Some learners at H.J Kroneberg Primary school will have more than just their tummies filled thanks to the Peninsula School Feeding Association (PSFA) and CPUT students.

The students recently launched the #FeedADream campaign which aims to fulfill the wishes of learners at the Maitland school.

After learners were fed their nutritious lunch of mince with samp and carrots last week they met with the CPUT Public Relations students who encouraged them to dream big and then captured their wishes.
Some of the wishes ranged from a Spiderman costume, visits to Ratanga Junction and the aquarium or a simple boat trip and far-fetched ideas like turning into Ironman.
H.J Kroneberg Primary has 560 learners with roughly 200 of them using the PSFA’s services.
Principal Yul Cupido says children from all kinds of homes use the PSFA services and the school cooks often use their own initiative to jazz up the meals making them very popular.
“Often a child who hasn’t brought a sandwich to school will eat here,” he says.
CPUT PR lecturer Deidre Porthen says the students can easily fill some of the wishes, however, will have to rely on their PR training to work their networks and find additional sponsors.
“Something like a visit to the airport to see the planes can be relatively easy to arrange. Hopefully we can fulfill all the wishes, even the stranger ones!” she says.
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Written by Lauren Kansley

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There were tears, presents, songs and party packs at the finale of the two month long #FeedADream project.

The project was a collaboration between CPUT BTech Public Relations students and the Peninsula School Feeding Scheme (PSFA) which saw the dreams of almost 200 learners from a Maitland School filled.

On Friday the students handed over a check for almost R38 000 to the PSFA which will help fill the tummies of the 26 000 hungry children the organisation feeds at 145 primary, secondary and special needs schools.   

The last few dreams were also filled with a handful of children handed pairs of Ratanga Junction vouchers and McDonald’s family meal vouchers.

For the past few months the learners of HJ Kroneberg have been ushered away on adventures including museum visits, helicopter experiences, princess parties with former Miss SA Cindy Nel and movies.

The school principal Yul Cupido says the experience brought tears to his eyes.

‘To see how these children have been embraced and loved really warmed my heart. Thank you so much,’ he says.

CPUT lecturer Deidre Porthen says the students have been blessed by the experience.

‘I never expected them to take the project to such an incredible level. They really bonded with the kids and wanted to go over and beyond to give them a good experience,’ she says.

Written by Lauren Kansley

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Liaises with the media and writes press releases about interesting developments at CPUT.