On 26 October 2015, Franco Smith, head coach of the Toyota Cheetahs, his wife, Tania Smith and MJ Smith head coach of the Toyota U/21 Cheetahs, will cycle from Bloemfontein to Sea Point as part of the Pedal4Purpose campaign. Beudene Daycare for Disabled in Bloemfontein is one of their beneficiaries. Pedal 4 Purpose is a platform for cyclist to combine their love for the sport and their pedalling power to make a difference to meaningful causes. ... Continue Reading »
In 2012 my journey as volunteer at Beudene began. Never could I have imagined that my efforts would be so much appreciated. Beulah van Aswegen, founder of Beudene Daycare asked for a little more of my time educating the Autistic learners at her daycare. Unfortunately money was an issue and I could only invest three afternoons per week into this project. This was barely enough time to divide between the eight learners allocated to me. Urgently ... Continue Reading »
Celebrations at Beudene on 21 August 2015 Sasko, Coca-Cola and Vodacom contributed to turn the re-location into a festive occasion. Sasko was there to treat everyone with their all-time favorite "braai-broodjies" while Coca-Cola spoiled everyone with cold drinks and pudding! Vodacom as sponsor in the Vodacom Change Your World Programme with Cindy van Zyl, also treated the children with gifts and stationary packs. Everyone shared in the yum ... Continue Reading »
Beudene's new classroom has been completed! During April 2015 we reported on Beudene Daycare for Disabled's dream of a bigger classroom and how it was becoming a reality. We also reported on how everyone stood in awe of how faith was SUDDENLY turned into a reality when the building process of the bigger classroom had commenced with a contribution from UTi towards the building costs. It is with much gratitude and excitement that we are repor ... Continue Reading »