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Donated Hotel Bed Linen Creates Over 300 School Shirts for Learners at Klipheuwel Primary in Cape Town

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Winter is on the way, and a significant number of South African children go to school without uniforms and school shoes. 320 vulnerable children at Klipheuwel Primary school in Durbanville are going to get a fairer shot at school life in 2021 with the recent donation of new school shirts, jackets, shoes and socks that come through a collaboration with Marriott International and the non-profit organisation, Royal Kidz. They have worked together over the past 18 months, handing over a total of 3000 similar donations to date to schools in underserved SA communities. The project began when Marriott was looking for local solutions to repurpose the large volume of bed sheets that are replaced frequently, before any wear and tear, by its hotels. ....

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Donated hotel bed linen creates over 300 school shirts for Cape Town learners

Donated hotel bed linen creates over 300 school shirts for Cape Town learners
By Travel Reporter
Hotel bed linen may conjure up pleasant but also some abhorrent memories for most travellers.
But through a collaboration with Marriott International and non-profit organisation Royal Kidz, old bed linen helped a school in Cape Town.
About 320 children at Klipheuwel Primary school in Durbanville received new school shirts, jackets, shoes and socks made from repurposing hotel bed sheets.
Marriott International and Royal Kidz worked together over the past 18 months, handing over a total of 3 000 similar donations to date to schools in under-served communities.
The project began when Marriott was looking for local solutions to repurpose the large volume of bed sheets that are replaced frequently, before any wear and tear, by its hotels. ....

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