Dress for Success

Melanie Shotter (The IIE’s Varsity College Pretoria Head: Student Services) donating blood during the campus’ recent Wellness Day. Three NGOs - the SANBS (Blood donations), DKMS (formally known as the Sunflower Fund – Blood Stem Cell Donors) and the Pretoria Skinner Clinic (TB testing, HIV testing, Cholesterol Level testing, Blood pressure monitoring and providing information about and issuing contraceptives) participated.Said Oscar Ramutsheli (Donor Relations Practitioner at the SANBS): “We would like to take this opportunity to thank the donors for attending our blood drive. Your continued support and willingness to host blood drives is highly appreciated.”

George Weetman (Facilities Coordinator The IIE’s Varsity College Pretoria) is passionately involved and supportive of Precious Blessings, an organisation dedicated to taking in abandoned babies and children or babies of mothers who are unable to cope with their newborn. His support was recently extended when some of the funds raised as part of The IIE’s Varsity College and The IIE’s MSA annual Staff Appreciation Day was donated to Precious Blessings.Said George: “It’s rewarding to give to those in need. My involvement with Precious Blessings started in 2019 after I became aware of the fact that they needed help. I then asked The IIE’s Varsity College Pretoria to get involved and the response has been tremendous. I can’t do this on my own and would like to encourage the public to also get involved.”The Brands raised R86 900 by donating R100 on behalf of each employee during Staff Appreciation Day. Funds were donated to a variety of NGO’s nationally.

Taneal Baptiste (2nd year IIE Bachelor of Commerce The IIE’s Varsity College Pretoria) on-block during the recent 2021 Olympic trails held in Port Elizabeth. She competed in nine events including two A finals in the 50 meters and 100 meters Butterfly. She also, subsequently, competed and achieved her personal best times in 15 events in the SA Senior Nationals held in Hillcrest in Pretoria. Teneal only recently returned to the pool post two surgeries which kept her out of the water for 18 months.

(f.l.t.r): Megan Kibidoe (VC Cares Chairperson The IIE’s Varsity College Pretoria), Ina Kotze (Jacaranda and Louis Botha Children’s Home Fundraising Co-ordinator), Demi Rae Snyman (Student Wellness Manager The IIE’s Varsity College Pretoria) and Lesidi Bodibe (VC Cares Vice Chairperson The IIE’s Varsity College Chairperson) with the Easter gift bags raised during the campus’ recent VC Cares’ (student volunteer body) fundraising awareness campaign. The IIE’s Varsity College Pretoria raised R2520 worth of Easter eggs and R1000 worth of gift bags filled with treats to donate to the children at these two children’s homes.Ina Kotze said: “What an absolute pleasure to have met you girls and show you around at Jakaranda Children’s Home this morning. Thank you for visiting us and delivering the wonderful donations for both our Children’s Homes, what an amazing treat for our precious children.”

Some of The IIE’s Varsity College IIE Bachelor of Commerce 3rd year students geared up and in high spirits for their final exams after a very different and challenging 2020. As the students sit down for their exams, they owe it to themselves to work hard and do their best, but they should also bear in mind that the results won’t be the only yardstick of their success -. Exams will test their memory and their understanding of a concept, not their intelligence. It will reflect what they are capable of during one hour of one day in one subject. The campus wishes all its students all the best as they face their final exams and encourages them not to let anxiety and fear control them but to, instead be calm and approach each exam with self confidence.