The
Girls of Russell High were given a great surprise
recently when they were called to an unscheduled assembly. Waiting for them was Business Women of the Year
& “old girl” from Russell High Girl, Margaret Hirsch. Margaret got the girls excited
from the start and had them proudly
shouting “ it’s possible” that could be heard from the outskirts of
Pietermaritzburg. The Girls listened attentively when Margaret briefly shared
her life story with the girls and motivated them to set goals and look at these
goals everyday. She
stressed that they only use positive
words and believe in themselves.. Margaret informed the girls that statistics show that of
the 9 million Schoolgirls in South Africa,
thousands of them are unable to go to school for one week of the month
due to their menstrual cycle. The objective of the day was the Girls With Dignity Project, which was started by the BWASA (Business women’s
Association of South Africa) and clothing designer, Sue Barnes. Margaret has taken on the project of visiting schools around the country to distribute stylish Panties
together with re-useable and fully washable menstrual pads.
She
went on to challenge the girls with a
holiday task in writing an essay , the winner will receive R 5000 but the girls
have to also include what they would do with the R5000 should they win it.
Moira Potter from Russell High thanked Mrs Hirsch for such motivational talks
that benefits the girls and all she does for Russell High.
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