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Queens of courage and courageous captain’s celebrated

Reach for a Dream recently hosted an event for children with terminal illnesses.

POLOKWANE – As part of the event they visited Sun Meropa World where the boys had the opportunity to ride on the go-carts and play put-put. A special surprise was a visit to Sun Meropa’s WildThingsz where they enjoyed a snake show.

Photo: supplied
Photo: supplied
Photo: supplied

While the boys were out and about the girls enjoyed a tea party at Nguni Grill, complete with cake and crowns with Katryn Barwise doing the honours of crowning each of them.

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Photo: supplied

Everyone received goodie bags to bring an end to a perfect day.

Yolande Almeida, who accompanied the group, said they all had a wonderful time. “Thank you so much for all the sponsors and helping hands. Thank you to Ronell Munro from Reach for a Dream for involving us.”

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Ronell Munro in turn thanked everyone involved in making the day special and memorable. “The day was a resounding success. Special thanks to Ivan Almeida and his wife, Yolande, Mauneen van Wyk and everyone else who made the day special. Your hearts are in the right place,” she said.

Sponsors involved:

  • Sun Meropa.
  • Babylon at Meropa for go karts.
  • WildThingz.
  • Belta at Platinum Spar for the cake.
  • Leap Frog.
  • Pavilion for the milkshakes.
  • David Thiart and Nathan Mitchell for driving the kids around.
  • Bobby Were from Tough Living with Cancer (TLC).
  • Natural Living Spa.
  • Penny and Hannes Williams from Nguni Grill.
  • Katryn Barwise.
  • Nerina Steynberg for the cake.

maretha@nmgroup.co.za

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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