Prestwich St Sparkle Day!

PRESTWICH SPARKLE DAY will take place on 17th March, 2012. 

We will paint and sand 40 doors with supplies donated by SHINE supporters.

The day will be divided into 2 teams so that the paint can dry by the time the second shift arrives. 

Volunteers please arrive at the following times and bring your own refreshments with you.  

Please also bring newspapers for drop cloths.

TEAM 1 from 8.30 - 12.30  

TEAM 2 from 12.30 - 4.00

In addition to sparkling up the classroom doors, a group of Graffiti Artists have volunteered to pain a masterpiece on an outside wall to bring life and joy to the junior play area. Please contact Caz Louw on caz@cazpacho.co.za to indicate if you are able to attend either the morning or the afternoon session on the 17th! See you there! 

12 new people for Shine in a Box Outreach Training.... we are spreading the word!

Our latest Shine in a Box trainees

The Outreach Training Part one continues unabated: we had 12 people yesterday for our 'Shine in a Box' experience. This makes a total of 69 people who have been trained by us in the last year and a half. The day consists of a 'nuts and bolts' breakdown on how the programme runs, with practical tips about setting up a centre, how to approach a school, managing volunteers, how to find funds, what material we suggest to start a centre, and what methods to use. it is a very hands-on approach, based on the Nancy Kline approach to collaboration. The feedback we receive is always positive: a theme which always crops up is the clarity of the Shine message. I think we have managed to de-mystify the process of starting a literacy programme: our ideas have been distilled over the years and the application of ideas is very accessible.  We offer our experience, and share our thoughts, and guide the trainees through the process. As the Nike people say 'Just do it!' Baby steps, start small, and see what happens.... acorns and oaks and all that...!

Nomawethu: Love was in the air last week!

Nomawethu had a lovely surprise last week in the form of a valentine's gift from Lorna and Acwhaitile.We so appreciate the care and attention that 

our volunteers show the children and our colleagues....by the look of the photo, it made Noma's day! 

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