Littles ones from Sunny Smile Assisted Learning Centre, a special needs care centre in Radiokop, were taught about the spirit of ubuntu when their principal Diane O’Carroll gave them the task of collecting goods for the school’s charity drive for the Knysna fire victims.
O’Carroll said, “We cater for children with a special need, [who] require individual attention in a home environment where they will feel safe and secure.
“The lesson behind the drive was to educate the children about charity, kindness and giving.”
The centre will be commemorating 10 years since its establishment.
Community activist and school assistant, Helen Mc Donald, told Roodepoort Northsider that the initiative was their small way of providing aid to those affected in Knysna.
“What is one can [of food] going to cost a home?” she asked, appealing to residents to open up their cupboards and wardrobes to the thousands of victims who are now trying to pick up the pieces.
The school’s donation was wrapped up nicely with drawings by the children and dropped off at Caxton Joburg North West at 1187 Cornelius Street in Weltevreden Park.
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