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Woman’s Day HIIT Drive
HIIT Fitness and its members collected sanitary pads during the month of July for donation
Sailing Can Improve Quality of Life of People with Severe Mental Disorders: Results of a Cross Over Randomized Controlled Trial
ABSTRACT – The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a sailing
Sailing as a therapy?
Veterans with mental conditions, substance abuse disorder help researchers find answers
St Joseph’s come sailing
A special group of 10 lovely little souls arrived to take on some sailing therapy!
Sentinel Ocean Alliance joins Optimist Trust
A winters day spent right! On the canal with 8 excited and brilliant children from
A big thank you from Home of Hope
On behalf of our Home of Hope Family we would like to say a HUGE
Home of Hope second trip to Sail!
A winters day spent right! On the canal with 8 excited and brilliant children from
Upgrade and beautification of Astra
Astra Special School – under construction The Little Optimist Trusts BIG project for 2022 is
Durbanville Children’s Home progress
Durbanville Children’s Home embarked on the huge task of refurbishing their bathrooms. With a very
Terrance DID it with Astra
5 wheel chairs and 7 special needs children arrived from Astra to learn all about
Sailing at its best with the youngest at Home of Hope
A group of gorgeous little ones from the Home of Hope arrived this past Saturday
HIIT Easter Drive 2022
This year HIIT Fitness had a collection drive for Marsh Memorial Home They collected clothing,
Huis Andrew Murray (HAM) Child and Youth Care Centre go sailing!
10 excited children arrived at our Sailing academy early on 23 April ready to learn
Forever Strong Durbell
During the month of February – Forever Strong Durbell wanted to spread the love a
Little Optimist Trust recognised for its charity efforts
There was more good news this month for the Little Optimist Trust in the week that it opened its new sailing academy at the V&A Waterfront. The Trust has received a grant of almost R500 000 (27 500 euros) from the Paris 2024 Olympics in association with the French Development Association.
Sailing Therapy with 9 Miles
On a perfect Saturday morning, 10 excited students arrived from the 9 Miles project! We
Ahoy, little sailors! Cape Town sailing academy gets almost R500 000 from Paris 2024 Olympics
The Little Optimist Sailing Academy in Cape Town recently received close to R500 000 from the
The Grand Opening! 23 March 2022
The Little Optimist Sailing Academy @ Battery Park V&A Waterfront. The celebrities and boating and sailing
LITTLE OPTIMIST ACADEMY TO BE BASED AT V&A WATERFRONT
Top yards throw weight behind Bertish initiative. Two of South Africa’s top yards have thrown
Sailing Therapy with Astra
Astra School is very close to our hearts for many reasons! On 15 March 2022
The Little Optimist – Italtile’s CSI partner – Launches a sailing academy with a difference
Greg Bertish is an inspiration to all of us at Italtile; a Multiple Heart Surgery Survivor, Big Wave Surfer, Ocean Activist, SA Champion Lifesaver and Stand Up Paddle Boarder. But he will tell you that his greatest joy is The Little Optimist Trust – Italtile’s chosen CSI partner – where he and his inspirational teams help to keep hope afloat for some of South Africa’s most at-risk children. Sick, poor, frail or differently abled, every child touched by the programme learns skill sets that empower them to survive and thrive, and become Little Optimists. Although much of the Trust’s work happens in the Red Cross Children’s Hospital and in township outreach events, some of the programme is run on the water, in the brave little boats that gave the Trust its name. An annual race event helps raise awareness and much-needed funds, and Italtile’s own Optimist sets sail at every event!
New sailing academy in Cape Town offers haven for vulnerable children
The Little Optimist Sailing Academy will soon be launched at the popular V&A Waterfront. The
Little optimists sail from V&A
The Little Optimist Sailing Academy, a flagship programme of The Little Optimist Trust, will soon