A big thank you to a group of mothers and children from Louis Trichardt lead by Magda Leeson, Anne McGaffin and Hestie Collet, put together Christmas tube-containers (useful for storage afterwards). The tubes were donated by Ecoproducts Baobab Foundation and they were filled with little Christmas gifts for all the pre-school children.
The mothers filled the tubes and decorated them with Christmas cheer. Sarah delivered them to Dambale Community Creche.
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