The St John’s College Matric Dance Committee hosted a Matric Legacy Day for their young men on 5 September in lieu of a traditional matric dance.
According to the St John’s head of marketing and communication Jacqui Deeks, the committee began working on the matric dance in October last year. “They have raised the funds to be able to plan a memorable evening for the matrics but, unfortunately, the current circumstances prevent us from having a traditional matric dance. And so, the Matric Dance Committee created a Matric Legacy Day 2020 as an opportunity for the group to gather [with appropriate social distancing], spend time together and make lasting memories.”
She added that the matric group collaborated with the Kolisi Foundation, using the funds raised for the matric dance to buy food to pack into hampers for a school in need. These hampers will feed 128 families (one hamper per family per matric learner) for a month.
Deeks said, “The Kolisi Foundation matched our donation to feed these families for a second month. The Matric Dance Committee has undertaken further fundraising in the hope of being able to support these families for the third month. The Trevor Noah Foundation has added funding to this project to increase the number of food hampers to 150 for three months.”
The boys gathered at St John’s on 5 September for a wonderful afternoon of packing food parcels for Eqinisweni Secondary School in Ivory Park, Midrand and creating wonderful memories of their Grade 12 year at St John’s.
On 7 September, Sazi Bongwe and Alexander Sittmann of the committee, head of school Neal Burger, second prefect Daanyaal Ballim, Liam Litton the prefect responsible for traditions and heritage, and staff travelled to Eqinisweni Secondary School to hand over and distribute the food packages to the families.
“We were greeted with a warm welcome that affirmed our efforts and made our Legacy Day feel worthwhile,” said Sazi. “We engaged with the school principal, the student leaders and some of the families who benefitted from the food parcels.”
The St John’s boys were able to hand over the 150 food parcels that will go a long way towards helping these families who have suffered financially as a result of the pandemic.
“We drove away with the sense that our efforts in planning the day contributed to a tangible impact on the lives of these families and that, most especially for the matrics of 2020, we took a step in constructing and leaving a truly noteworthy legacy,” concluded Sazi.
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