2013
Looking back on 2013 we pay tribute to the generous support of each and every valued funder and contributor without whom none of this would be possible!
“Father Christmas” – NB Publishers
Pieter-Dirk Uys with Evita’s Darlings
Thank you NB Publishers for the wonderful donation of books made on the 27th November – each Grade R learner received a book of their own with their name written in each. What an incredibly generous gift, arriving just before Christmas and the learners’ graduation!
A memorable day for all involved!
Ooms and Tannies
A lovely day held at Evita se Perron, of Christmas crackers, tea, scones and Tannie Evita’s special fudge plus a movie which had 45 visiting ‘Ooms and Tannies’ (from our senior citizens program) in tears.
This was a special event as 58 children from Koranrug local farm school visited the theatre for the first time, singing Christmas songs to our grannies, granddads and Pieter-Dirk Uys who was there to wish everyone a blessed Christmas. Each child had their photo taken as ‘Tannie Evita’ after their tour of the famous Theatre!
Tuesday 26th Nov – Music & Art Evening
Another ‘star-studded’ event – our annual music recital and art exhibition.
Brave beginners and well-practiced students were given the opportunity to perform on Tannie Evita’s ‘big stage’ on the baby grand at Evita se Perron. This is always a magical way to end a year of dedication and learning and welcoming the festive celebrations of Christmas!
The hours of painting and observation reflecting through the children’s artwork, surrounds one making one part of the year’s story-telling & experience through mixed and multimedia – a journey through 2013 with children of all ages! Be sure not to miss this exhibition and buy your Christmas gifts which will continue giving…
Thank you to Judy Wood (music teacher) and Adri Van Aswegen (art and lifeskills teacher) for their time, dedication, love and care for each student whom they freely guide and inspire on a daily basis!
The Darling Trust Annual end of year events:
Each year the Art and Music Outreach program facilitators present a combined Art Exhibition and Music Recita.
Tuesday 26th November at Evita se Perron from 18h30 – celebrating budding talent!
Every year Adri van Aaswegen and Judy Wood put together this wonderful evening
for the dedicated learners who have worked hard throughout the year – we invite you to come and experience the outcome!
Bring some cash for the best Christmas presents money can buy – the children’s artwork is for sale!
Another exciting event is
Evita’s Darlings Grade R Concert and Graduation
Thursday 28th November at the VGK church Hall in Darling North from 19h00
Proud parents and dedicated teachers invite you to celebrate and support this important occasion for which our 60 learners have been practicing hard!
We look forward to sharing these two festive occasions with you all!
The Psychedelic Theatre Workshop presented at Voorkamerfest 2013
Lanel van der Kolff from The Psychedelic Theatre gave of her time to come and share her skill with the Darling youth through a workshop of fun time Hula hooping.
Lanel and Zen have generously decorated a hula hoop to each child (25 children of all ages) who, with the help of Lanel and Zen, choreographed their own dance sequence with their Hula hoops, which they took home when all is done!
The Darling Trust sponsored the workshop and the rehearsed dance sequences were presented at the Voorkamerfest 2013.
Lanel is a drama student, currently studying Yoga instruction.
Thank you HuLanel for taking time to come to Darling to enrich lives with your talents, we hope you will be back soon!!
Performance at the market outside Evita se Perron
Performance at the market outside Evita se Perron
Performance at the free concert in Darling East
Follow-up workshop – learning how to wrap and decorate our own hulahoops
Lanel kindly gave a performance to the delight of Evita’s Darlings
Darling OUTREACH Vakansie
We are grateful to Bianca Amansure and her team of 9 students from UCT and UWC who nominated Darling for this Health Education program through The Darling Trust. This program will reached over200 learners of all ages.
Gesondheidsbevordering • speletjies • musiek • dans • spanbou
“Dear Bianca, Mikail, Anton, Zoë, Raihaan, Adon, Nicole, Nathan, Janice and Melody,
On behalf of the Darling youth, Darling Outreach Foundation and The Darling Trust I would like to thank you for considering Darling for the Healthy Lifestyle program you presented here from 24 – 26 June.
