Hyundai Automotive South Africa has handed over a brand-new library and learning centre to Lavela Secondary School in Soweto – the 22ndsponsorship of its kind and part of the company’s ongoing corporate social investment programme in collaboration with Hyundai Motor Company in Korea and the DP World Motus Community Trust.
About 800 learners of Lavela Secondary School were present at the event where principal Neo Sithole thanked the sponsors of the library and pledged to “use it effectively and efficiently, and in our purpose as educators to accompany our learners to responsible adulthood, to produce refined and cultured adults. The library, the resource centre will contribute to that”.
Gideon Jansen van Rensburg, CEO of Hyundai Automotive South Africa, said it was an honour to stand in front of the school’s learners and hand over the library. “You are deserving recipients, and should all be very proud of yourself.
“The Hyundai library legacy commemorates our values and corporate investment initiatives. We pride ourselves in giving back to the community that lives among us. We believe in education as a sustainable way to change lives for the better.”
Jansen van Rensburg said one’s current situation does not have to determine one’s future. “You are the only person in charge of your future. Educate yourself to become better informed about opportunities.
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“Today is like giving your school an airplane. Some of you will be scared to use it, some of you will just be passengers on the ride. But there is an opportunity for everyone to learn to become the pilot on this airplane.
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