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And the Winners are Tafta announces winners of annual Tell my Story Schools competition

And the Winners are Tafta announces winners of annual Tell my Story Schools competition

Date: 2018-11-23

The winners of the Tafta TellMyStory schools' competition were announced today (16 November) at the Windermere Centre where a finalist display has been on exhibition for the past week.

The competition, which is annually hosted by Tafta and is open to all its elders and community club members, is aimed at reawakening the love of story-telling and reading in the elderly. This year, the competition was extended to include an entry category for primary school learners, and is aimed at bridging intergenerational gaps and promoting conversations between the young and old, said Tafta CEO Femada Shamam.

While the younger entrants were asked to interview elders and share their lessons in life through the theme, Celebrating the life of an elder person, the elders were challenged to share their life lessons through the theme, a letter to my grandchild. Winning entries won electronic gadgets such as laptops and tablets sponsored by Windermere Shopping Centre and MicroDivision.

"We've piloted the competition at a school level this year and we were thrilled at the level of support it received; next year we're hoping to go bigger and better with the competition hopefully, with the support of donors, corporates and members of the public," said Tafta's Head of Marketing, Income Development and Public relations Gail Samuels.

Gordon Road Girls school Department Head, Fern de Freitas said: "I am thrilled at the results of our Gordon Road Girls and even more so that Chloe du Plessis secured 1st Place in the Grade 4-7 multimedia category. Thank you to Tafta for organising such a worthwhile competition which encouraged our girls to think of the significance of the elderly, and, especially grandparents."