A Note from South Africa .... Hello all

Hello all

The prefab wall was finished today at last!!! I will do the white paint with the parents this Saturday from 9 to latest 12 o'clock. Anyone who can join please let me know? See directions hereunder.

We arranged the children's painting party to take place after the school holidays on Saturday 16 October, also from 9 am with a boerewors braai for the children at lunchtime, other details to follow. John, Liz W, Rocky and Ronnie put their names on the planner for 25 Sept. Will you be able to come instead on 16 Oct.?

Anyone else?

Directions: Koeberg Road, past Racecourse Road intersection, turn left into Freedom Drive at the Formula 1 Hotel, turn left at 4 way stop. 50 meters on you will see the new wall on your right. Turn right.

Best regards

Gisela

cell 083 556 9818

Tel/Fax 021 557 8288

A Note From A School Teacher at Stelly's High School

"From Comments" ... September 1, 1:53PM

Hi Gisella, Vivian, and Neil. I just wanted to tell you a bit of news. One of my students is a budding film-maker and to encourage her and to give her something more to put on her curriculum vitae I hired her to do the video of my wedding with the plan that I would pay for the rental of the camera and equipment and give her $100 for her work. Well, I was chatting with her 2 days ago and she said "Just put the $100 in the Project Hope box." So, we have $100 already from the wedding! As more comes in, I will let you know.

Ciao.

Diane

Diane and Nick, have been "an item" for several years and they engaged recently ... they are going to be married on July 31st 2011 ... and she has volunteered that gifts of money made at her wedding be donated on to Gisella and Vivian and Project Hope and the Lions Club of Table View ...

see: http://www.weddingmapper.com/dianeandnick/page/registry

Now her idea has gained momentium because she passed this idea forward ... one of her students has got hold of the and joined in ....

Masikhululeke - Good Evening Neil We have A Solution for a Problem

(Hi Neil - we got the green light to go ahead without markers, just building on the old fence line...!)

All poles for the wall were sunk on Monday but the grey water running off the shacks continuously fills up the holes and has prevented the cement from setting in the usual time. It should be safe by Monday next week to slide in the slabs.

Vivian and I plan to whitewash the wall with the parents on Saturday 11 Sept. and do the motif painting with the children and our Club on Saturday 25 Sept. when we also wanted to have a small children's party. A proper ceremony (joint event with the Union of Jewish Women who just completed the extension for the babies and toddlers) with city councillors and press is planned for October

Gisela on the Left Vivian on the Right

Best regards



Gisela
cell 083 556 9818
Tel/Fax 021 557 8288

Masikhululeke - Good evening Neil We have A problem

to set the stage ... we raised money to be able to build a wall that protects Vivian and the kids from people dumping human feces over her fence and into  the play ground   ... one of the interesting twists was Gisela crew in ZA had just met to say that they were at wits end to do this project no money ... and I called having just come out of the TD Bank in Oakbay to say money is on the way ... literally within moments and had caught Gisela in the parking lot getting into her car after their meeting ... that turned everything around and then here is the next installment

From: Gisela [mailto:gisela@mangela.co.za]

Sent: August-20-10 5:02 AM

To: neiltubb@shaw.ca

Cc: daichan@shaw.ca

Subject: Re: Please read and let me know what you can do

We have a problem... we cannot find the boundary markers of Vivian's little piece of ground, the surveying plans have gone missing, and the building inspector won't let us build the wall until the boundaries are defined. I am going with Vivian to the municipal planning office on Monday to see what has to be done and how to speed up an otherwise looooong process.

Hugs

Gisela