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If you’ve lived in Graaff-Reinet for any length of time, chances are you’ve walked through the doors of Xipe Totec Technologies (XTT Graaff-Reinet) at some point – perhaps to stock up on school stationery or even (for those who remember!) buy a stack of blank CDs back in the day.

What many people may not realise is that this trusted local business is celebrating a remarkable milestone this year: 𝟮𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗳𝗳-𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Union High School is delighted to continue our 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 series by recognising the generous support of XTT – a business that, much like our own schools, has grown and adapted alongside the community it serves.

Founded a quarter of a century ago, XTT has witnessed enormous changes in both technology and retail. From the days when thousands of blank CDs flew off the shelves to the modern digital world we live in today, the business has continually evolved to meet the changing needs of its customers. Throughout it all, one thing has remained constant: 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗳𝗳-𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀.

Stationery has always been at the heart of the business, making XTT a familiar stop for countless Union learners and families over the years. More recently, the store has expanded its offering to include a range of premium cleaning chemicals suitable for homes, businesses, and schools – another example of how the team continues to innovate and respond to the needs of the community.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘟𝘛𝘛 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 1𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦.

Through their pledge, XTT is supporting Clean Trade, a registered Public Benefit Organisation founded by Graaff-Reinet locals Elaine Stanley and Tia-Mari Jacobs. Clean Trade is doing important work in our town by tackling environmental pollution while also helping to address hunger – a powerful reminder that community upliftment can take many forms.

𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗫𝗧𝗧 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 and warmly encourage locals to visit their modern new store at 𝟴𝟵 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 – where friendly service, sound advice and a genuine commitment to Graaff-Reinet continue to define this trusted local name.

𝘖𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 1𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘟𝘛𝘛 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦

Some supporters don’t just cheer from the sidelines – they are part of the journey long before the first whistle blows. For many of Union’s hockey girls, the familiar faces of the team at Dentists at Health – Graaff-Reinet are just as likely to be seen supporting them at the astro as they are welcoming patients at their practice.

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet is delighted to continue our 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 series by recognising the generous support of Dentist@Health, one of the Karoo’s most respected and advanced dental practices. 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗳𝗳-𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟰, the practice has steadily grown into a trusted name in dental care, known for combining professional expertise with genuine care for the wellbeing of its patients.

𝗔𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁@𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲: excellent dental care begins with staying at the forefront of modern technology and innovation. 𝘉𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 – 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.

The accomplished team at the practice is led by 𝗗𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝘇𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗭𝘆𝗹, 𝗗𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝘂𝗸𝗲𝘀 and 𝗗𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗿𝗶ë𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝘆𝘀𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻, whose dedication to their patients has made Dentist@Health a familiar and reassuring presence in the community.

Pictured here are Union 1st team hockey players Cayla Newton, Kari Stern, Miley Burger and Nadine Murray, who recently visited the practice to thank the dentists for supporting the team’s Goals for Good initiative. The girls had an extra reason to smile – quite literally – as 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁@𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, their trusted dental practitioners.

Through their involvement in the campaign, Dentist@Health has chosen to support ACVV Huis van de Graaff, a local home for the aged that provides care and dignity to elderly residents in our community. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗳𝗳-𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁.

On behalf of Union High School and our 1st team hockey girls, 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 to the entire Dentist@Health team for their generosity, their community spirit and their continued support of both the girls on the field and the people of Graaff-Reinet.

Some businesses keep a town moving in ways that people hardly even notice – quietly ensuring that every school run and family journey begins safely.

For many motorists in Graaff-Reinet, that reassurance has long come from the familiar team at Supa Quick Tyre Experts Graaff Reinet.

Union is proud to continue our 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 series by acknowledging the generous support of this well-known family business, which has been part of the fabric of the town for decades.

Pictured here is 𝗠𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 with Union hockey players 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲 and 𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽, who stopped by the SupaQuick premises in Church Street to personally thank him for supporting their fundraising initiative.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗳𝗳-𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆. The business was originally purchased in 1974 by Mr Putter’s father from Mr Taylor-Freeme, grandfather of Noel Taylor-Freeme. In 1977, Mr Putter’s late older brother Wilhelm took over the reins, continuing to grow the business with dedication and care.

In 1986 the business became one of the first SupaQuick dealers in South Africa and this year SupaQuick Graaff-Reinet proudly celebrates 40 years as part of the SupaQuick network – 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺-𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴.

At the heart of the business is a simple philosophy: “𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦”. Built on values of integrity, engagement and genuine care, SupaQuick has created a place where clients often become friends.

Through the Goals for Good initiative, SupaQuick Graaff-Reinet has chosen to support Clean Trade – a local organisation doing important work to promote recycling, reduce pollution and help address food insecurity in our community.

On behalf of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet and our 1st team hockey girls, we extend our 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to Mr Dawie Putter and the entire SupaQuick Graaff-Reinet team for their generosity, their long-standing service to our town and their support of a campaign that continues to bring our community together

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

In a small town like Graaff-Reinet, it takes more than expertise to make a difference – 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁. Stanley Accounting Services has been quietly blending both for over a decade, helping local families and businesses navigate the complexities of finance while making a real impact in the community.

Union is proud to continue our 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 series by acknowledging the generous support of Stanley Accounting Services.

Seen here is the Stanley Accounting Services team with Union hockey players 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺𝘀 and 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗶 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, who recently stopped by their premises in Cradock Street to thank them for supporting their fundraising initiative.

