We are all extremely proud of our Chairman, Mr Yusuf Kader for being recognised as a honoury member of the Golden Key International Honour Society. Mr Kader was presented his membership at a function organised by Golden Key UCT last Wednesday night. Other high profile South African honoury members of the Golden Key International Honour Society include Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Mr Ahmed Kathrada, Mr Barend Petersen (Executive Chairman: De Beers Consolidated Mines), African explorer, humanitarian and author, Kingsley Holgate to name but a few. Congratulations Mr Kader! Golden Key is an international non-profit organisation which recognises excellence exemplified in academic achievements, leadership skills and community involvement. Golden Key International Honour Society is the world’s largest academic honour society and was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, USA almost 37 years ago. Golden Key recognises and encourages academic excellence amongst the top 15% of academic achievers attending tertiary institutions all around the world. Today, more than 2 million students and graduates of 400 universities in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, India, the Bahamas, South Africa and the United States enjoy Golden Key life-time membership. Golden Key’s mission is to enable members to realize their potential by connecting individual achievement with service and lifelong opportunity. [caption id="attachment_6943" align="alignleft" width="800"] Mr Yusuf Kader, with other dignitaries who received their honoury memberships last Wednesday, Elmarie Miller, Founder of Langbos Creche and Care Centre and Kingsley Holgate, South African Explorer, Humanitarian and Author.[/caption] .

Butler’s Pizza from now until the end of December, R4 will be donated to PSFA to feed hungry school kids! Thank you Butler’s Pizza!!! ]]>

• Everyone who participated in the 10km and 5km walks
• Peninsula Beverage Company and Coca-Cola for sponsoring all the medals, providing the ice cold Coke that was enjoyed by all the walkers, purchasing a hospitality package, providing the gig rig stages and sound at the start of the walk and on the field for the entertainment
• The official radio partner, Heart FM
• The official print media partner, WP Media publications People’s Post, Tygerburger and City Vision
• The media in general for the outstanding coverage and free advertising space
• The City of Cape Town
• Lions Club International for providing volunteers to assist with the marshaling
• Banks R & L Hiring for sponsoring the marquee and catering equipment for our hospitality area
• Sanitech Cape Toilet Hire for sponsoring the toilets for our hospitality area
• GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, Oxford University Press for purchasing hospitality packages
• HiTec and Taj Hotel for sponsoring prizes for the lucky draws
• Warren Lodge from LIFE Brand for handling the publicity
• Top Events for organizing the event on our behalf

Association as their beneficiary for the #ActForChange campaign in order to help fight hunger! PSFA currently feeds 28 237 children at 155 schools every day and a donation of only R2 can feed a hungry child with 2 meals for one day! As our minimum donation is R5, you can feed 3 children with 2 meals a day with a donation of only R6!

• R395 feeds a hungry child at school for an entire year with breakfast & lunch.
• R11 850 gives an entire class breakfast and lunch for a year (30 children).

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The MEC of Education, Ms Debbie Schäfer and our chairman, Mr Yusuf Kader ceremoniously cut the ribbon at the entrance to our offices allowing our special guests to enter the new premises. The programme started with our director, Petrina Pakoe officially welcoming all our special guests. Mr Yusuf Kader then spoke about the reasons for the construction of the new building in his opening remarks. Ms Debbie Schäfer congratulated PSFA on our new building and thanked us for the major and positive role we play in assisting the the provincial Government with the feeding thousands of hungry school children in the Western Cape. After the Minister’s key note address, Petrina introduced the PSFA staff to all in attendance, providing an indication of each person’s role at PSFA. Our deputy chairman, Mr Brian Benatar closed the formalities with a wonderful tribute to PSFA and thanked the staff, everyone who was involved with the building project and the sponsors, Value Logistics, Workstaff Staffing and Western Cape Shoprite Checkers who provided financial sponsorship’s to cover the cost of the opening ceremony. The Minister and guests then participated in a tour of our new building followed by a light finger luncheon and refreshments. [caption id="attachment_6922" align="alignleft" width="800"] The MEC of Education, Debbie Schäfer and PSFA Chairman, Mr Yusuf Kader cutting the ribbon at the entrance to our new premises.[/caption]

M-Kem 24/7 Medicine City based in Bellville, presented all the learners at St Michael’s Primary in Khayelitsha (a school on our feeding programme) with a brand new pair of school shoes and socks. Mr Mallach, the founder of M-KEM also presented our fundraising manager, Charles Grey with a donation of R10 500. This amount will enable PSFA to provide over 26 hungry children with a healthy cooked breakfast and lunch for an entire year! Here is the thank you note from the principal of St Michael’s Primary to M-KEM The School Management, Board, Staff, Parents and Learners of St. Michael’s Primary School are overwhelmingly grateful for the precious gifts of shoes and socks you donated this morning. We know it is from a good heart for the school and community of Khayelitsha.You added value to us and the children.The Bible says in Proverbs 11: 24 “Sometimes you can be rich by being generous or poor by being greedy”. Guys you are a blessing to the school. May God richly bless you in days and years to come. Mr Sakhele Ngceza (Principal) [caption id="attachment_6913" align="alignleft" width="875"] Leigh Hershaw, a director at M-KEM with one of the happy learners at St Michael’s Primary[/caption]]]>