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The winning PPC Team: Thomas' team were awarded for the best productivity on site. The other winning team: Hilton's PPC team won for the best team spirit. Maida Masiphela and her family outside their new home.
One of the King Pie teams hard at work. The team is joined by the subcontractors who build throughout the year. The second King Pie team showing their team spirit.
Congratulations to PPC and King Pie for their participation in the house build in Tembisa. There was a great spirit among the groups and among the teams. There was also a great spirit of competition with certain PPC team members visiting other groups to 'check' how they were faring.
There were 12 construction teams and three painting teams, and all took their tasks seriously. Some even expressed a new found respect for labourers who do this hard kind of physical work every day.
At the end of the day there were two winning teams: Thomas' team for achieving the best level of productivity and building to roof level in one day. Hilton's team won for having the greatest team spirit. This was also the team that painted the house that was handed over to Maida Masiphela. She stood with her son Petrus and two grandchildren beaming with joy at receiving her first solid home. She has lived in a shack on the same plot for 13 years, so moving into this house is a dream come true.
She said: "I am happy for this house. I will no longer worry about the cold, wet weather and dust."
The group was given a taste of what challenge dust can be in Tembisa. Just as Maida and Petrus welcomed the volunteers into their new home, a vicious sandstorm arrived causing bodies to scatter and head for the busses as quickly as possible. But if the volunteers survived a day of hard work, they certainly survived the howling wind and dust that bade them farewell yesterday.
You were a great group and a wonderful bunch of individuals that have made a big difference in making the future a better place in SA.
Mandy, Noeki, Morne and the staff of Mellon Housing Initiative (Gauteng)
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