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First Edition 2021 #TwentyTwentyWeAreOne ABRAHAM KRIEL CHILDREN’S HOME
Back to school bonus!
Old Mutual Foundation delivers welcome online learning surprise
T
he Old Mutual Foundation for desktop computers and wi- for
gave Abraham Kriel a all the houses to equip our children
wonderful godsend when with everything they need to stay
they announced they’d be giving on track with their classmates as
the children’s home a once-off the virus continues to wreak havoc
donation of R50 000 towards a c ro s s t h e g l o b e . O n c e t h e
online learning. application was submitted, we
After living with the devastating received the news that the Old complete their tasks, tests and
effects of Covid-19 for over a year Mutual Foundation had already research.
now, plans and visions have had to allocated all available funds for This snippet of good news has
change and make way for a new 2020. But they promised our certainly put a spring in all our
way of living. With the application would be considered in steps as our children head into the
Liggiefees@Potch unable to take the new year and they delivered! academic year. We have the
place last year, management had to The R50 000 will cover at least comfort of knowing that huge
identify new income sources and one fully-edged desktop household names like Old Mutual
applying for funding was an computer for each house with all care about the youth and we have
obvious choice. the accessories and software great pleasure in sharing this with
The decision was made to apply programs needed for them to all of our friends and supporters.
What irritates you the
MOST about Covid?
WILLIE INA
We found out what gets some of our staff members hot
under the collar in these strange times we’re living in ...
h
around to fetc This thingy! * Says Ina po
inting
Having to turn one because to her mask And, I’m als
o r b o rr o w o a ve ry touchy,
a mask g o n e to work ... feel-y person so I definite
t to b ri n ly
you forgo re sc ued me! miss that part, giving so
me
Lezand ré o n ce on e a hug.
We found out what
gets some of our staff
members hot under FRIEDA ANNELIEN
ing.
the collar in these
u t a d o u b t, all the sanitiz pe. The damn mask! Becaus
e
W it h o st ic k y g e l ty ev ery time I leave my office
strange times we’re at h o rr ib le , ,
Especially th ottles do I need to own? I need to put it on. I also ca
living in ... m o re b n’t
How many hear what the kids are try
TAMMY
ing to
say, I want to see their mo
uths!
I’ve
ALRET home a
nd w o n d ering if d
acking
an
The uncertaint Getting enough? Unp h yes, and
fe o
knowing wheth
y of not been sa g groceries ... wear their
er it’s sanit iz in o do n ’t
Covid or not. iots wh oses!
all the id ks over their n
mas
Sό begin ons 2021 op 'n hoë noot
M
et 2021 in volle swang het Abraham Kriel besluit om die
O rf -b o m (d ie Orf-bom) jaar af te skop deur 'n Saalopening op Woensdag, 17
Die y kom)
k o m , h y k o m (hy kom, h Februarie vir alle kinders en personeel te
Hy m)
(hy rol jou o hou.
Hy rol jou om u stom)
n jo u s to m (hy slaan jo Ons geliefde hoof, Christie, het die samekoms begin
Hy slaa (die Orf-bom
)x2 met skriesing en gebed waarna Senior Adjunkhoof,
D ie O rf -b o m
Annelien, en Junior Adjunkhoof, Lezandré, kinders
aangespreek het oor verskeie aspekte rakende gedrag. Onder
die grootste besprekingspunte was studietye, netheid,
respek en die skooljaar wat voorlê.
Daar is ook tydens die saalopening aangekondig dat
elke afdeling prefekte sal kies in die komende weke,
hierdie prefekte sal verantwoordelik wees vir die
gedrag van sy afdeling – veral gedurende
saalopeninge en ander byeenkomste. Wat kry
die prefekte hieruit? Dubbeld die sakgeld
natuurlik! Met hierdie voordele en
verantwoordelikhede vertrou ons dat elke
afdeling die beste prefekte sal kies.
Die opening is afgesluit met ons
alombekende kreet en 'n gejuig deur ores wat
gereed is om hul beste te gee vir die jaar wat
voorlê.
Creative juices flow at Abraham Kriel! With 2020 being such a turbulent year, we
thought it would be a good idea to go big on
Valentine’s Day this year and celebrate love!
whole lot of enthusiasm. It was quite a joy to
walk through the office and the children’s houses
on Friday, the 12th of February as paper hearts
The latest addition to our team, Marne fluttered as love swept through the children’s
Coetzee, suggested we have a ‘decorate your home. Caro and Lezandre’s doors were deemed
door’ competition for the office staff and the most creative and Alfa and Betel were
children. The idea was to decorate your door crowned girls and boys winners respectively.
and show the world your greatest passions in Prizes ultimately meant nothing as we all join one
life requiring scissors, paper, string and a another in celebrating life and love!
