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Etwatwa pre-school classrooms painted on Mandela Day

Lending a helping hand.

In the spirit of Mandela Day, Rotary Club of Benoni Aurora together with SA Home Loans East Rand spent their 67 minutes painting six classrooms at the John Wesley Community Centre pre-school in Etwatwa on July 18.

Rotary Club of Benoni Aurora together with the SA Home Loans East Rand painted six pre-school classrooms at the John Wesley Community Centre in Etwatwa on July 18. Seen here is Rotarian Gail Wilson in one of the classrooms before it was painted.

The pre-school caters for 225 underprivileged children and they also have 120 children for their aftercare programme.

John Wesley Community Centre social auxiliary worker Phindile Mthombeni said they are grateful to everyone who has spent their 67 minutes at the centre.

Craig Gilchrist, SA Home Loans regional manager for East Rand and Mpumalanga, paints one of the classrooms.

“We do community work every day and it’s so nice when the community lends a helping hand,” said Mthombeni.

ALSO READ: Foundation spoils children’s centre for Mandela Day

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