There is something special about being part of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet. No matter where life has taken you, the green and gold has a way of remaining close to your heart.
As we look ahead to the 2026 hockey season, the school’s 1st team hockey girls are inviting the wider Union family to be part of something truly meaningful – an initiative that not only strengthens school sport, but also gives back to the heart of Graaff-Reinet.
We are proud to introduce our ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ pledge campaign.
This initiative is a heartfelt partnership between our Union hockey girls, the broader Union community, businesses and the charities that quietly and faithfully serve our town. As our girls prepare for an exciting 2026 season, they will not only be playing for results on the scoreboard – they will be playing for impact.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐:
Supporters are invited to pledge an amount per goal scored by our 1st hockey team during the 2026 season.
โข The suggested pledge is R100 per goal (๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐20 ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ).
โข You may also set a maximum seasonal contribution cap, should you wish.
At the end of the season, the total pledge is calculated and distributed as follows:
โข 50% is donated to a registered charity (NPO) of your choice.
โข 50% is reinvested directly into Unionโs senior hockey programme, supporting equipment, coaching travel and player development.
๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ.
In addition, each sponsor and their chosen NPO will receive weekly exposure on Union High Schoolโs Facebook page throughout the season.๐๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐จ๐ช๐ณ๐ญ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ-๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ข๐ง๐ง-๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ.
Even more importantly, our players are committed to personally connecting with the nominated NPOs during the year. They will visit, learn, serve and give back where they can – because wearing the Union badge means understanding the responsibility that comes with it.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
It is about raising young women who understand gratitude.
It is about strengthening the bond between school and town.
It is about turning sport into service.
Some matches may end goalless. Others may see the scoreboard light up. But whatever the result, we know this: every goal will stand for something greater.
As Old Unionites, you understand the value of a Union education and the legacy of those who have worn the badge before these girls. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป – ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
If you would like to pledge your support or find out more, please contact us at uhsmarketing@unionschools.co.za, via WhatsApp at 061 310 8343, or complete the pledge form at the following link:
https://forms.gle/V3BMwrAsAudd8wYv8
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐. Together, let us make 2026 a season where every goal truly is a goal for good.
