success in life - for youth, by youth
NEMATO CHANGE A LIFE
year by year 2014
Change a Life trip (10-11 November)
Every year we are invited to a party organised by our main funder the Mike Thomson Change a Life Trust. Once a year, a group of about 70 top managers of JSE registered companies leave their offices for a very tough five day cycle tour. That is the Change a Life fundraising event. It funds six projects in South Africa and we are very fortunate to be one of the six! This year, the young talented gymnast Khanyile Mbolekwa accompanied Jan Blom for the presentation for the cyclists at Villa Arcadia in Johannesburg. It was for him a trip full of first times: flying, Gautrain, hotel, etc. And the cyclists loved him and his little show.
Youth Day (16 June)
Our annual Advisory Board meeting took place on our eighth birthday: Youth Day, June 16. Great thanks to Brett Malila (The President's Award) from Bathurst and Lesley Lambert (Mike Thomson Change a Life Trust) all the way from Johannesburg, for making it an inspirational event with many fresh ideas to move our organisation forward. For the members there was a small birthday party with nice food and a big cake.
President's Award Ceremony (27 March)
This year the President's Award Ceremony took place in Keiskammahoek. It was nice to explore this rural place. We had never been there before. Seven Nemato members received their bronze and silver awards for the sport, skills training, community service and hike that they completed. It was hard work! Well done and congratulations to Akhona Quma, Siphamandla Baku, Sipiwo Makeleni and Thembani James for receiving bronze and to Lifa Nxopho, Lindokuhle Nikelo and Thulani Magongo for receiving silver. Good luck to all for their next challenge: silver and gold level.
Bronze President's Award Hike (8-9 February)
Our members, Akhona Quma, Aphelele Makeleni and Thembani James did the two day Mossland Two Rivers Trail near Grahamstown. It was a hike for the bronze award, and not as easy as they want you to believe. It's far and the bags are heavy! But all made it to the finish and passed the bronze award. Some other members will do the silver hike soon.
