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St Stithians is giving back on #MandelaDay

SANDTON – St Stithians college will do various projects for Mandela Day.

Mandela Day takes place on 18 July where communities spend 67 minutes of their time giving back to the less fortunate.

The learners at St Stithians Junior Preparatory will collect soft toys, clothes, sports kit, books and tins of which will be donated to Parktown North Methodist Church, the Ponte Nursery School, Animals in Distress, Ivory Park and various children’s hospitals.

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The Junior Preparatory staff will spend their 67 minutes chopping up vegetables and vacuum packing them for the meals that Parktown North’s Methodist Church make and distribute to the homeless community.

The Girls’ and Boys’ Preparatory will collect clothes, shoes, food, and toiletries to be donated to various children’s homes.

Parents and staff have been knitting or crocheting scarves for the past few weeks and are hoping to meet the target of 67 scarves for Mandela Day, while the admin staff are donating care packages to the aged.

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