Yonke into encwadini ethengweyo, sikhuthaza incwadi ENKULU mahhala kumntwana ongabonakalayo eAfrika, ngokuphathwa yiLittle Optimist Trust. www.thelittleoptimist.org
Nantso eziyingcingo ezikhulu ezikhoyo zithi kwiLittle Optimist ukuba iboate eli lungabonakalayo. Kodwa, leyo Little Optimist ibe nezulu enkulu! Ngesikhathi sokusa lusuku oluncane, ithemba likhuphuka. Ngesikhathi indwe inqunyulwa, ngubani oyokomntu oza kusindisa indlela?
Kweyomnyaka ka-Apreli 2016, uGreg Bertish wabhasa inyoni yase-Optimist yezintombe yabantwana ngaseKapa yeStorms. Wayehamba ngaphezulu kweFalse Bay, walinda iCape Point, waya eLangebaan lagoon embhedeni yaseNtshona eNtshonalanga eNtshonalanga.
Umhla wamalanga wemali yendawo yamantombazana iyaqulana nesikhathi esiluphile esikwakhela emtholampilo wenziwa iindlela ezinceda ukulwa nempilo yentliziyo efana nokuba kusithwalwe.
Ubonisa ZAR 300 000 kwindawo entsha ye-ICU eRed Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, futhi ngoLwesithathu wabuye wabeka ZAR 1 million ezomsebenzi wokuphinda nokuphathwa kwasekhaya.
UGreg ufumanise ukuba lo mthetho wosuku lokuphila lomfana oyinkulungwane weLittle Optimist kunye nendlela eqhubekayo ekhumbuzayo maye ngomdlandla ophakathi, uzakufundisa iintwana ukuba ukuba ubube mncinci, uswele, uswele noma ubungcono kungabhekwa kakhulu. Ngoko ke, bahambelana nabo ukuze babonise ukuba babambisene, babonge ngokwazi, babonge njengabantu abalulekileyo, futhi babhangise iindlela ezithandayo nabalinge.
