KasSnippets - September 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
KNIT-A-SQUARE VISITS NEO DAY CARE
Well, it may be the first week of Spring here in South Africa but last week we experienced bitterly cold temperatures, dropping below freezing at night and a
Read more…KasSnippets - August 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
KIDO'S CUTE KIDS REPRESENT KAS!
A few months back we decided we needed to take some updated photos for the purpose of marketing Knit-A-Square. As we are mindful of not to be seen to exploit t
Read more…KasSnippets - December 2013
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
NELSON MANDELA MEMORIAL SERVICE DAY
a tribute from Knit-a-Square
On Saturday 8th December Ronda visited the home of Nelson Mandela to pay a personal tribute and to represent Knit-a-Square.
Read more…KasSnippets - April 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
KNITTING IS TRENDING IN SOUTH AFRICA
The lovely Carolyn Steyn
Over the last two weeks we have literally seen knitting and crocheting become the new “in thing” around South Africa and everyone w
Read more…KasSnippets - July 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
WARMING OUR CHILDREN - INSIDE AND OUT!
The temperatures in South Africa have dropped to below freezing during the evenings in many parts of the country recently and there have been reports of s
Read more…What a fabulous month it has been so far
for KAS in South Africa!
Ronda, with Wendy's support has created a report on the Forum which will help all our wonderfully supportive members around the globe to grow even closer to the South African team an
Read more…KasSnippets - May 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
SO MUCH FUN AT SAKISIZWE !
As winter approaches we have increased our number of distributions in order to get all the wonderful warm stock of blankets, beanies, tops and other items out to the orp
Read more…KasSnippets - September 2013
Reporting KAS in South Africa
KAS HELPS THE VICTIMS OF SHACK FIRES
Wikipedia says, "Fire is a serious hazard in shack (informal) settlements in South Africa and it has been argued that "on average, over the past 5 years
Read more…KasSnippets - January 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Reporting KAS in South Africa :
Into the new year with an eviction notice and a collapsed ceiling … NOT the way one imagines starting off, but we are lo
Read more…KasSnippets - June 2014
NEWS FLASH! Ronda was interviewed on Radio Veritas in South Africa on 20th June - click Ronda's Radio Broadcast to listen to her wonderful presentation on Knit-a-Square!
[Click the 'live streaming' button to listen from where
Read more…KasSnippets - February 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Reporting KAS in South Africa :
Towards the end of last year Wendy and I visited a lovely retirement home – Waterval Retirement Village. E
Read more…KasSnippets - October 2013
Reporting KAS in South Africa : KAS Helps Children outside of Gauteng
Last week you heard about Oliver and Hotel Hope and the wonderful work they do for orphaned children in South Africa. KAS also supports other organi
Read more…KasSnippets - March 2014
REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Well, the activities of the last couple of weeks have been somewhat different to the run of the mill operation for KAS in South Africa. A great deal of our time ha
Read more…KasSnippets - November 2013
Obviously the momentous news of the month is the departure of Sandy McDonald - after 5 years of unstinting work, guidance, and indeed, sacrifice, during the development of Knit-a-Square. The e
Read more…Knit-a-Square has a new home !
Starting on Thursday 11th July, the contents of Knit-a-Square were gradually removed from Ronda & Peter Lowrie's home into our new offices!
We had hardly begun to settle-in when our first, most welcome, visitors
Read more…KasSnippets - August 2013
Reporting KAS in South Africa
Most weeks on the Forum we will be having a report on the activities of the KAS organisation from either Ronda or Wendy to keep us in touch with events in South Africa, volunteers and distribu
Read more…VIDEO EZINE 17th April
Do view the latest video ezine, which includes Eileen Fletcher's wonderfully evocative video created to accompany a slideshow talk - beautifully crafted with the addition of music that perfectly compliments the words outlining
Read more…We will start KasSnippets with this photograph : 14th May Ronda's car broke down on the way to distribute much needed blankets to Ithumeleng Creche in Soweto! Thankfully, Ronda's saintly husband came to the rescue whilst the AA took care of the car.
Read more…VIDEO EZINE - DECEMBER 2012 - times remembered!
The Square Circle Video Ezine received a good deal of favourable attention and drew some wonderful memories with regard the tremendous effort KasFolk made in order to ensure the visit of the Soweto Go
Read more…POSTAL STRIKE in SOUTH AFRICA IS OVER !
The strike we reported in the February edition of KasSnippets is over, and we need members to hurry down to the post office and get all those squares and other goodies that have been cluttering u
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