Major thanks to Metropolitan Health for sponsoring this essential program, making it possible for you to bring it all the way to Darling!
The children were like sponges, absorbing all you had to offer them in terms of the program as well as the care and interest each of you took with each of them.
The Variety Show presented at the end to all the parents was truly an inspiring experience – and I speak on the parents’ behalf, as their feedback to us was so positive and enthused.
We look forward to you coming back to visit us!”
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Grade R Graduation Concert – 28th November 2013
The boys do the Gumboot Dance
The Girls do the Hula-hula
Graceful Spanish Dancers
Die Groen Tamatie kom Darling toe!
Strutting their ‘stuff’ proudly across the stage with much concentration, each Grade R learner showed off their well-practiced moves which Lyn Hamilton Brown and their teachers have been working on during the year – to an audience of proud parents belting out their appreciation, drowning out the music!! A perfect way to end a year of hard work from both learner and teacher!
2013 Tribute to Madiba
Wilmeen and Brenda drove through to Darling on the 23 September 2013 to personally deliver this very welcome cheque which made a pretty blue Monday into the sunniest Monday this year!
Reach4Sight returns to Darling in August
A free eye testing clinic was held in Darling on 6, 7 and 8 May by Reach4Sight (NGO) The very smart frames of all the specs were donated by Reach4Sight. Thank you to Keith and Roxanne Reid from Reach4Sight for their time given and interest taken – ‘we can see clearly now’!
The Darling Trust sponsored the lenses, thanks to donors. Reach4Sight returned in August to personally fit each pair of prescription specs!
Shimmy Isaacs in Darling! 28th June 2013
Shimmy Isaacs graciously gave of her valuable time to come and spend the morning with the youth of Darling at the local holiday program – not ‘talking down’ to them, but uplifting and encouraging them to dream and write! She lifted their tiny spirits, got them up and singing, dancing and feeling fabulous about themselves.
Shimmy you were a highlight and you left them on such a high note – THANK YOU SHIMMY – WE LOVE YOU SHIMMY – COME BACK TO US SHIMMY
The Darling kidlets!
A Happy day on 13 April 2013 at Evita se Perron
Bicycles for Darling! Thank you for Sowing the Seeds in Darling…Dear Daisies and Pick n Pay!
As Official Greening Partner of Rocking the Daisies and sponsor of the ‘Cycle the Daisies’, Pick n Pay has chosen to donate 15 bicycles to The Darling Trust.
These bicycles have been ‘earned’ by enthusiastic visitors to Rocking the Daisies who took the effort of cycling on the Pick n Pay stationary bikes-for each 5 km cycled, Pick n Pay donated a bicycle and a helmet to children who have been identified by The Darling Trust.
The school nominated for this generous contribution is Morning Star School on the road between Darling and Malmesbury.
The Darling Trust trustees, Anna Cleophas and Ivy Johnson were present to assist with the handover of this wonderful contribution to Darling children!
Library Week 2013
left to right: Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister: Cultural Affairs & Sport: Western Cape Government; Anna Cleophas, Trustee: The Darling Trust, Tasha St John-Reid, Operations Manager: The Darling Trust, Tannie Evita Bezuidenhout, most famous white woman in South Africa.
The Launch of Library Week 2013 was held on Friday 15th March 2013 in Darling at our local Darling North Public Library.
Esteemed guests from all over the Western Cape, librarians, teachers and parents were welcomed by Barneys Angels Crèche with a delightfully choreographed performance!
On behalf of the Western Cape Provincial Library, Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister: Cultural Affairs & Sport handed over a generous donation of beautiful books to The Darling Trust’s Parenting Project and Early Childhood Development Centre’s little school library.
Thank you to all at the Provincial Library for nominating The Darling Trust for this wonderful gift of brand new reading material!