Two of our Cowan House pupils experienced a little bit of Madiba magic on Mandela Day and we thought it too good not to share!
Catherine Johnson and Stephanie van Niekerk decided to spend their 67 minutes on Friday clearing the litter along Dennis Shepstone Drive near Cowan House. They were quite daunted at the beginning when they saw the rubbish strewn all over the pavement, but armed with black bags and marigolds they set to work. The reactions of people driving by were so encouraging; hoots and thumbs-up and shouts of thank you and Madiba kept them going. After 67 minutes they still had a big section of the pavement near the school gate to clear though. Catherine bent down to pick up some rubbish under an aloe and the next thing we heard her shout 'come and look' . On a tiny burnt piece of paper with only room enough for one sentence were these words ....the attached pictures will complete the story.
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