Quteniqua School Visit
Outeniqua High School Visit. They took us to their Music, Drama, Dance and Cooking classes. It was fantastic and the learners received our learners with so much love.
New friendships was made there and then.
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Knysna Morning Tea – Christmas in July
Fun was had by all; in the “True Christmas Spirit”. Our Hostess’s went the extra mile, decorating their tables with Tinsel and Christmas Flare. Thank-you Ladies; the Knysna Community have huge hearts, it is amazing. The great Entertainment by the Flower ladies from Cape Town and George. The Floral Demonstration with a unique twist kept the audience laughing and having a great morning.
“Cape Town and George Ladies – Floral Demonstration for Adult Home Tea Fundraiser”
The Tea was instigated by a very generous, warm hearted Lady, Andri Fouche. Andri fell in love with Samantha and JJ Rubin; that attend Up With Down’s Adult Center and stay at the UWD Hostel.
Andri visited the UWD Coffee Shop in Blanco, George. This lead to Andri and Jan Fouche pledging themselves to working towards raising funds, for an Adult Home for UWD. This is desperately needed in the Southern Cape, a great shortage of Special Needs Adult Homes.
Up With Down’s has been going since 1998, starting with 4 children. 34 learners are at Up With down’s, at present. Up With Down’s caters for Children and Young Adults with Special Needs. The ages range from 5 years old to 33 years old. The Adult Center has 9 Young Adults; next year there will be 15.
The Adult Home will be a “Home Away From Home”, for the Special Needs Adults. These Adults will come from all over the Southern cape. At present there are 2 Young Adults from Knysna and 1 from Plettenberg Bay staying at the Hostel. But at some point Up With Down’s needs to separate the School going children from the Adults; and that is why we are needing an Adult Home. This will allow our Adults to live in a safe, caring, loving environment; which will allow them to reach their full potential as Human Beings.
Bigger Than Us Update!
27 March 2014. Prieska. Roche Schoeman has completed 1411kms of the mighty Orange River which is in full flood. Two dams of still water are behind him but the most challenging leg of the non-stop, unaided expedition is yet to come……… the dangerous, churning waters of unknown obstacles through Upington leading to the Augrabies gorge.
With the flow as it is today, Roche will complete his swim at Alexander Bay, almost a month before the expected date. What has continued to motivate Roche is the incredible support and hospitality offered by ALL South Africans along the river.
This is an initiative to create awareness and raise funds, to help people with special needs reach their full potential and provide support to the parents and families. All proceeds go to the Up with Down’s Adult Home Fund. To learn how you can help, visit: Adult Home Swim Fund
Roche swims for Up with Down’s
GEORGE NEWS FLASH – Roche Schoeman, Georgian adventurer who set out a month ago on a one-man expedition of swimming the Orange River from source to sea, arrived at the border between Lesotho and South Africa just over a week ago.
On Tuesday when the paper went to press, he was at the start of the Gariep Dam…read more in the George Herald.
This is an initiative to create awareness and raise funds, to help people with special needs reach their full potential and provide support to the parents and families. All proceeds go to the Up with Down’s Adult Home Fund. To learn how you can help, visit: Orange River Swim Fund
2400km of Determination!
Roche Schoeman – 12 January 2014 – Lesotho – the source of the Orange River
Eden Express: George ER24 medic and former Outeniqua High School learner, Roché Schoeman, took to the Orange River on the 13th of January to realize his life-long dream of swimming the river from its source to the sea. This is a total distance of 2 400km and he is making good progress.
He told Eden Express that he is further than he expected to be and that he is happy with the distance that he’s covered so far.
“I expected to catch a lot of high water which was not the case in the beginning of the trip. There is definitely above-average water flow as it has been raining a lot.
Read more in the Eden Express.
This is an initiative to create awareness and raise funds, to help people with special needs reach their full potential and provide support to the parents and families. All proceeds go to the Up with Down’s Adult Home Fund. To learn how you can help, visit: Orange River Swim