3 schools receive 60 000 pens
Local celebrities were among BIC SA representatives that visited schools to make an invaluable contribution
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As part of the 60th birthday celebrations for BIC CLIC Cristal ballpoint pen, 60 000 pens were donated to underprivileged schools in Johannesburg.
The pens were distributed among three schools namely Emisebeni Junior Primary, Siyabonga Secondary and Moriting Primary School.
![Maps Maponyane with learners holding the cheque.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/11/Maps-Maponyane-with-learners-holding-the-cheque.-520x400.jpg)
Local celebrities Maps Maponyane, William Lehong and Thando Thabethe attended the pen handovers at the schools.
The celebrities took the campaign to heart as each was able to nominate a school and then drum up votes for their school of choice via social media support.
Get involved South Africa. Please help me make a difference. Tweet your @Bic_SA school nomination & its location using #BicClic60 pic.twitter.com/wkmMUGIAUW
— William Lehong "The Black Chinese Guy" (@LeHong) October 14, 2016
What a fantastic feeling it is to #GiveBack & put a smile on the kids' faces w. @LeHong 😊#EmisebeniJuniorPrimarySchool@Bic_SA #BicClic60 pic.twitter.com/VZYEfYVnsq
— Zanda Simamane (@Zanda732) November 3, 2016
We're back at it again today at Siyabonga Secondary School in Soweto to handover 20,000 pens with the help of @MapsMaponyane. #WeLoveBICClic pic.twitter.com/xEj7DZr56C
— BIC SA (@BIC_SA) November 2, 2016
“We were thrilled to be involved in the 60th birthday celebrations and witness the excitement at the schools that we visited.
“Education is the best exit strategy for poverty – stay in school, try your hardest, make the most of each day with your education,” said Maponyane.
This is so cute @PearlThusi @EmteeSA . Earlier today at @Bic_SA 's stationery handover at Esidimeni Primary. 😍 #WeLoveBICClic pic.twitter.com/0CRSPS0fgx
— Thabiso Makhubela (@thabzy_m) October 31, 2016