Young leaders, big Impact – Junior Mayor leads heartfelt donation project

In the photo above Estelle Fredericks, Auxiliary Social Worker and Coordinator of Project Hope (left) with Matthew Taylor, , Xanyé Janse van Rensburg, Mia Mengel, Jonel Kerspuy , Coordinator of the George Municipality Youth Office and Mastoerah Davids with some of the collected clothing.

With compassion as their compass, Junior Mayor Mia Mengel and 1800 fellow learners turned kindness into action—collecting clothing to warm hearts and lives. Through the George Junior City Council (JCC) outreach, communities in need, including fire-affected families, feel the power of youth-driven hope.
Mia Mengel, who is also a learner of Outeniqua High School, was part of a team of learners who coordinated a food donation and collection project. Approximately 1800 learners from across George donated clothing items, with the purpose of helping those in need. The JCC adopted this programme with the purpose of improving the quality of lives of citizens in need. The collected items will be distributed to Carpe Diem School, as per their need, and warm winter clothing are being donated during the Project Hope winter drive of the George Municipality, as well as to those families that the Municipality assists and families affected by fire incidents.

George Junior City Council members with the collected items from clockwise from left, Anouk van Coller, Xanyé Janse van Rensburg, Mia Mengel (George Junior City Council Mayor), Matthew Taylor and Mastoerah Davids.