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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pretoria, 19 April 2010 Gentle
Readers, Dear
friends, Corporates, Educators, And all philanthropists, Greetings, The Bela-Bela Education Advocacy Group (BBEAG), the premier education advocacy group
in Bela-Bela, is pressing ahead with its agenda to transform the quality and
output of Grade 12 matric results in our local schools by using various stimuli
to tip the abysmal state of our education into world class standard. To this end we will be using one of our priority
intervention methods i.e., Merit Awards, to motivate learners to endeavour to
achieve in their final matric results and hence change their lives forever. BBEAG, as a non-profit and non-governmental
organisation, has no other means of generating income to support its various
intervention measures and relies heavily on the generosity of its friends, members
and limited revenue from its branded merchandise. BBEAG, therefore, would like
to appeal to all patrons of Education, philanthropists and generous benefactors
to assist in stemming the tide of underachievement by way of donations and
pledges. Funds obtained will enable BBEAG to run the merit awards successfully. BBEAG will be needing assistance with the following
activities: Ø Event Management Ø Event Planning Ø Owning a print business Ø Branding Ø Media & Mass Communication Ø T-shirt & Merchandising And
many more. For those who would like to offer free services contact me Tshepo Matjila or the BBEAG Project Manager Mogami
Lebese on +27 73 724 1420 to discuss the way forward.. All sponsors and
pledgers will be acknowledged and sponsor packages & reports sent after the
event. We intend
to host the Merit Awards Gala Dinner for the three local Grade 12 schools after
the September trial examinations and we need as much resources as possible.. We
would therefore like to appeal to all the South Africans and the international
community at large to kindly support us in this initiative. BBEAG
is a firm believer in the transformational properties of education and we
strongly believe that if we are to change the landscape of the country's future
forever; education has to be a joint
responsibility! Everyone has to simply to get involved. Those
who are not familiar with our work are requested to please visit us on our website or they
can join us on our Facebook homepage (Bela-Bela
Education Advocacy Group) for all the details and the events we've hosted so
far; including the first ever Bela-Bela Education Summit that was held in the
month of March as well as the largest tutoring programme ever to be held in
Bela-Bela during the Easter Vacation School recess of 2010. Our
approach is centred on exclusive inclusivity. This means that
BBEAG would collaborate with all progressive societies and organisations that
are pro-education, but will preserve its independence in its approach and
mandate to the education question in our town. Of course, this is not in
any way a total halt of influence but more a resolve to remain untainted in our
thinking and our need for total independence from external factors including
but not limited to politics, agendas and untested vendettas. Your
contributions, however small, will go a long way in enabling us to further
touch the lives of these young people. By helping educating them for a
globalized world, we will be effectively shutting the door on crime, poverty
and racism for good! We do
agree with this truism by Victor Hugo: 'He who opens a school door, closes a
prison.' It is true not because we will be opening new schools, but because
we will be opening up the learning opportunities available through education at
school(s). “Change a
life through education and feel good about it!” Thanking
you in advance for your kindness and generosity. Regards, Tshepo
Matjila BBEAG
Programme Coordinator 076 5611 619