Reddam House Bedfordview staff and learners set out on July 17 to create a mural dedicated to Nelson Mandela and the work he had done for South Africa.
Head of the social leadership team at Reddam House, Bregita Basterfield, along with the team, designed murals which showed the learners and community what can be done despite lockdown conditions.
“Many of us like to see a graphic or visual representation of what it means to give back in a visual way. We decided that creating a giant mural will demonstrate how much we can do, even through tough times,” said Bregita.
Basterfield said that Reddam, like many other schools, has been severely challenged by the lockdown.
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“With this school’s culture and ethos, we also rose to fulfill our credo, We shall give back to a suffering community,” she said.
She said learners also collected tinned food and knitted squares for the big day.
“Twenty bags of clothes and over 1 700 tinned items were donated taken to the school from its three different campuses. We managed to collect hundreds of knitted squares to make blankets for our various charities,” she said.
Beneficiaries included Nazareth House, Beacon of Hope, Eden Angels and Christian Family Church Pantry.
Basterfield said the school also spends time supporting Elandsvallei Old Age Home by providing entertainment and donations and Eastgate Primary School where they provide extra lessons.
“With both organisations Reddam believes in nurturing sustainable relationships.”
