We were very happy when HELEN ELLERBY and CAZ NOYES arrived on Friday, 14 August 2009 with 16 students from 
KING EDWARD VI school in Southampton in the UK. This school has visited us 
last year as well. As soon as they received their rooms and put their bags down they made their way down to the youth centre where they received a very warm welcome from our group of 35 YOUTH IN CONSTRUCTION members and 8 staff members.
Within moments after this warm welcome the youth centre building was filled with 
young loud voices singing “be the change you want to see in the world” and “what have you done today to make you feel proud.” It was very difficult to get this group of very good singers (me included of course!) to stop so that they could perpare for the following day’s Sport and Health Day for our farm worker community.
After everyone finished off a delicious plate of food and poeding they joined together and made various signs that would be used at the planned Sport and Health Day for Farm workers.
In no time, the group put together their talents and came up with the most beautiful handmade arrows and signs that were put up the following morning at the Sport and Health Day event. Some of the boys used their power to pump up a few soccer and rugby balls that would be used as well.
After such a warm welcoming, delicious food, making signs and receiving instructions for the following day’s event everyone went to bed with a sense of excitement that made it for most of us very difficult to sleep that night.
The group from King Edward VI will be staying with us till Friday, 21 August 2009. We have lots of exciting activities for them and they too came prepared with some very interesting things. Don’t worry, we will definitely keep you posted on how things are going. Please send us your comments. We would love to hear from you as well. Also, thank you for all your support.
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Helen Ellerby // September 2, 2009 at 9:08 pm |
Hi all at Goedgedacht – I can hardly beleive it’s nearly 2 weeks since we left you all. I love the blog we had such a wonderful week with you all. The time spent with you has made a lasting impression with all our students and they have come back to school buzzing with their trip to SA. We so look forward to planning our visit for next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!