‘DECORATE YOUR DOOR’ WINNERS:
Ofce: Joint-winners - Lezandre & Caro
Overall girls houses - Alfa
Overall boys houses - Betel
Valentine’s DANCE puts Abraham
Kriel kids in a love TRANCE!
The annual
Valentine’s ‘sokkie’
is always something to
remember and the 2021
edition will - without a doubt -
go down as one of the best.
The hall was transformed into a
fairytale of love and romance as our
children danced the night away sur-
rounded by fairy lights and balloons
enough to capture anyone’s heart.
A Mr & Miss Valentine’s king and queen
were also crowned as the love struck
spectators encouraged the participants
as they strutted their stuff on stage.
Precious finally proved to be the ultimate
Queen of Hearts and Keagan the King.
Tannie Madeleen and Annalie deserve a
special mention for all their hard work
and determination to make this year’s
dance a HUGE success! Thank you for
sharing the love with our kids - MWAH!
We look forward to always making
a huge fuss of Valentine’s Day
because LOVE CONQUERS ALL!
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DELIEN WOL MARANS
MAATSKAPLIKE WERKER
Waarvoor sien jy die meeste uit in jou werk?
Om met kinders te speel en deel van hul lewens te wees.
As jy jou kredietkaart by enige winkel sou leegmaak, by
watter winkel sal dit wees?
Beslis Mr Price!
Wat was jou gunsteling TV program as ʻn kind?
Ek is nogsteeds mal oor Tom en Jerry om eerlik te wees.
Wie is Delien Wolmarans?
Wat is die mees ʻnerdyʼ ding wat jy in jou vrye tyd doen?
Ek is van 'n klein dorpie in die Noord-Wes.
Ek hou daarvan om puzzles te bou om die tyd om te kry
Ek is 'n sosiale vlinder en is skaars tuis oor
naweke. Ek is vriendelik en uitgesproke, Is jy ʻn Clicks of DisChem persoon?
en is mal daaroor om nuwe dinge te doen
Dischem.
maar hou ook daarvan om vasgenael op
die bank te wees. Hoe spandeer jy ʻn tipiese Sondag?
Sondae is daar sodat jy so min as moontlik kan doen.
Hoekom Abraham Kriel?
Gewoonlik vang ek op op my slaap en ʻseriesʼ.
Ek is baie lief daarvoor om met kinders
Hoe voel jy oor pynappel op ʻn pizza?
te werk. Ek wil vir hulle wys dat die lewe
mooi en vol geleenthede kan wees. Ek eet die pynappel appart, warm pynappel is vir my 'n nee-nee!
New
kids on the block
we have two brand new members of our crew and we thought
it would be a great idea to get to know them and here’s a clue!
JNR KOMMUNIKASIE ASSISTENT
Who is Marne Coetzee? Whatʼs the oldest thing in your fridge?
Some days, I amaze myself. Other days, Ugh, this is embarrassing. A 5l tub of mayo a close friend
I put my keys in the fridge. (If you're gave to us when their restaurant closed down for lockdown
looking for something more descriptive last year. What does one even do with that much mayo?
maybe: I am a driven person who isn't
afraid to face a challenge) Favourite Pringles flavour?
Those limited edition Mexican Pringles were amazing,
Why Abraham Kriel?
especially as nachos!
My goal for 2021 was to lead a more
fulfilling life and as someone with a Early bird or night owl?
passion for kids, I could not let go of the A bit of both, during the week I'm up
opportunity. Not only was I able to as early as 5AM. On the weekends
make this goal a reality, but three of my however I can stay up until 2AM
passions also came together - kids, watching movies with my fianceé,
community work and marketing. but don't wake me before 8AM!
Whatʼs your strangest talent? Favourite series right now?
I can crochet circles around any Ouma How I Met Your Mother, I'm a
in an old age home! sucker for a sitcom.
MARNÉ COETZEE
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DONASIE N
uuskierige ogies het gereeld kom kuier in die
kantoor om te loer watter donasies ons ontvang het.
STASIE Met die skooljaar wat hierdie jaar behoorlik afskop
na 'n jaar van onsekerheid, was skryfbehoeftes hoog op ons
prioriteitslysie. Gelukkig het twee borge tot ons redding
gekom en verseker dat ons kinders nie soos soldate sonder
Die afgelope paar weke is gewere terugkeer skool toe nie.
ons geseën met spesiale ( Beide Ford Daly en Happy Home Properties het ons
toegerus met 'n verskeidenheid van skryfbehoeftes wat ons
en liplekker) donasies vanaf
kinders, jonk en oud, gaan help gedurende hierdie skooljaar.
verskeie individue en Nog 'n lekker opvoedkundige donasie wat ons ontvang het
besighede in ons dorp. w a s v a n a f M i l a d y ' s Po t c h e f s t r o o m e n D e Wi l g e
Manskoshuis, hierdie twee instansies het vir ons 'n
bakkievrag vol boeke gestuur – met hierdie aantal boeke kan
niemand kla dat hulle verveeld is hierdie jaar nie.
