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15 November 2013 – Nylstroom Christmas Party

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This was our third year that we have done the Christmas Party for the Klub Help-Mekaar kids and Sonstraal School for Disabled people.

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There were 133 kids and 45 families which all received a gift and a Pick ‘n Pay family hamper.

As usual we received a warm welcome from the organisers from Nylstroom and we thank you for our snacks and refreshments.

Riaan Haasbroek took the lead in entertaining the kids and they enjoyed every moment of it.

This year we had a replacement Santa Clause, as our usual Santa Clause had to attend to work related matters. A special thanks to John Walker for accepting the role of Santa Clause on such short notice and for making those kids think that he was the real deal. The expression on their faces was priceless!

Santa Clause made his appearance around 15:00 after the excited kids had called him several times.

The gifts included the following: Teddy Bears, Uno Cards, Playing Cards, Cricket sets, Dart Boards, Tamagotchi’s, cars, watches, edu-blocks, puzzle mats, dough playing sets, sand art, glitter portraits and glue, ducks and farm animals for the smaller kids and lots more.

This year would not have been such a huge success without the sponsors and we would like to thank each and every one who provided donations and especially their time towards our project and we appreciate your confidence in our organization.

We have noticed a lot of new names amongst our members and hope to see all these new faces at our future projects!

A special thanks to all the Bikers 4 Kids Elfs who helped with the packing and wrapping of the gifts and sweets: Ronelle Rautenbach, Anneri Snyman, Marinda Pieterse, Michele Venter, Elseri Du Toit, Johan & Isabel Boning, Dirk & Irene Badenhorst, JP & Annemarie Snyman, MJ Rossouw, Yvonne Viljoen, Boenie, Riaan Haasbroek, Amanda Jacobs, Johan Engelbrecht.
Yet another successful day!!

All the photos can be viewed here.

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February 2012: Charity Run – Heidelberg & Nigel

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We at Bikers 4 Kids would like to report back on our Charity Run to Heidelberg & Nigel.

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We started off with one family in Nigel, but with the donations streaming in from all over we could assist 20 more needy families and ended up including the Heidelberg community as well. These Heidelberg families where identified by A.G. Visser Primary School as families in need.

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Not all of the families could come out to the collection point and Mrs. Pamela Lee Holl from A.G. Visser Primary School and Janie Write from the community assisted us with the deliveries to those families.

Our last stop was at Nigel and we delivered food to this family.

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The donations we received made it possible for us to assist 21 families with food for hopefully one month!

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Yet another successful day!!

Desember 2011 – Danville Kersboom

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Ons gee graag terugvoer oor die Kersboom projek te Danville wat plaasgevind het op 3 Desember 2011.

Die Bikers 4 Kids span het uit ‘n groep van 18 engele bestaan wat bereid was om hul Saterdag af te staan om ‘n groep behoeftige kinders van Danville se harte bly te maak.

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Die span word by hierdie geleentheid ingewag deur die kinders en hulle ouers met ‘n opgewondenheid op hul gesigte wat duidelik uitstraal. Hulle sien uit na die verrigtinge om te begin. Een dogtertjie wil net weet hoe lank gaan sy nog vir kersvader moet wag.  Die span spring vinnig aan die werk en pak die geskenke en lekkergoed pakkies uit.

Ons het ‘n verrassing vir die kinders saamgevat in die vorm van ‘n waterwurm net om die afwagting vir kersvader se koms so bietjie te verkort. Van hulle was voorbereid en het reeds ‘n swembroek aangehad maar ander het sommer in hul klere die skuim bedekte waterwurm aangedurf. Daar was groot oë en toe knyp ogies, skaterlaggies en selfs ‘n traantjie gestort op die waterwurm.

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Iaan Burden het ‘n kort maar kragtige boodskappie vir die kinders gehad van hoe spesiaal hulle is.

Kersvader het so net na 16:30 sy verskyning gemaak en die kids was opgewonde oor hulle geskenkies. Party van die kids het hulle vergaap aan kersvader en ander wou net niks weet om op kersvader se skoot te sit vir daardie geskenkies nie. Elkeen van die kinders het vir ons ‘n wenslysie deur gestuur van wat hulle graag van kersvader wil ontvang vir Kersfees. Onder die geskenke was teddiebere, stootwaentjies, poppe, karretjies, baba speelgoed, teestelle, mic & keybord, baba swembad, horlosies, helikopters, dart bord, army stelletjies, duvet, grimering, roompies vir tiener dogters en rugbyballe vir die tiener seuns.

 

Elkeen van daardie kids is daar weg met ‘n geskenkie onder die arm en ‘n glimlag op hul gesiggies.

Bikers 4 Kids span het verseker ‘n suksesvolle kersboom in Danville gehad en ons doel is vir die projek bereik.

