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Vote for your OutThere Adventurer

Dec 12th

Posted by Donna Kisogloo in Events

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A few blogposts ago I let you know that Team CounterBalance (The Freedom Revolution Unicycle Tour by Alan Read, Johnny Cronje, Donna Kisogloo and Kirby Kruger) had been nominated for the OutThere Adventurer of the Year Award. Remember?

Well, voting is live!  Now if you feel we are worthy of this award then follow the link to Facebook and place your vote.  If your not a Facebooker then you can mail OutThere directly on outthere@picasso.co.za.

There are number of incredible adventures up for the award. Regardless of the outcome, we know that they enjoyed doing their adventures as much as we enjoyed doing ours. Deep deep down that is what really counts!

Good luck to all the contenders!

 

Team CounterBalance wishes everyone 'OutThere' a very merry festive season! 

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If feet had faces, these would be smiling!

Aug 19th

Posted by Donna Kisogloo in Donations

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The team at ERS are still hard at work distributing the 500 pairs of used shoes collected through La-Hoff School in Klerksdorp and Herzlia Middle School in Cape Town. Team CounterBalance sent 9 large china bags FILLED with shoes up to the trial with the Freedom Challenge organisers in June. Another 200 travelled to the trial from Klerksdorp.
 
Nicky McLoed kindly sends us regular updates about their progress:
 
"We took one bage of size 6 shoes up to Belebese village and handed them over to the Headlady, Mme Mahlaphi, who was delighted, and arranged for relevent people in the village to get them. The local herders were really in need, especially with all the snow that has fallen in the area. Size 6 is a very useful size, as it can fit smaller feet of primary school kids (4 and up) as well as most women and teenagers. The response from the Headlady, when I explained where the shoes came from, was first disbelief (that you crazy people rode so far on unicycles!) and then very sincere. She repeated many times – may God bless you for your love".
 
 
 
Enviromental and Rural Solutions will deliver another mixed bag of sizes on their next visit.  Nicky extends a HUGE ENORMOUS THANK YOU to everyone involved.
 
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The Great Shoe Drop

Jul 25th

Posted by Donna Kisogloo in Donations

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When Nicky McLoed and her team arrived on Friday, the community had organised a HUGE event, with big tent, tons of parents, the mayor of Matatiele, the department of education, the list goes on. There were lots of speeches, which Nicky said were wonderful to listen too.  The CounterBalance Trust , the Bobs for Good Foundation, the Freedom Challenge, the Mehloding Trust and ERS got lots of airtime!  The school chior had produced a special song about the Freedom Challenge, which made Nicky all teary, very moving stuff and blanketed with huge appreciation!  

This photo sums is up perfectly!

Tembie, Tsepo and the gang spent hours getting the 200 shoes onto the right kids feet with the help of the teachers.

You'll notice that this isn't just any box.  The BFGF have chosen to do a double whammy – whilst giving a pair of shoes the box acts as a toy supplying hours of fun and education in road safety. The Bobs for Good Safety Shoes box is covered with a road design, a road safety flyer, and a little toy car. Once the children have laid the box out flat, they can drive their car on the box’s roads and, along with the road safety flyer included in the boxes, they learn the rules of the road in their home language.

Nicky would like to say thanks for this wonderful blessing – it's such a privilege to be involved.

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