67 minutes for Mandela✨✔️

Nelson Mandela – affectionately known to his South African Rainbow Nation as Madiba – was an anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. 🌈He was the country’s first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.

Mandela Day is celebrated on 18 July, his birthday, every year.

The Mandela Day campaign is a celebration of our collective power to create a global movement for good and make a positive impact on the world.

We celebrate this day – which I consider the most beautiful day of the year – by spending 67 minutes giving back, taking positive action, taking part in an act of kindness.

The reason: one minute is counted for every year Mandela served the country.

He spent 67 years making the world a better place, and one minute for each year needs to be spent doing something good.

I believe strongly in this day. I don’t believe it is one day to do something nice and then forget about it for another 364 days.

I believe it is a day to REMIND US how easy it is to do good. How little time it takes – To give. To spread love. To foster our generosity of spirit. Everyday.

With the most important message being:

Make everyday a Mandela day.

This day is a REBOOT – to be reminded, re-inspired to take action however you can, or to keep you motivated to continue taking action in your own special way.

I celebrate Mandela Day every year with friends, with the students I teach English to and through the community upliftment project I’m a part of.

For the last few years at Obs Pasta Kitchen (a weekly delicious pasta dinner in a safe, supportive space) – we’ve done blankets, as well as toiletries packs with students and volunteers feeling energised and inspired to get involved and lend a helping hand.

www.obspastakitchen.com

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In 2018, my international group of students and I spent 67 minutes out of the classroom with a soup kitchen called Ladles of Love, making 670 sandwiches for those in need:

A few years back, my beginner students from Gabon, Angola, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Brazil – who could hardly speak any English – understood the message and went around giving out roses and fruit with a smile:

The Mandela Day spirit is infectious. Over the years, my classes have put a lot of heart into their spontaneous 67 minutes to make people smile.

I’ll never forget this special aha-moment, clearly expressed:

“Miss Dani I make someone happy and I feel MORE happy!”

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So, will YOU celebrate with me this year?

Can you think of something you can do with your friends or family? your kids? on your own? 

Last year, friends & I wrote 67 special messages on hearts and handed them out with a smile to 67 people along the beachfront. The surprised smiles and reactions were priceless. 67 hearts unexpectedly warmed!✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️

This year Mandela Day couldn’t have arrived at a more appropriate time!

🇿🇦 Let’s live the legacy of the late and great Madiba 💛

We all need to be reminded that we have the power in each of us. Especially at times like these.

Mandela Day magic is a real thing✨ wherever you are in the world

LET’S SPREAD IT !!!

12 thoughts on “67 minutes for Mandela✨✔️

  1. Hi Dani!
    Happy Mandela Day. Nice read. Here in India, we respect Mandela the same way we respect Gandhiji. Nelson Mandela honoured by Bharat Ratna by the Indian Government – India’s highest civilian award in 1990 and in the year 2018 to mark the birth centenary of Nelson Mandela India Post issued a stamp for him as part of South Africa Joint Issue.
    You can see the stamp here,
    http://philateli.blogspot.com/2019/06/18th-july-nelson-mandela-international.html#comment-form

    Cheers

  2. Made sandwiches with my best friend for a Mandela Sandwich Drive 🥪 felt good! Your ideas are amazing.

  3. Such a good reminder! Have taken part in different activities over the years but this year I didn’t. I guess I still can. Thank you for reminding me it’s so easy.

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