On a hot summer’s day at the end of December, close to 60 young soccer players were up at 5am – not to play soccer, but to give something back to the community. These youngsters are all involved in the community development projects coordinated by Luvo Jacobs, and greatly enjoy playing in the soccer tournaments which are organized over the holiday periods. They decided that they would like to say thank you to the community for supporting and sponsoring them, in particular those businesses and individuals who sponsored the Mloza Soccer Tournament in December.
This "thank you" took the form of community work, and, after much discussion, the officials decided that their project for December would be to clean up the cemetery in Lotusville. The players worked very hard, and were justifiably proud of their hard work at the end of a long and tiring day. They are to be commended for their initiative and enthusiasm, and their willingness to “give something back” – a refreshing change from the all-too-common expectations of “everything-for-nothing”!
Mr Jacobs would particularly like to thank Standathu Skosana, who has been involved in the community projects from the beginning and continues to support the initiatives. On this occasion he sponsored refreshments for the hard-working youngsters, which was greatly appreciated.
The next project the players would like to tackle is the tidying up of the Aberdeen town cemetery, as they have seen for themselves the dreadful state it is in. The organisers would like to get more members of the community involved in their clean-up projects and perhaps the municipality as well. Anyone who would like to help can contact Luvo on 079-057-8997.
Well done guys - the organisers and the town is proud of you!
Article By: Luvo Jacobs / Sue Shaw