Dan kan ons ook nie vergeet van die heerlike donasies van
Pick 'n Pay en Spar Miederpark af nie. Pick 'n Pay het ons
bederf met 'n heerlike koek vir hulle stigter Raymond
Akkerman se 90ste verjaarsdag en natuurlik het Spar ons
ook met koek en koeldrank bederf op Valentynsdag.
'n Donasie wat ons sommer alreeds in die maand van
Februarie opgewonde gemaak het vir kersfees en Liggiefees
was die van Geroldine. Hierdie pragtige kersversierings wat
sy geskenk het laat ons alreeds groot droom van Liggiefees
2021. Ons is dankbaar vir elke skenking!
PUPCAKES for PAWS
Abraham Kriel het groot gegaan tydens laas maand
se #RandomActsOfKindness week! Ons het besluit
om ons viervoetige vriende by PAWS - Potch Animal
Welfare Society net af in die straat te gaan besoek
met heerlike handgemaakte hondekoekies of
"Pupcakes" soos wat ons dit noem. Drie van ons
kindertjies kon nie wag om die koekies uit te
deel aan die honde nie.Hierdie het vir ons
weereens die spesiale band tussen mense
en diere gewys en ons het elke oomblik
van ons besoek geniet.
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Daly Ford helps Abraham Kriel make their mark
Wessel van der Merwe, a keen supporter of
Abraham Kriel, got his colleagues to each chip in
and buy stationery for the children’s home to the
value of R1 700. It didn’t take long for the sales
executive either - within a few hours he delivered
bags of Pritt glue, highlighters, brown paper, rulers,
you name it! Thank you Daly Ford, our kids are well
on their way to making a huge success of this
academic year thanks to donations like yours!
WOOF! WOOF!
Baby Schoen on the way
I
t was just the other day when Ofce Manager Florah made a
comment, something along the lines: “It’s about time
someone has a baby in the ofce”.
Well, her wish has come true because social worker Caro and
her husband Armand are expecting their rst
child in August!
The mommy-to-be is feeling great although
battling severe bouts of morning sickness. But
we all reminded her that this too shall pass!
The Schoen’s paw patrol trio - Teddie, Daisy
and Sharkie - aren’t too sure about this new
arrival having been the babies in the house for
so long. But we’re sure once that little pink foot
makes his or her arrival, these four-legged darlings
will be dishing plenty of licks and kisses out!
NEWS JUST IN: It’s a boy!
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Kind Easter Bunny
melts plenty of hearts
at Abraham Kriel!
W
e received a huge amount of Easter eggs for
our kids - well over 1000! Below are some of
the donations received. Potchefstroom really
came out and supported us big time. Our kids had an
Easter Egg hunt they’ll never forget!
Te danke aan The Courier Guy Potchefstroom vier
ons Paasfees 'n paar dae langer! Tien bokse propvol
sjokolade eiertjies, hasies en malvalekkers was
vanoggend by ons afgelewer en ons kinders lek
alreeds hulle lippe af. Dankie vir hierdie heerlike
verrassing Courier Guy, julle laat ons harte warm
klop.
Die Paasnaweek het gekom en gegaan, en te danke
aan verskeie supermarkte, organisasies en individue
kon ons kinders 'n prettige paar dae geniet. Hierdie
langnaweek het aktiwiteite soos 'n besoek van die
paashaas en 'n baie opwindende paaseiersoektog op
Sondag ingesluit. Ons wil graag vir Megasave
Potchefstroom, Pick 'n Pay (West Acres Centre),
SPAR Baillie Park, Kitso Ya Boleng, Dis-Chem
(MooiRivier Mall) en Colette Lotz bedank vir hul
bydrae. Ons het byna 1500 paaseiers ontvang
waaraan ons kinders vir dae lank gesmul het. Dankie
Potchefstroom - julle vrygewigheid beteken die
wêreld vir ons!
Thank you Dis-Chem (Mooirivier Mall) for surprising
our kids with a visit from the Easter Bunny this
morning!!!! Hop-Hop Hooray, you really made their
day! #EasterFriday2021
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Sweet dreams are made of these ...
Droom GROOT hierdie 2021
2021 is in volle swang en ons het bietjie by ons kinders gaan uitvind wat hulle
doelwitte is vir die jaar wat voorlê. Ons orfies het sommer baie planne vir die jaar!
My grootste doelwit is Ek wil bekend staan as Om vir al my vakke bo
om te kwaliseer vir die persoon wat nooit 70% te kry is my
universiteit met my opgee nie en 90% op grootste doelwit vir
goeie punte. my rapport kry. 2021.
