Talk of the Towns: Facebook post sparks generous offers
South Africans amaze me everyday!
AND just like that, the new year school year has begun.
As always, social media is flooded with back to school posts this time of year, but some posts have received more attention than others.
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One in particular which springs to mind is that of a little girl trying to escape the school grounds, with her mum in hot pursuit – not one. not twice but THREE times.
Another post which went viral was of a young pupil wearing a very over-sized uniform.
The photo of the little girl did the rounds on Facebook and while some poked fun at her, others have called for more information on the girl and the school as they would like to sponsor a new uniform for her.
There has even been talk of someone who is offering to sponsor her for the rest of her school career.
South Africans amaze me everyday!
I received some feedback from a concerned Scottburgh local who read last week’s column on responsible pet owners.
There are apparently certain fishermen from Park Rynie who take their dogs to the beach when they fish.
The woman said that she had been warned about these dogs by other anglers, as they were not kept on leashes and were known to attack.
This makes me wonder if people will only ‘catch a wake-up’ when their animals attack someone or another animal.
On a more positive note, Kavady is one of the biggest festivals on the South Indian calendar.
This year, the Shri Siva Soobramoniar Alayam invites everyone to the 88th annual Thai Poosam Kavady Festival in Third Street, Park Rynie, on January 30.
Mr and Mrs Kuben Pillay and family will commence the flag hoisting at 5.30pm and Sathi Poojay is on January 31 with Rikesh and Ricardo Gunpath and family.
The chariot procession will leave the alayam at 11am on February 1.
On Saturday the 8th, Thai Poosam Kavady procession will leave the alayam premises at 7.30am proceeding to Park Rynie beach and thereafter returning to the alayam.
The flag de-hoisting will be at 4.30pm. Contact Calvin Govender (chairman) at 084-9949743 for more info.
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