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Special Announcement: Knowledge Factory and Nedcor inject fun(ds) into the lives of special athletes Nedcor donates cash and gear to Knowledge Factory's golf training programme for intellectually disabled children. Life may be a game, but it's a tough game for those with intellectual disabilities. The good news is that the Knowledge Factory, together with a healthy donation from Nedcor, has made the game just a little easier (and hopefully a whole lot more fun) for children at Isizouethu School in Daveyton on the East Rand. Nedcor recently handed over a cheque of R10 000 as well as golfing gear to Knowledge Factory's Play Factory programme. An ex-employee of Knowledge Factory who now works at Nedcor, Melosha Raghununan, secured the donation. Despite having left Knowledge Factory's employ, Melo remains committed to Play Factory and its goals.
Play Factory was established by Knowledge Factory in July 2003, following an inspirational presentation given to staff by two Special Olympian athletes, just before they set off for the games in Ireland last year. Open to anyone who'd like to be involved, the programme focuses specifically on golf and aims to make the game of golf more accessible to intellectually disabled children in South Africa. As such, Play Factory launched a year-round weekly golf training programme for intellectually disabled children at Isizouethu school in Daveyton at the beginning of 2004. Volunteers, from both within and without Knowledge Factory coach the children on Saturday mornings, at Vodacom World of Golf, sharing skills and assisting wherever possible in fund-raising activities for the programme. |
The programme's objectives are to assist and support activities of the Special Olympians; create awareness and provide information and participation opportunities for customers, Primedia and friends; as well as promote and live the South African motto: Unity through Diversity. Play Factory are thrilled with the donation from Nedcor. We work closely with the Special Olympics, and will come to an agreement as to how we spend the money, taking into consideration the goal of getting the children to become official Special Olympics participants. At this stage we still need the basics like second hand golfing kits, transport, and food & drink for the kids. We hope that Nedcor's donation will inspire like-minded corporations and individuals to give of their time and money to similar worthwhile causes. Play Factory, although a Knowledge Factory initiative, is open to anyone who would like to participate, and we invite interested parties to please contact geraldinem@knowledgefactory.co.za. Learn
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