Crawford College students in Kwazulu-Natal took part in a twenty hours community service commitment at FoodBank Durban where they had the opportunity to play their part in feeding the City's needy. The Life Orientation teacher at Crawford College felt that it was important for the grade 11 students to engage in their community and connect with those who are less fortunate.
Their involvement comprised defacing the donated products, arranging and packing them, together with a site visit where they had to put some "elbow grease" into loading and off loading the trucks. The site visit, to those who were able to make it; was and probably still is, the climax of the whole service of twenty hours. It was an eye opening and humbling experience for the students, most of whom had never set foot in some of the poorer neighbourhoods in their city. Though uneasy at first, after seeing firsthand the delight and joy on the faces of the recipients, they soon warmed up to the whole experience.
The children of today are the leaders of tomorrow. FoodBank is proud to be associated with the developing of future leaders who will be mindful and attentive to the needs of the hungry, who know no race, color, creed or nationality.
