Category: Hockey

Bulletin, Hockey

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 

Bulletin, Hockey

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

Bulletin, Hockey

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/

Bulletin, Hockey

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

Bulletin, Hockey

The response from our community to Union High Schoolt’s 1st hockey team’s 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 campaign has been truly heartening.

Over the next few weeks we will be shining a spotlight on the local businesses who have stepped forward to support this special initiative. 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 – 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱. If you would like to pledge your support, please complete the following Google Form https://forms.gle/V3BMwrAsAudd8wYv8, contact us at uhsmarketing@unionschools.co.za or WhatsApp 061 310 8343. You can also read more about the project here: https://www.unionschools.co.za/2026/02/16/17413/

We are proud to begin this series by acknowledging 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆𝘀, 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀. The firm, formally established in January 1994, has – for more than three decades – been a trusted and respected part of the Graaff-Reinet community. Union is especially honoured by this long-standing connection, as both founder Derek Light and Moira Light (née Kingwill) are proud Old Unionites.

Throughout the years, their firm has served the people of Graaff-Reinet with dedication and integrity, quietly contributing to the strength and wellbeing of the town they call home. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵.

Through their Goals for Good pledge, Derek Light Attorneys have chosen to support Clean Trade, a registered Public Benefit Organisation founded by Graaff-Reinet locals Elaine Stanley and Tia-Mari Jacobs. Clean Trade is doing vital work in our community by addressing environmental pollution while also helping to combat hunger 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. You can read more about their work here: https://cleantrade.co.za/

Graaff-Reinet has always been a town that rallies behind its own and partnerships like this remind us just how special that spirit is.

𝘖𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 1𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘬 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯

Bulletin, Hockey

Graaff-Reinet has always been a town that rallies behind its own. This year, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet‘s 1st team hockey girls are inviting our community to be part of something truly special, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵.

As our girls prepare for an exciting 2026 season, they won’t just be playing for results on the scoreboard. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁.

We are proud to launch our 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 pledge campaign – a heartfelt partnership between our Union hockey girls, local businesses and the charities that serve our town.

Here’s how it works:

Local businesses pledge R100 (𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘮 𝘙20) per goal scored by our 1st hockey team throughout the season, with the option to 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽 for the season.

At the end of the season, the total pledge is calculated – and then the following happens:

• 𝟱𝟬% 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗡𝗣𝗢) 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲

• 𝟱𝟬% 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 – supporting equipment, coaching travel and player development

That means every single goal scored in 2026 becomes a goal for our community too.

But we’re not stopping there.

Each sponsor and their chosen NPO will receive 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 – because we want to celebrate the businesses who back our girls and shine a light on the incredible organisations doing life-changing work in Graaff-Reinet and beyond.

Even more importantly, our girls will make it their mission to personally connect with the NPOs during the year. They want to visit, learn serve and give back where they can. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁.

This initiative is about more than fundraising.

It’s about raising young women who understand gratitude.

It’s about strengthening the bond between school and town.

It’s about turning sport into service.

Some matches may end goalless. Others may see the scoreboard light up. But whatever the result, we know this:

Every goal will stand for something greater.

𝗧𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 – thank you for always supporting Union.

𝗧𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗣𝗢𝘀 – thank you for the quiet, powerful work you do every day.

𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗳𝗳-𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 – thank you for raising girls who play with heart.

Let’s make 2026 a season where every goal truly is a 𝗔 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗

If you would like to pledge your support or find out more, please reach out to us directly at ushmarketing@unionschools.co.za or via WhatsApp at 061 310 8343 or respond on the following link: https://forms.gle/V3BMwrAsAudd8wYv8