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Schools competition awards R100 000

Tens of thousands of learners across South Africa have been enriched through the development of entrepreneurial skills and heightened environmental and social awareness, thanks to an innovative educational initiative sponsored by some key players in SA industry. At the same time, schools have received valuable fundraising assistance and had the opportunity to vie for R100 000-worth of prizes.


Horizon High - PnP Club

Twinsavers Display

Orchards-Primary Learners

Judges

The initiative - known as the Pick 'n Pay School Club - is designed to empower schools in various areas. 2005 was the first full year of the Club's existence, having made its début mid-2004, and was funded by several companies/brands, including Nedbank, Proudly South African ("PSA"), Nampak, Clearasil and Sunday Times.

The campaign comprised comprehensive support material for educators and other stakeholders within the school community.

Registration was offered to 1 000 schools across South Africa in the LSM 5 to 10 category, although access to the programme elements and participation in the various activities was also available to other schools over the Internet. The programme reached an audience of more than one million learners, their extended families, the community and educators.

Participating schools received comprehensive materials for implementing the recommended activities in each category.

These same schools were encouraged to implement projects in each of the themed categories and to enter these into a national competition.

A panel of independent judges evaluated the entries received, using pertinent judging criteria in each category. Overall emphasis was placed on the knowledge acquired by learners' involvement of the sponsors' brands, and the quality of the entry submitted. After much deliberation, the prize-winners announced by the judges were as follows:


R10,000 PRIZE WINNERS - TOP SCORING IN EACH OF THE PROJECT CATEGORIES

CategoryProject SponsorWinning SchoolPrize
EntrepreneurialNedbank/PSA Entrepreneurial ProjectLeicester Road Primary 10,000.00
FundraisingSunday Times School Newspaper ProjectHorizon High 10,000.00
FundraisingClearasil Face of the Future ChallengeBuccleuch Primary 10,000.00
FundraisingTwinsavers Forget-Me-Not Mom ChallengeAlipore Road Primary 10,000.00
Sport & HealthPick 'n Pay Foodhall Healthy Living ChallengeCasa da Sol 10,000.00
EnvironmentalPick 'n Pay Environmental ProjectMcBain Charles Primary 10,000.00
SocialPick 'n Pay Choice - Making the Right ChoiceKarlien Park Primary 10,000.00
70,000.00

R5,000 PRIZE WINNERS - TOP FOUR ACROSS ALL PROJECTS

CategoryProject SponsorWinning SchoolPrize
EntrepreneurialNedbank/PSA Entrepreneurial ProjectBoekenhout Primary 5,000.00
FundraisingClearasil Face of the Future ChallengeLaerskool Rustenburg Noord 5,000.00
SocialPick 'n Pay Choice - Making the Right ChoiceLeicester Road Primary 5,000.00
SocialPick 'n Pay Choice - Making the Right ChoiceConcordia Laerskool 5,000.00
20,000.00

R1,0000 PRIZE WINNERS - TOP TEN ACROSS ALL PROJECTS

CategoryProject SponsorWinning SchoolPrize
EntrepreneurialNedbank/PSA Entrepreneurial ProjectMaryvale College 1,000.00
FundraisingSunday Times School Newspaper ProjectWordsworth High 1,000.00
FundraisingSunday Times School Newspaper ProjectLinden High 1,000.00
FundraisingTwinsavers Forget-Me-Not Mom ChallengeMcBain Charles Primary 1,000.00
FundraisingTwinsavers Forget-Me-Not Mom ChallengeBrookedale Primary 1,000.00
Sport & HealthPick 'n Pay Foodhall Healthy Living ChallengeWavecrest Primary 1,000.00
EnvironmentalPick 'n Pay Environmental ProjectCasa do Sol 1,000.00
EnvironmentalPick ''n Pay Environmental ProjectSt. Vincent School for the Deaf 1,000.00
SocialPick 'n Pay Choice - Making the Right ChoiceBirchleigh High School 1,000.00
SocialPick 'n Pay Choice - Making the Right ChoiceSiphethu Primary 1,000.00
10,000.00

Liesl Loubser, CEO of Hot Dogz Incorporated ("HDI") specialists in youth marketing, says: "The quality of entries received has been phenomenal, confirming our belief that appropriate marketing strategies have the capacity to connect brands with their intended youth markets.

"In fact, judging by the overall response to the campaign, we are confident that all partners have contributed meaningfully to education in South Africa while simultaneously building long-term brand relationships with learners and educators."

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