Goals For Good: Mr Hannes Lombard (GBG)

Some connections to a school never truly fade.

Even when careers and paths lead in different directions, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗱 – and a continued desire to support the place where so many young lives are shaped.

That is certainly true for 𝗠𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗱, a short-term insurance broker at the GBG Group (Graaff-Reinet), who has chosen to support our 1st team hockey girls’ 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 initiative.

Many within the Union community are familiar with Mr Lombard from his years at the school, where he served as both an educator and sports administrator. Although his career has since taken him into the world of insurance, we are grateful that the Union learners still holds a special place in his heart. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭.

Pictured here with team newcomers 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 and 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲, Mr Lombard’s involvement is a reminder that the Union family extends far beyond the school gates.

In a fitting reflection of his compassion for the wider community, 𝗠𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 the Graaff-Reinet Animal Welfare Society ( GRAWS ) – an organisation that works tirelessly to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abandoned, neglected and stray animals in Graaff-Reinet.

𝘖𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 1𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘳 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘓𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘙𝘈𝘞𝘚