Words from Anne Siroky: Founder.
"Every person deserves an OPPORTUNITY to become the best they can be irrespective of their circumstances and that equal opportunities should be afforded to ALL and EDUCATION is the key hence the reason we Chose EDUCATION THROUGH SPORT and becoming true agents for CHANGE.
We currently have between 120 full and part time Sports Trainers involved with the Company and as most of the Sport is seasonal the Olympic Sports have specialised trainers for A specific Sport Code to prepare the athletes for the Sport o Choice as Chosen by the School....In our case we run fully flexed LO Physed Classes and the motto is Making, Moulding, Shaping and it means that every pupil at A School must participate during these lessons, with A program that Monitor and Evaluate the development of the Pupil every term.Schools participate in various Sport such as Netball, Soccer, Cycling, Volleyball,Rugby,Hockey,Athletics,Table tennis, Tennis, etc. Also one of the biggest Sport that has taken SA and the World by Storm is Dance Sport, Indigenous Games, Self defence and Kick boxing due to the Socio Economic situation the last 2 Sport has had A major growth as people fear for their safety and children would like to play Sport and be free of these dangers lurking around every area.
The monies that you Raise needs to serve A bigger purpose that one school Alone, the need by Schools for Sports Equipment currently is enormous and that stretches from Athletic Equipment, to various Ball Sports, we also embarking this year to join A Cycling School so the venue I am based at at the College of Cape Town Wynberg Campus can serve as A training facility for 4 to 8 years olds, as we have been coaching Hockey for the same age groups we have grown in this Sport to over 50 Juniors, and we also do training of Talented Athletes at our Centre and very often, when we have Volunteers working at our project and at the Schools we need to place them, there often is little or no Sports Equipment.We wish to purchase bags and more equipment as well as some bibbs,hoola hoops, skipping ropes, balls for netball, Basketball, Soccer, table tennis, hockey sticks and balls, medicine balls, netball bibbs, cricket equipment,rugby balls, golf balls,cycling helmets, and to support us to grow to the next level.
We have managed to keep going for 10 years without Major Funders or Sponsors and we will also do awareness campaings as every year we have between 1000 to 2000 10 to 12 years olds in teen pregnancies, A number of 13 year Olds found HIV/AIDS positive, Drug and Alcohol Abuse leads to Foetal Alcohol Syndrym babies from A very young age, Malnutrition, and Children as young as 8 are already in Rehabs as they have committed A Crime as they see no way out of their Poverty -Stricken Situations, Street Children is plenty, and Teen Sex workers are on the Uprise...these are just A few causes to highlight besides Girl Child Abuse and Rape of Young Children to make them aware of the dangers as Substance Abuse is Killing our Communities especially our Youth in the Western Cape.
As an Non Profit Organisation we wish to leave A legacy of us being Agents for Change...start our own Sport Academy...and groom our youth for University and to Make them understand that EDUCATION and A Healthy lifestyle through Education and Sport will build Characters and instill values in out Youth that will become life skills and to grow our TFF to greater Heights where we have Our Own Head Quarters and Full time Administrators that can help grow TFF into A Brand for Life...2012 will be A year of Fundraising so we can ensure that the dream that started in A Poor Communities continue to Uplift, Make, Mould and Shape Future Stars with core values that will last them for life and that they in return PAY FORWARD and enrich other lives as at some stage in their life SOMEONE believed in them."
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