November 2011 – Nylstroom Kersboom

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Ons gee graag terugvoer oor die Kersboom projek te Nylstroom. Die Kersboom was die eerste van vele soortgelyke projekte wat Bikers 4 Kids aangepak het en dit op ‘n dag wat slegs een keer in ‘n eeu sal verskyn (11-11-11).

Die Bikers 4 Kids span het uit ‘n groep van 19 engele bestaan wat bereid was om hul Vrydag af te staan om ‘n groep behoeftige kinders van Nylstroom se harte bly te maak.

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Met aankoms in Nylstroom tref ons die hitte golf maar word ons met ope arms ontvang deur Hannelie Vosloo van Klub Helpmekaar en hulle bederf ons met verversings en ietsie kouds om te drink.

Die span spring vinnig aan die werk en pak die geskenke en lekkergoed pakkies uit, slaan kersboom op, in afwagting van die eregaste (150 kindergesiggies). Dit gaan vinnig want almal sit ‘n handjie by.

Rion Pretorius het ‘n kort maar kragtige boodskappie vir die kinders gehad van hoe spesiaal hulle is. Tydens die program is daar selfs 2 BMW motorfietse opgeveil waarna die gelde aan Klub Helpmekaar geskenk is.

AMA Promotions het die klank toerusting voorsien vir Etiene de Koker wat bereid was om die kinders en ouers te kom vermaak. En watter talentvolle jong man is dit nie!! Hy het die ouers en kinders op hulle voete gehad met sy optrede. Daar was ook pryse gewen wat deur AMA Promotions geborg was. Baie dankie hiervoor.

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Kersvader het so net na 15:00 in die bloedige hitte van die Limpopo gearriveer in sy volledige uitrusting en die kids was opgewonde oor hulle geskenkies. Party van die kids het hulle vergaap aan kersvader en ander het met oë vol trane hulle geskenkies by kersvader gaan afhaal. Daar was egter een dogtertjie wat geweier het om haar geskenkie by kersvader te gaan afhaal, nie te min het sy steeds haar geskenkie ontvang. Onder die geskenke was teddie bere, teestelle, karretjies, inkleure boeke met kryte, bord speletjies, visstokke, roompies vir die dogtertjies en rugbyballe vir die tiener seuns.

Elkeen van daardie kids is daar weg met ‘n geskenkie onder die arm en ‘n glimlag op hul gesiggies.

Bikers 4 Kids span het verseker ‘n suksesvolle kersboom in Nylstroom gehad en ons doel is vir die projek bereik.

September 2011 – Gauteng, Mpumalanga & Limpopo

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In just 2 months the first Bikers 4 Kids trip was planned, scheduled, organized and undertaken. Just over a full week from 17 September to 25 September eventually spanning 1 400km, including stops in Centurion, Danville, Bronkhorstspruit, Witbank, Middelburg, Belfast, Nelspruit, Phalaborwa, Tzaneen, Kotishing Village, Pietersburg, Potgietersrus, Naboomspruit, Nylstroom and Vaalwater.

The youngest beneficiary was just a few months old and the oldest a lady in her 90’s. Children from various cultural backgrounds received brand new toys which they chose themselves from a catalogue. Some schools had jungle gyms re-painted, a frail care centre had door frames painted, some schools received plates, food, kitchen appliances, etc., some schools received communal swings, chess sets and plastic balls and some schools participated in “boeresport”. All schools received the same message and were entertained by Marcel Caroto.

The week was never about anything but helping and carrying the message to South Africa’s future that every single child is special and very important to the future of our country. The Bikers 4 Kids were welcomed with open arms in all the towns. We stayed in school hostels, local lodges and in total strangers’ house.

To think of individual highlights after such an amazing week is difficult. Highlights that spring to mind include a trip to the Mbombela Stadium where the Nelspruit Community Forum and Mpumalanga Leadership Forum assisted in having a fun day with the Coca-Cola stage, hot dogs and coke’s to all the children, the Steelwings Harley Davidson Nelspruit Bikers sponsoring the toys and a radio interview about the Bikers 4 Kids on Jacaranda RMfm with Marcel Caroto.

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Itereleng Primary School in Kotishing Village (Pietersburg) also contributed to life long memories with a show on offer to the Bikers 4 Kids.

The friendly Annaline in Tzaneen, Anelle in Phalaborwa and Jenny and Allet in Nelspruit also made the trip memorable. The shop owners of the Mall@Reds shops that became involved with the week at short notice also deserve a special mention.

Lessons were learnt and few new ideas for future trips have already been discussed. Dreaming big for the children who in some instances have forgotten what it meant to dream will however never cease to be part of the Bikers 4 Kids mentality. Anyone who missed out on this experience of real ubuntu will never truly understand what a privilege the week was. But it is never too late to make sure you join the future trips.