In the spirit of Nelson Mandela Day, Dainfern College participated in the 7th annual Secret Scarf Mission.
Secret Scarf Mission is part of 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day where members of the community knit or crochet scarves and hang them in trees for passersby to take if they are in need.
Several cities and towns including Johannesburg participated in this initiative.
The knitted scarves were draped on branches by the staff, learners, former learners and parents of the school along Broadacres Drive. The colourful scarves were available to anyone for free and they had a note attached to them saying ‘I am not lost. If you need me, please take me. Love 67 Blankets.’
“Most of these scarves hanging here were either crotched or knitted by our students, our moms, grannies and some of our dads even. So it’s a whole community project that we are involved in,” said Cheryl Coetzee, the deputy principal for student well-being and outreach for Dainfern College. She added that the school was able to knit and collect more than 200 scarves.
The school had previously sent their scarves to 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela but have decided to distribute the scarves in their own community this year and hope to do it again next year.
“At Dainfern College we do a lot of outreach initiatives. So one of our pillars is our community and we ensure that the children are always busy with some community project throughout the year and many years ago when 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day started, we joined with them, and we love joining the initiatives.”
Makanaka Nyengerai, deputy head girl of Dainfern College said the community was the best place to spread love and hoped the scarves provided extra warmth for those who needed it.
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