As we last reported, our much-anticipated 2012 Beetles arrived on Thursday, October 13th midst a flurry of media attention. Fathers and Sons of West Springfield, MA graciously offered to purchase the red Beetle so that much of the proceeds could be donated to Hope for Limpopo. Once again we must express our gratitude to Oprah, Volkswagen of America and Fathers and Sons Volkswagen dealership for assisting us in our efforts to aid the impoverished children of Vhutshilo Mountain School and the women and children survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence in the Limpopo Province. Although we are grateful for all of the recent publicity, we are anxious to refocus the attention on our South African friends and HFL supporters whose consistent assistance makes the existence of Hope for Limpopo possible.
And now the bad news. Unfortunately we’ve just learned from our friend Sue-Anne Cook, director of Vhutshilo Mountain School, that she is being forced to make preparations to downscale the school for next year. A newsletter from Suzi explaining the reasoning behind this drastic measure is forthcoming but suffice it to say that the South African Department of Education (DoE) has been obstructive and uncooperative when it comes to adequately educating and supporting these impoverished children. We will publish more detailed information very soon but please understand that Hope for Limpopo has no intention of relinquishing our own efforts to help Vhutshilo Mountain School and the children we have come to love as our own. Thanks to your never-ending support we will simply redouble our efforts.
