Three new sporting facilities for the Protea Glen and Protea City communities
Upgrades for Protea Glen and City.
Curro Holdings, as part of its Curro Legacy Project, handed over three new sporting facilities to the communities of Protea Glen and Protea City last Thursday.
The newly opened private school invested in the community by upgrading the sports grounds and re-fencing them. The sports grounds are now open to the community in time for the winter holidays. The revamped grounds provide space for tennis, six-a-side, basketball, netball and volleyball.
“We realise how sport brings South Africans together, and would like to thank the Protea Glen community and Ward 13 Councillor, George Mahlangu, for letting us assist in upgrading the communal facilities so that the whole community benefits,” said John Bisset, General Manager at Curro Holdings.
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One of the grounds in Protea City has been tailored to cater for the disabled community at the Tokologo Self-Help Centre for Quadriplegics. This will help them engage in more activity that will keep their bodies healthy. One of the young soccer players in the community who previously played on a dusty road was very happy that he no longer has to play on a dusty pitch.
“We are very happy, it’s an upgrade and it will also help reduce drug use in the area. It will keep us busy at most times so I believe it’s a good development. We used to play on a dusty pitch just so we can exercise and keep ourselves fit,” said 21 year old Luvo Mokoena.
Mahlangu expressed his happiness at the development in his ward but urged community members to respect the facilities and use them accordingly.
“It’s up to the people to abide by the facility rules and to cooperate with us as community leaders…it’s not meant for bashes or parties or running NGOs inside. The sporting facilities are for sports only, they cater for rare sporting codes in the black community,” he elaborated.
He furthermore encouraged parents to also get involved in supporting their children’s sporting careers by contributing to some of the costs that are involved in setting up tournaments.
“The City [of Johannesburg] does not have a budget for that so we ask parents to take responsibility. Coaches must also fundraise and find other sponsors, all we can do is provide the facilities,” Mahlangu concluded.
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