“Yes I Can, We Can” and we did. Love to Live 2009 was held from the 15th to 17th May at the Protea Sports Centre was without doubt the biggest and best campaign ever.
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The inaugural Love to Live/NPA/SAPS (Mountain Rise) Crime Prevention, Road Safety and Child Protection Day was a huge success with some 5000 learners from neighbouring schools attending. The combined accident scene display by Road Traffic Inspectorate, Fire Department, ER24 & SAPS
coordinated by Inspector Maistry from Mountain Rise Police Station was a learning experience for all, as was the bomb disposal demonstration, the booze bus and the road safety caravan.
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Thirty five local schools enthusiastically embraced the event by participating in various talent contests, in which strong messages on “Positive Thinking” & “Positive Living” were sent out to the community. It was encouraging that several schools increased their level of participation with several schools notably participating for the first time. Essay and poster competitions increased from 4000 to 5000 entries each. Some 6000 entrants participated in the fun run Sunday, 17th May with proceeds reaching an unbelievable R300, 000 despite the economic downturn.
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Thanks to the continued invaluable support of the Department of Arts, Culture and Sport, Love to Live was able to promote the objectives of Love to Live at the Royal Agricultural Show. Successful road shows were held at Henryville Primary School in Imbahlenhle and Sobantu Secondary School, providing much needed services in these areas. Love to Live co-hosted a successful event with St
Anne’s Hospital in August 2009. A milestone event was the launch of the Woman’s division of Love to Live at the Annual General Meeting in September 2009.
