibility to respond meaningfully to the crisis. “The initiative aimed not only to provide immediate relief, but also to model compassion, unity and active citizenship for our learners,” he said.

He thanked the school community for its generosity and swift response. “It is moments like these that remind us of the power of community and the difference we can make when we come together.”

Van Eyssen added that the relief drive reflects Mitchell House’s commitment to growing people of significance by encouraging values of empathy, responsibility and service. He also expressed appreciation to Jacaranda FM and Gift of the Givers for coordinating the broader relief effort and ensuring donations reach those in need.