Rotary Club hosts magical fun day in Sandton for Special Olympiads
Sandton Rotary hosted residents from various special needs homes across Sandton to a fun day in Parkmore.
Rotary Sandton partnered with Special Olympics South Africa in hosting residents of Forest Farm, Novalis House, and Cluny Farm to a fun day at Field and Study Park in Parkmore on May 25.
Residents from these homes were joined by their counterparts from Cresset House, St Michael’s Care Home, and Logwood Village as well as Interact Club members from Crawford Lonehill and Rodene.
The festivities on the day included soccer, volleyball and bocce (bowls played within a framed space).
The entertainment arranged for the event was a roar, as Sandton Rotary arranged for bikers from Steel Wings and Rolling Thunder to join the day’s festivities. Ahead of the bikers’ arrival, all the guests – old and young alike – were thrilled by the brilliant magical prowess of magician Gary Weedon.
Phillip Mphahlele and Wanga Manyala, speaking on behalf of Special Olympics SA, said the annual event had been arranged with Rotary Sandton annually for the past seven years.
“Rotary organises this event in the last weeks of May every year,” said Mphahlele. “It is great that the community has come to support, and see what these athletes can do. Our athletes love that.”
Manyala concluded by expressing how important such events were for athletes with special needs, and what goes into making it all happen.
“It’s a social cohesion event where we’re bringing people with and without disabilities to play together,” Manyala said. “It takes us three months to put it all together – invites, booking the venue, and getting sponsors on board.”
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