Times Of Swaziland: Cherry-N, Claiming Ground bring smiles to School for the Deaf

Cherry-N, Claiming Ground bring smiles to School for the Deaf
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 NTOMBI MHLONGO on 17/04/2013 00:00:00


SITEKI - Fashion house Cherry-N joined hands with Claiming Ground Records to
bring smiles to the School for the Deaf pupils.
This was during a fun day which took place at the school last week Saturday and
was pioneered by the Rotaract Club of Manzini.
The main objective was to raise awareness and also reach out to an often
marginalised group of citizens.
On the day, members of the Rotaract Club who included Claiming Ground Records’
Muzi ‘Mozaik’ Ngwenya, Qibho Intellektual, and Amanda Mo got to participate
in different games including the sack race, egg and spoon race, volleyball and
soccer.
The primary school children had their faces painted, much to their excitement.
Speaking on behalf of the Rotaract Club, the President, Peter Shins, mentioned
that the club had planned to host this event for some time.
"We were supposed to visit a couple of weeks ago but we had to push the event
forward. We are really pleased to finally see this happen and we are learning a
lot here. It’s easy to take for granted just how difficult it can be to live
with a disability but it’s amazing to see how jovial the pupils are," he said.
The coordinator of the event, Cherry-N’s Nomabizo Nxumalo thanked those who
contributed to the event. "I must thank our friends at Rotaract, the Rotary Club
of Manzini and all the other Rotaract Clubs in Swaziland who made a contribution
and made time to make this event the success it has been," she said.
Some of the items which were donated on the day included 100 new pairs of canvas
shoes donated by Tom Shoes, an American based company, 80 litres of paint
donated by Gridlock Security, new clothes donated by local labels under the
Cherry-N umbrella such as SO Fresh and Sgt Republic and food for all 138
youngsters, 80 per cent of which was donated by Claiming Ground Records.
Mozaik stated that as a music stable they had always wanted to make a
contribution of this nature to society but their busy schedules had got in the
way before.
"People with disability need a fair chance in life and should be treated like
everyone else. I’m actually amazed by their talents and I can only implore
fellow Swazis not to neglect them. They are really special," Ngwenya said.