Bruinou.com reaches out to Corrie High

I have operated in the capacity of Partner and Marketing Director of Bruinou.com for the past year and to date this is the first article that I have had the opportunity to write and the first opportunity I have had to share an experience that has reminded me about why it is exactly that Bruinou.com exists.

The need to make a positive impact on our Coloured community was the main driver in my decision to take up the challenge of developing Bruinou.com as a brand and to increase the number of people it reached. In an effort to realize this vision, Bruinou.com has embarked on what we would term for want of a better word as a schools outreach program. We visited the learners at Coronation High School on Spring Day after prior arrangement with the principal and had a treat in store for them.

Together with the DJ’s from Hard Knock and the Dancers from Hip-hop Connexion we had a time to remember and put on a show of a lifetime for the kids. We supplied the school with J’s, dancers and sound and turned what was gooing to be a fairly mediocre Spring Day into one that they would never forget. Bruinou.com developed a platform for students to showcase their dance talents. Over 30 students entered and not only did each one of the students receive prizes from Bruinou.com and Hip-hop connexion but the winners of the competition would put themselves in line to win a trip to the USA.

Using an entertainment platform to reach and encourage these students that have been marginalized by the education department and left exposed to the ills of poverty, proved to be the ideal canvas to paint a new picture of hope for these kids. It made them realize that they are not forgotten, that they are valued and that the notion that they can overcome adversity and achieve their dreams was a reality if they started to believe that they are worth more than they have been shown.

The School and the learners are in need of our support. Teenage pregnancies and drug abuse are common place in a community suffering the ills of poverty and HIV. Bruinou.com has pledged to support the principal and staff of our newly adopted school and will endeavour to roll out this initiative to other schools in our Coloured communities across the country.

Bruinou.com would like to thank Mr Arendse, the principal of Coronation High as well as Mr Mansfield and all the staff at Coronation High for giving us the opportunity to make a positive impact. We would also like to extend a big thanks to Hard Knock Entertainment, MixBreed Entertainment and Hip-Hop Connexions for assisting in making this a memorable day for the kids. Through great partnerships like these are we able to make a difference.

We would like to use this opportunity to extend an invitation to all of our members to share some ideas with us and to give us suggestions for schools and charities in general that are in need of help. Please send all your mails to lester@Bruinou.com and let’s start making a difference from today. It has always been the vision of Bruinou.com to assist in uplifting communities and through the newly formed revenue streams, we are starting to now be in a position to do this and are actively looking for opportunities to assist.