In a small town, a business does not earn 75 years of support by chance. It earns it through trust, service and a willingness to show up for the community, year after year.
Union High School is proud to continue our 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 series by recognising the generous support of 𝗩𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝘆𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻, a respected local accounting firm whose offices are situated at 38 Somerset Street, Graaff-Reinet, and which has served the community with professionalism and integrity for an extraordinary 75 years.
𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟭 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟭, Van Wyk Theron has long been a trusted name in Graaff-Reinet, offering a comprehensive range of services spanning accounting, tax and business administration, payroll and financial systems support, estate planning and broader financial and management consultancy. 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘧 18 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵.
This partnership is made even more special by the firm’s strong Union connection. Managing partner 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿, who took over from 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝘆𝗸 in March this year, matriculated from Union in 1994, making him a proud Old Unionite. His family’s ties to the Union Schools run even deeper – his wife is a Grade 2 teacher at Union Preparatory School, while their four-year-old son, Nathan, has recently begun his own journey at Union Pre-School. There is always something especially meaningful about former pupils choosing to give back to the school and town that helped shape them.
Through their 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 pledge, Van Wyk Theron will be supporting ACVV Huis van de Graaff, an old age home in Graaff-Reinet, extending the impact of this initiative beyond the hockey field and into the heart of the wider community.
On behalf of Union High School and our 1st team hockey girls, we extend our 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to Brendon Burger and the entire Van Wyk Theron team for their generosity, their long-standing service to Graaff-Reinet, and their support of a campaign that continues to connect sport with community in such a meaningful way.
