Another amazing thing about him is his size! I have met him once when I still taught at Valley, he did some school visits and that was one of them.
He is a big man. Tall, and he has enormous hands! That was the thing that stood out the most for me that day!! He has really big hands, and seeing as he was a boxer in his youth/young adulthood, I am glad I was not on the receiving end of those fists!!
Anyway, quite a few years ago this day, 18th July became "Madiba Day" and is celebrated around the world. A couple of years ago they also started the "67 minutes" campaign.
The 67 minutes represent the 67 years that Mandela worked actively for South Africa - either as the leader of the struggle against apartheid or as the President and also includes his 27 years in prison.
This past week on the radio we've been urged to do something today for 67 minutes that will help others or your community or something. Many people have done wonderful things but I needed to think of a small manageable thing that I could do with my children. Eventually I decided that we would do a litter collection around our neighbourhood.
It was a beautifully sunny day today so it was no sacrifice to be walking around enjoying the sun and collecting litter as we went.
We set out at 3pm:
- packets in hand!
It didn't take long to find something to pick up. 
Some things required gloves - eeeewwww!
It was a team effort!
Niave had a little rest and surveyed her collection of trash as if it was a treasure!!
At 4pm we returned home with 5 bulging bags of litter. Okay, so we only did 60 minutes, I'm sure it's not too much of a problem!
It really is quite appalling to see just how much litter there is, we didn't do a very big area and found so much. It's really so simple to hold onto whatever it is that needs throwing away until you find a bin. Hopefully Abigail and Niave will have a better understanding of this concept now and not become litter-bugs.
So, what did you do for your 67 minutes today?
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