How Does One Say Thank You?

When an event of this scale takes place, words often fall short in trying to capture the depth of our gratitude.

From 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝘁 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, who immediately saw the value in the occasion and came onboard as main sponsor, to 𝗢𝗩𝗞, who tirelessly drove trailer after trailer to provide the perimetre fencing around our rugby field and 𝗛𝗼ë𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹, who so generously allowed us the use of their spectator stands – we are humbled.

A heartfelt thank you also goes to 𝗜𝗦𝗨 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗹 for supplying skips and rubbish bins, to 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘆 for sponsoring the special treats enjoyed by our junior teams, to our 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 and 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 who manned the gates with a smile, to the 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 and 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 who provided a steady stream of encouragement throughout and to our 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 for ensuring everything ran smoothly and safely.

Behind the scenes, our 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 once again showed their pride and dedication in preparing our grounds so beautifully, while our 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 stood by our learners every step of the way. To the 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝘀 who quietly baked, arranged flowers and hosted, the 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 who managed the endless administration and the 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 of both Union High School, Graaff-Reinet and Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet who gave their constant encouragement – we are deeply thankful.

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴: 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 and we are working hard to ensure everyone receives the recognition they deserve.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 – 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.

As always, we remain, #ProudlyUnion, #ProudlyGraaffReinet.