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨.

At the helm are husband-and-wife team 𝗔𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 and 𝗘𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘆, who founded the firm in 2010. What began as a small two-person operation has grown into a thriving team of nine – a testament to their dedication, professionalism and the trust they have built within the Graaff-Reinet community.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. Elaine is a proud Old Unionite and both Arland and Elaine have been actively involved at the school over the years with their children, Lauren and Ross, having attended Union and through service on various governing bodies. Elaine continues to serve on the Old Unionite Association committee, reflecting a lasting and heartfelt connection to the school community.

In line with their values, Stanley Accounting Services has chosen to support Clean Trade through their Goals for Good pledge. Founded by Elaine Stanley and Tia-Mari Jacobs, Clean Trade encourages destitute residents to collect litter and trade it for essential items such as food, toiletries, and pre-loved clothing. 𝘉𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵.

On behalf of Union High School and our 1st team hockey girls, we extend our 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to Arland and Elaine Stanley and the entire Stanley Accounting Services team for their generosity 

Every pet owner knows the feeling – the relief of walking into a veterinary clinic and knowing your animal is in caring, capable hands. For many families and farmers in Graaff-Reinet, that reassurance has long come from the dedicated team at Camdeboo Veterinary Clinic.

Union High School is proud to continue our 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 series by acknowledging the generous support of the team at Camdeboo Veterinary Clinic – a trusted local practice dedicated to the health and wellbeing of animals across the Graaff-Reinet community.

Located in Somerset Street, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 including consultations, surgeries and general pet care. Over the years, the team has become a familiar and reassuring presence to countless pet owners and farmers throughout the district – caring not only for beloved household pets, but also for the hardworking animals that form such an important part of life in the Karoo.

In a fitting reflection of their deep care for animals, Camdeboo Veterinary Clinic has chosen to direct their Goals for Good pledge to GRAWS (the Graaff-Reinet Animal Welfare Society) – a local organisation that works tirelessly to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abandoned, neglected and stray animals in our town. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘎𝘙𝘈𝘞𝘚 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯.

On behalf of Union High School and our 1st team hockey girls, we extend our 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to the team at Camdeboo Veterinary Clinic for their generosity, their dedication to animal welfare and their support of this fundraising campaign

Union High School is delighted to continue our 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 series by celebrating the generous support of 𝗣𝗦𝗚 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 – a team that knows success isn’t just about numbers, but about the lives you touch along the way.

In a town like Graaff-Reinet, where community and connections mean everything, PSG has consistently shown a genuine heart for our local schools and the causes that make a real difference here at home. Their support is not just a contribution; it’s a meaningful investment in the wellbeing and growth of our community.

Under the guidance of principal 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗻, PSG recently opened the doors of their new Somerset Street premises, continuing their tradition of offering personalised, professional financial guidance to the people of Graaff-Reinet. 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵, 𝘗𝘚𝘎 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴’ 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦: https://www.psg.co.za/branch-office/graaff-reinet-short-term

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗦𝗚’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆. Through their pledge, PSG Graaff-Reinet is supporting GRAWS (Graaff-Reinet Animal Welfare Society) – a local non-profit devoted to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming abandoned, neglected and stray animals. From spay-a-thons to ongoing education about the humane treatment of animals, GRAWS brings care and hope to some of the most vulnerable members of our community.

𝗣𝗦𝗚 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗳𝗳-𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 and we are incredibly grateful that they have chosen to stand beside our 1st team hockey girls while also supporting a cause that spreads kindness to animals in need.

On behalf of Union High School and our 1st team hockey girls, we extend our heartfelt thanks to 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗻 and the entire 𝗣𝗦𝗚 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 team for their generosity, their commitment to the community and for making Graaff-Reinet a better place for all – two-legged and four-legged alike

There is still time to get involved! To pledge your support, please complete this Google Form: https://forms.gle/V3BMwrAsAudd8wYv8 email us at uhsmarketing@unionschools.co.za or WhatsApp 061 310 8343. Learn more about the project here: https://www.unionschools.co.za/2026/02/16/17413/

𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 that Graaff-Reinet Hardware & Building Supplies cc has been serving the Graaff-Reinet community 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 for almost 80 years?

Over the decades the business has traded under a few different names, but one thing has never changed – its deep roots in the town and its unwavering commitment to the people who live here.

For generations of locals, a trip to GRT Hardware has simply been part of life in Graaff-Reinet.

Earlier today, Union High School matric hockey players 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 and 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 stopped by the store to personally thank owners 𝗔𝗹𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗱 and 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 for pledging their support to the team’s 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 fundraising initiative.

For the team at Graaff-Reinet Hardware, supporting young people is something that comes naturally. As they so beautifully put it: “𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘦𝘬𝘰𝘮𝘴.”

While this familiar phrase is often said in passing, it holds real meaning for them. Children represent growth, opportunity and, perhaps most importantly, hope for the future. 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀’𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀.

Today the business is led by brothers Alfred and Jacques, who continue the proud legacy of service built over many decades. Under their leadership, GRT Hardware remains a trusted building supplier, known for its friendly service, knowledgeable staff and strong ties to Graaff-Reinet and the surrounding towns.

Through the Goals for Good campaign, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 while also giving back to a charity of the sponsor’s choice.

Graaff-Reinet Hardware has chosen to support Clean Trade, an organisation doing important work to promote recycling and environmental responsibility in our town.

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 – 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