DANNY JOLIE DERCIO
“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it” - Jesse Jackson
Om A-span hokkie te
Ek wil baie graag Ek wil die beste wees
maak is my grootste
hierdie jaar leer lees. in rugby hierdie jaar.
droom vir 2021.
DISEBO TAYLOR O
HENDRIC
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ONS maatskaplike werkers
Abraham Kriel se trots!
Maart-maand het ons Maatskaplike Werk Maand met
groot trots gevier! By Abraham Kriel is ons bevoorreg
om nie net een nie, maar vier besonderse Maatskaplike
werkers as deel van ons span te hê. Hierdie pragtige
dames verryk ons kinders se lewens op 'n daaglikse
basis en ons het besluit om hulle te bederf met 'n Foot
Peel Pedi by Royal Tree Spa vir hulle harde werk.
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Official 20
logo used
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worldwide
DELIEN CARO LEZANDRE CARENE
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Principal Christie Saayman gave
a good overall picture of life during Covid-19 and how it has
impacted the children’s home.
comes to town!
T he SABC News crew visited Abraham Kriel
Children's Home on the 25th of March to film an
insert to mark the 1-year anniversary since
President Cyril Ramaphosa placed us under 'hard'
lockdown a year ago. Reporter Kea wanted to find out
how Covid-19 had impacted us and together with her
cameraman Tumi, they were shown the ropes as we took
them on a tour of our home. Principal Christie Saayman
handled all their questions like a pro followed by
Childcare Supervisor Alec and our Marketing/PR assistant
Marné. Things went rather smoothly and all the
butterflies were soon a thing of the past! The insert was
featured on SABC News (channel 404 on Dstv all day on
the 26th). Well done team, you are all superstars.11
AK’s Air Cadets on cloud no 9
and looking mighty fine!
LIENKE
ABBY CHANON
PRETTY CHANÉ
L
ienke, Pretty, Chanon, Abby en Chané hou volle uitgerus met Lugkadet uniforms wat
Abraham Kriel se naam hoog by die Suid hulle met trots dra na lesse en uitstappies.
A f r i k a a n s e L u g k a d e t t e Ko r p s . D i e Een van die uitstappies wat die lugkadette
Lugkadette het aan die begin van 2020 afgeskop geniet het, was na die Noord-Wes Lugvleuel
met weeklikse lesse wat handel oor die lugmag, in Potchefstroom op 15 Oktober 2020. Hier is
kennis oor vliegtuie, werksgeleenthede, hoe om hulle bekendgestel aan die SAPS eenheid en
'n vlag te hys, hoe om te salueer en vele meer. daarna het hulle meer geleer oor die pligte
As gevolg van Covid-19 kon die Lugkadette nie van die eenheid, hoe helikopters werk en wie
bymekaarkom nie, maar vanaf 16 Februarie 2021 die gereelde noodgevalpligte uitvoer.
het die weeklikse lesse hervat. Nie net is daar Ons weet dat elkeen van hierdie lugkadette
weeklikse lesse nie, maar die dogters is ook ten sommer binnekort hulle vlerke gaan sprei!12
SPORT
Hitting all the right spots
Abraham Kriel tennis duo
slug it out on the courts
T
he Abraham Kriel flag flew high when Christie and Tammy
both took part in the annual Pieter de Klerk Tennis Day at
the Potchefstroom Country Club on Saturday 27 March.
The pair have been playing tennis together for almost 25 years
with the partnership starting way back in 1997!
Our Abraham Kriel principal joined ‘Potch Buiteklub
Tennis’ in 1992. Tammy followed five years later as a
Grade 10 learner at Girls High.
After a few years of not playing, Christie
decided to dust off his racket and it wasn’t
long before the bug bit and is now a regular
on the courts.
It was a tough day with no less than 56 AS FRESH AS DAISIES: THE ‘BEFORE’ PIC
games of tennis played but the tough
cookies survived the day and even found
strength to play social
afterwards.
The tennis day was wrapped off with a
braai under the lights as the 16 players -
joined by friends and family - gave them-
News from the track
selves a well-deserved pat on the back!
Little Miss Marley from
Harvestland claimed top
THE ‘A-TEAM’ spot on the podium with
her victory in the 40m dash
at Sonskyn Hoekie’s
We’d like to acknowledge our kids who have
been selected for rst or “A” teams in their
Athletics Day.
respective sports. Congrats to the following
children, we are very proud of you! To those in Congrats Marley ...
the ‘B’ or ‘C’ teams - keep on ghting! keep up the good
work and keep
HOCKEY chasing your dreams.
Joey Breedt - U/16A (Volkies)
Nyakallo Lesale - U/16A (Volkies) This little blonde girl
with the pigtails is
NETBALL definitely a force to
Precious Mokomele - 1st Team (Volkies) be reckoned with!
RUGBY
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