FLAIRS 1ST RUNNER UP IN MURRAY & ROBERTS LETSEMA AWARD

Flairs Gymnastics attended the prestigious awards dinner for the Murray and Roberts Jack Cheetham and Letsema Awards. This black tie event is held annually to recognise the meaningful contribution made by sporting groups to the development of sports people in South Africa and the unifying effect that sport has in South African society. Flairs was chosen as a finalist for the Letsema Award which recognises sporting groups who work with people with disabilities. Flairs Gymnastics has classes for children with disabilities at its gymnastics club in Plumstead, and will also be rolling out a gymnastics program at Tembaletu School in Gugulethu from 2015.

Flairs was up against strong competition and owners Anne Vermaak & Sadicka Isaacs were over the moon to win the 1st runner up position and funding from Murray and Roberts for three years towards their program at Tembaletu School. This will assist to not only carry out the program at the school, but to better equip the school as well as train the teachers to become coaches so they can roll out the program, not only within the school, but to the larger community of Gugulethu. Coach Terrence will head up the program at Tembaletu school having gained experience from his years of working with children with downs syndrome and autism at the gym, as well as completing an International Gymnastics Federation foundation course this year.

This is a fantastic achievement for Flairs Gymnastics and we are so proud of not just the recognition of all our hard work, but also for the assistance the funding brings to change the lives of children with disabilities in Gugulethu, as well as the broader community itself