The Final Push!

Thanks to the generosity of Black & Veatch employees and their families at various fundraising events, the final 3000 square metres of grass was bought for the Edendale School.

On Saturday 8 March 2015, the school laid on a braii for the final 1000 square metres planting which was carried out by Black & Veatch volunteers, teachers and students and 'The Friends of Edendale'.

The Girls' Hostel Choir sang some great songs to help the workers keep up their rhythm!

Afterwards, the first soccer match was held on some of the pre-planted grass.

For more photos please click on the link here.

How the sportsfield is looking half way through - January 2015

The Edendale School have now purchased a tractor mower and a basic irrigation system.  Around two thirds of the pitch has been laid now and the grass we have planted so far is looking good.

It's looking like a football field now!

Power up your Passion and Fire up your Life talk

The author, Nicola Menage gave a motivational talk 'Power up your passion and fire up your life' in November 2014.  All proceeds were donated to the Edendale sportsfield.

Black & Veatch choose the sportsfield as a 'Christmas in October' project

Thanks to the generosity of Black & Veatch, a magnificent total of 3000 sq metres of grass was laid as an act of charity as part of the Christmas in October initiative.

Over 40 people also gave up their free time on Saturday 25 October 2014 to help lay the newly delivered turf.

Here we go!

From Left to Right:  First group lay the first turf, Jeff breaking up a seam of rock, a young helper uses some of the irrigation  for himself and wheeling the first goalpost into position

Golf Day - 5 November 2014

A fabulous day dawned for the 1st Ladies Golf competition which was held at the Silver Lakes Golf Course.  All proceeds went to extra resources for the school (not just the sportsfield).

Many thanks to Elle Denning who acted as photographer for the day.  If you would like to see all the photos click on the link here.

Some of the ladies who took part

Golf Day : 5 November 2014

Save the date!!  Edendale School are having their 1st Annual Ladies Golf Tournament to raise money for the school.

If you'd like to play, you can register online here. Further details are shown on the Golf Day tab above.

Be there, have fun and make some money for Edendale!

Fashion Show Success!

Adriaan van Dyk, student designer with his exciting designs
as part of the Vendor Market

Yesterday's Fashion Show raised much needed funds for the Edendale School sportsfield.  A record breaking R15,320 was raised which is a fantastic result.  If you look at the chart here - you'll see we're now over half way to our goal. Many thanks to everyone who bought a ticket to support our charity.

Many thanks too to all the volunteers who agreed to join professional models to model the clothes from Nadine's store at Woodlands and those who prepared and cooked a marvellous lunch for us all.  

From left to right:  Kim, Elle and Val model Nadine's clothes

From left to right:  Elle, Sonnika and Janine model clothes from Nadine's new spring collection

For more pictures, please click on the link here:  https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9aFWejGhhiEd1RwYjZ6bmlRdjQ&usp=sharing 

 

one of the attendees who bore an uncanny resemblance to one of the pictures on the wall!

Charity Fashion Show - Thursday 4 September 2014

Big news!

We’ve arranged a fashion show at a private house on the Silver Lakes Golf Estate by Nadine of Milan, who have a store in Woodlands Shopping Mall.   It will be a good way of seeing how Nadine put together their new spring/summer collection with accessories and you will have a programme on which to make notes!

There will also be other vendors available.  All proceeds will again go towards the sportsfield at the Edendale High School and the ticket price will include a champagne reception and buffet lunch.  I do hope you will be able to support our worthwhile cause – it would be good to see you there!

If you'd like a ticket please contact a member of the Committee or via the 'Contact us' form at the bottom of this blog.

The Friends of Edendale pay student subscriptions to join Harlequins Rugby Club

In response to a request from the Edendale School, we agreed to pay the annual subs for 7 students who are talented enough to play for the renowned Harlequins Youth Rugby team.  The fees include the kit and we have diverted R4,900 from our fund to allow the boys to play.  

If you are interested, the boys will be playing in a festival this weekend (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Harlequin-Youth-Rugby-Club-Pretoria/406445852702025).

Let's wish them luck!

Commemorative recording of the White Corollas - DVD souvenir

DVD covers created to raise funds for Edendale sportsfield

To commemorate the last performance of the White Corollas band, designer Elle Denning created a souvenir cover of a recording the band made last year.  All profits made from the souvenir DVD have gone directly to the Edendale Sportsfield fund.  Take a look at how our sportsfield fundraising is going by clicking here.

If you'd like a copy for your personal DVD collection - and what a fabulous souvenir it will make of your time in S. Africa - there's a few copies left so reserve your copy by completing the Contact form below.