Panorama Primary School in Weltevreden Park makes 72 blankets for Mandela Day

Panorama Primary School beat it’s record for last year and donated 72 blankets to the 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day initiative.

Teacher, parents and schoolchildren knitted and crocheted their hearts out in a space of three months to be able to hand over the blankets on 29 June.

Teacher, Carin de Jager, said it was very special to see the time and effort the children put into the blankets, as they knitted during break time or when they finished their work in class.

Each class was asked to donate at least one blanket. With the combined efforts of the teachers and parents, 72 blankets were finished by the second last day of school, a total of 39 more than last year.

Jaco Lötter, personal assistant to founder of 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day, Carolyn Steyn, said their contribution and effort was amazing and thanked the school.

De Jager added that making the blankets taught the children the skill of crocheting which they may not have otherwise learnt. “Next year we aim to handover 100 blankets,” De Jager concluded.

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