Thursday 12 November 2009

New well wishes for our latest award from the IJR

*Thanks so much for sending the wonderful news of your award! Reading the description of your achievements is very powerful for me. As Kathryn knows me as a friend, and fellow education worker with young children, she will not be surprised if I say right now, upon receiving this good news of the recognition of the Shine Center: "I want to hop on a plane and be at Shine...right now! And, stay awhile, with you all, and the children...."

After a very creative day, my one day a week at our local primary school in New Haven, Vermont, (population: about 1.500) I was so in the mood to learn of your amazing work with a very different population, a world away, but still the same basics: opportunity for connecting with children to boost their chances in life, according to their individual needs, and at Shine, to massively break into the deprivation cycle with serious emergency education and love!! Nina Bacon, Vermont, USA, family friend.

Congratulations to you all!
*Hi (Shine Team),

What a wonderful acknowledgement of your important and selfless work!
May your efforts, and those of your colleagues, and the achievements of your learners, always SHINE so brightly.
Much love,
Stanley Ginsburg
c’Dabra Foundation : human values ... tools of goodness

*Wonderful, wonderful news and so deserved too, an amazing endorsement of the huge patience and genuine drive to make a real difference – which so many of us just talk about – congrats Kathryn.
JR octagon

*Hi there,
KUDO'S TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM ON YOUR STERLING WORK! YOU DESERVE THIS RECOGNITION.
Best regards
Deon May, principal of the boys school, Zonnebloem junior School


*wow great work!! congratulations! Brooke Fasani, Founder Director of Positive Heros

*Dear Kathy
I am totally dead impressed! Well done to you all at Shine. You guys so very dedicated and true to this worthy cause. You deserve to be proud of your efforts. Thanks for sharing this with me. Fi Nichol

*Congratulations, you must all be so proud...I am glad that all your efforts have been recognised ! lol Tiffany,Friend, Londonx

*Well done!This is great news and you must be very proud.. Bob FINCH, VITOL, current donor.

*Congrats to you and the whole team!!! Wonderful to have this recognition of the great work you are doing. Well done!
Sally Bean, Associated Magazines

*This is amazing news, well done! My congratulations to you, Maurita and everyone else at Shine! I know this award is thoroughly deserved.
Vineet, Shine Zambia

Congratulations – this is well deserved.
Regards
Pam Singita

*Congratulations on the award, it is a well-deserved achievement.
Looking forward to that invitation!
Regards
Craig


*Just a quick note from Bangkok to congratulate all of you on a wonderful and well deserved award - recognition is always a good thing!
Bravo to SHINE!
Love
Caroline Sintes

*Dear Shine team
Congratulations on winning this award! You really deserve it and I am proud to be one of the organisations that work with you.
Jean williams
Biblionef

Hi you two
Congratulations for setting such a shining example to all of us!!
Well done –it is fantastic news
Kind regards
Anine, Donor

*Dear Kath ,Maurita and the Shine Team
Heartiest congratulations on this wonderful award.
You girls are truly amazing and I'm proud to be associated with Shine Team
lots of love
Avril, volunteer and donor

*Congratulations!!! This is fantastic news and well deserved. Went to Graham Bloch’s talk on Toxic Mix at The Book Lounge last night which just further highlighted the importance of your work. Melanie martin connect 123

*Well done to you all you deserve it
Jane Payne
Home from Home

*Dear Kathryn and Maurita
This is such wonderful news - congratulations for all your hard work. We have known for years what good work you do but to receive this public award makes all the difference to being publicly recognised for all that you do
I think this is wonderful - you should be in the newspapers... I only read the M&G so perhaps this recognition has been in the Cape Times....Maurita I have heard about your terrible accident and that you have been in hospital for ages. I am so sorry about it and the extreme trauma you have been through. I wish you all the best and hope that your recovery can go smoothly. You are needed by so many adults and children in your life - I am sure you also feel the need to get back on track and continue your good work... All the best Maurita.
lots of love and congratulations once again
Janet Condy, CAPUT

*MAZELTOV- CONGRATUATIONS -YIPPEEEEE!! You are shining stars!!!
With love and smiles
Elizabeth Nadler-Nir

*Congratulations! I’m sure you know you are doing good work but a little bit of acknowledgement sometimes feels good too! Keep on at it.
Love
Trilby www.dreamworker.org.za

Dear Kathryn
Congratulations to all of you. You must be so proud of your achievement.
Love Margie Orford, Author, friend and sponsor of Shine

*Maurita and Kathryn
This is wonderful news…well deserved acknowledgement for your remarkable work.
Much love
Linda Van Duuren

*Wow....this is amazing!! Truly a wonderful and well deserved recognition of the work you are doing!
Congratulations!!
I would love to get involved next year!
Lots of love
Cathy XXX Friend and potential volunteer

*Wow, congratulations!!
All your hard work has been rewarded. You must be thrilled!
Thank you for letting me know.
Best wishes,
Mary Beck, Grade 2 teacher and donor to Shine

*Congratulations. All of you who are involved in Shine must be so proud of this award. I think it is absolutely great.
Well done.
Kind regards.
Thys Lourens,
 Acting Head: St Cyprians Preparatory School

*Dear Kathryn and Shine,
Congratulations that is good news and an award to be proud of! Well done to you all!
Regards
Andrew
andrew walton architect
CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

*Huge congratulations! I'm so pleased for you. Even though this kind of venture is never for reward or recognition, it is so fantastic when you get the latter ... F
Much love to you.
Jo Peat, Senior Lecturer, Roehampton Institute, Londonxx

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