Good afternoon Greg, We as Lawhill Maritime Centre would like to express our sincerest appreciation for the opportunity afforded to some of our student on Friday. It is through people like yourself that students find the courage to continue through the hard times and make a success of their lives. We hope this is the […]
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Telling stories, teaching kids, shifting perceived reality, and having fun doing it! I was a shy, bullied and insecure kid. I am now fantastically passionate about showing kids how it’s “cool to be different! “
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Article by IOL In The Cape Times The Two Oceans Aquarium and stand-up paddler Greg Bertish have teamed up to raise funds for those in need, whether they are little children or little turtles. The Great Optimist Race will see the Two Oceans Aquarium partaking alongside charities such as the NSRI, the Children’s Hospital Trust
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The Little Optimist visited CBS St Johns Parklands School and this was what went down. (Taken from their Facebook page. You can view the original post here). Our Junior School had the opportunity to come to school dressed up as the occupation they would like to go into one day. They were also privileged to
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Dear Greg and team On behalf of station 10, we would like to express our heartfelt thanks for all the efforts and the kind donation. A number of our crew attended on the evening and they were blown away at the show. A big thanks as well to FBYC and their members for allowing the
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Nothing brings us greater joy than seeing smiles on kids faces. Telling them stories about how to embrace your uniqueness. It never gets old, no matter how many times we do this. Our hearts are always full of love!
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Written By Lawhill Maritime Centre Thank you to False Bay Yacht Club and NSRI Station 10 Simon’s Town for inviting our sailing students to join the recent The Little Optimist fundraising event – and to Mr Bertish for gifting each of the students a book – and of course, sharing his inspiring story which proves ‘small people can do big things’. We
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We just helped Blue Sky Society make Edendale Hospital’s Children’s ward in KZN, a happier and more optimistic place for kids to get well at! Huge thanks to all involved: The Little Optimist & Two Oceans Marine
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Kids are so impressionable, which is why it’s important for them to learn to be kind. We inspire the un-inspired and we give hope where it is needed. Everyone, child and adult, benefits from our inspirational talks and what better way than from a real live Optimist, Greg Bertish. We visited Westcott Primary School this week
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We had an incredible time in Durban, visiting Anisha and learning more about her condition. We managed to raise R6000 for her so far and we plan on doing an online auction soon to get her another R10 000+ as she needs a total of R35 000 for all her mediation and physio needs, for
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