Slovo Centre of Excellence

Newsletter 2018

Compliments of the

Season for 2019 from our

team to you and yours!

Message from SCE NPO

Director Lorraine Cockrell

What an honour to wish

you, your families & your

staff, God’s BEST for

2019. The emotional

wellbeing of all children

continues to play a key

role in our service to

community. The impact

our Edu-FUN programs

are having on kids

attending the Toy Library

is evident. We wish to

extend our sincere

appreciation to each of

you who have

contributed to this

journey for 2018.

Together we CAN make

the difference in the

emotional wellbeing of

our children! Stay Blessed

for a prosperous and

purposeful 2019 ♥

What a year 2018 has been.

It has seen us re-establish the Toy

Library with many exciting programmes

in line with Play based learning for

children in our community. This

newsletter serves to highlight some of

these interesting events over the past

year, partnerships through

collaborations, and the people who have

made it all possible.

Why a Toy Library?

Play based learning is

at the forefront of

Early Childhood

Development in a

global context

Established as an

Enterprise

Development

Initiative as we move

towards making our

NPO sustainable.

Up skilling of Care

Givers & Volunteers,

hence Job Creation

opportunities.

Bridging the gap in

educational journey

of our children

SCE 2018 Newsletter

Highlight s for 2018

Continuation of Edu-FUN program with Family Worship Centre Sunday School from

January to June 2018.

28 May 2018 World Play Day – Special invitation to Differently-abled and Senior Villages

Easter and Winter School July Holiday Clubs

Training of volunteers as Play facilitators

Power of 10 Computer literacy program for children in collaboration with University of

Johannesburg and Westbury Library

Pilot program for Power of 10 Creche Play sessions

Hamilton After School Care group program

Involvement with Pre Schools for Africa – Play with a Purpose (PWAP)

Collaboration with CEEP for Mural at the Toy Library

Sponsorship of boundary Wall painting for Team building Exercise with JSE

Work Integrated Learning - Robyn Jacobs volunteer

Participation and Graduation of SCE staff members in PWAP ECD course

Christmas Closing in collaboration with Point group and Charity Fusion

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Each year on the 28 May, over

40 countries around the world

commemorate this special day.

This year we shared the joy of

play following the theme of

free play, including

Corronationville Care Centre,

FWC Hospice, Vuka Day Care

A big thank you to Mr Lucas Khoza and his

students from UJ Community Engagement

for their mentoring of children involved in

the Power of 10 Computer literacy program

as well as CoJ Westbury Community Library

for their assistance with facility

Robyn Jacobs, volunteered her time for 3

months with us at the Toy Library. She has a

NQF4 level qualification in ECD and was able

to learn practically what this sector is all

about. We wish her all the best for her journey

in working with children for many years to

come

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An exciting collaboration with Nicole

Heimann and her team of volunteers.

This NPO called CEEP involved UJ

students in design phase, and

members of the public to complete

painting in various stages. Thank you

for this wonderful addition at the Toy

Library.

What an absolute thrill to have

Principal Shaun Tarr and her kids

from Hamilton After School Care

attending daily for some extra mural

fun at the Toy Library. This included

BrainBoosters, Edu-FUN, Fantasy play

and Whacky Wednesday reading and

Storytelling sessions.

Ending off 2018 on a high note, 2 members of our

team received their qualification in ECD Play With

A Purpose Program. Well done to Emily Diseko who

leads the incubation of Vuka Day Care at the Slovo

Park Informal Settlement and Debbie Cockrell who

manages our Operations and Programmes at the

Toy Library. A big Thank you also to SHA, FWC and

PWAP for this amazing opportunity to our care

givers.

Mme Emily: “I thank God every day for Slovo

Centre of Excellence, for aunty Lolly and for

allowing me an opportunity to impact the lives of

children through what we do at the Toy Library”

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Where would we be without Collaborating Partners, Donors , Sponsors and “Friends of the Project”.

To each person and Organisation who has been part of our year in 2018, we sincerely thank you for your

continued support of the vision at Slovo Centre of Excellence. Mr Jacques Du Toit and family, Pastor

Audrey Jacobs and her team at Family Worship Centre, Susan Elder and her team at HALO, Teresa

Richards of Charity Fusion. The Principal and teachers of each crèche who participated in our Pilot Edu-

FUN Play Sessions. Shaun Tarr for your continued support and involvement with Fund raising and After

School Care as well as Transport assistance. Friends who have donated time, clothing and toys to our

beneficiaries. The Taylor family, Mientjie van der Merwe & Abe Prince for your consistent monthly

financial contributions, what a blessing these have been. JSE for our beautiful painted walls and

“Garden of Happiness”, Shenaaz Lombard and her team from Point who made our Christmas closing

possible. Bradley Carelse for your technical assistance, Precious Hlalele & Lisa Malek for your

temporary Volunteer assistance with our Social Media. Finally our Volunteer staff, Emily and

Boitumelo for your commitment in sharing time and teaching skills with our children, along with the

many who continue to show support and encouragement to the SCE NPO, in so many ways.

Our hearts are filled with gratitude to each one of you for your “in action”!

2019... The road ahead

There are many plans for the year ahead. You may be wondering how you can get involved?

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Thank You

Adopt-a- Crèche

Campaign

(AaCC)

Sponsor a

Volunteer’s

stipend (SVS)

Provide urgent

Transport

Services needed

(TS)

Sponsor- a- child

to attend Extra

Mural activities

(SEMA)

Sponsor a Care Giver

for Play Facilitation

Training (SCG)

Volunteer your

time and skills

SCE 2018 Newsletter

The Toy Library lends itself to service and participation through volunteerism and corporate involvement

in various ways including Tax deductable contributions (18A certificate), community service hours, work

integrated learning and Corporate Social Responsibility in a FUN AND INTERACTIVE way.

Please feel free to contact us for further information, or for a personal

presentation to find out how you can L-I-N-K with us

Debbie Cockrell 073 260 4397 cockrelldebbie722@gmail.com

Alternate Contact Details in case of emergencies:

Lorraine Cockrell 073 726 4602, lorrainecockrell@neomail.co.za

Mobile Landline phone: 011 021 7189

www.slovocentre.co.za FaceBook – stay tuned for events for 2019

BANK DETAILS : Name : Slovo Centre of Excellence

Bank: First National Bank - Branch Code: 256505

Account No: 62397493611

Reference: Can be your personal name or Company

name, with a description of eg. AaCC

(Adopt-a-Crèche Campaign)

Call to Action

L : Love in Action

I : Inspire

N: Network

K: Keep going