Posted on April 04, 2011
The children were very appreciative of the food that was handed out, such as hotsdog, a variety of fruit, a packet of crisps, fruit juice and an ice cream.
With a turmoil of emotions we witnessed how the children enjoyed and appreciated every morsel, in particular as most of us take daily food and a variety thereof for granted. The Principal told us that this could be the only meal of the day for most of the learners.
Some shocking stats about hunger :
I would like to invite every student on Campus to participate in the next community outreach. Not only would you make a difference in someone's life for a day, but your attitude on life will change forever.
Pete Domenici once said: “I have said democracy and freedom do not work too well if you are hungry, if you are starving”.
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