Northlands Girls’ gives the gift of warmth
More than 100 blankets were donated to various quintile 1 schools in the greater Durban area.
LEARNERS from Northlands Girls’ High School (NGHS) donated more than 100 blankets to two schools in the north Durban area last week as part of its winter warmth campaign which started in May.
NGHS matriculants, Jordan Classen, Trinity Godfrey and Zoe Sikhakhane, who have been hard at work coordinating efforts, accompanied the school’s marketing manager, Kerran Backhouse to hand out the blankets.
The learners first visited Kenville Primary School before travelling to Quarry Heights Primary School.
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Backhouse explained the day was about sharing the gift of warmth with those from less fortunate backgrounds.
“All South African public schools are categorised into five groups, called quintiles. Quintile one is the ‘poorest’ quintile. Our idea was to pay it forward to those less fortunate. For the collection which saw us collect more than 180 blankets, we asked the learners and staff to either donate a new blanket, well-loved blanket (clean and in good condition) or donate money towards the purchase of blankets. It was a small gesture, but its important for our girls to give back to the community,” Backhouse said.
Several masks were also donated to the learners of both schools.
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