Preps of Mtuba

The Mtubatuba crowd is known for sporting some stylish Brooks Brothers' polos.  No big deal.  And these are not the richhy riches, but rather the gogos (aka grandmas) carrying mealies on their head.  Hells yes.  Badass.  Now, how do these gogos happen to get their hands on some fancy schmancy Brooks Brothers' polos you ask?  Well, you can thank Mpilonhle for that.

It all starts with a man named Allen Stanford, who controlled a little group called Stanford Financial Group.  Ever heard of him?  Sound familiar at all?  Well, in February, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission described their alleged fraud as a "massive Ponzi scheme".  Way to go dude.  Well, apparently Mr. Stanford's hobbies, other than scheming people out of their money, include golf and helping sick children, and so his company sponsored an annual golf tournament called the Stanford St. Jude Classic.  So you can imagine that after this announcement in February, the golf tournament planned for a lovely Spring day opted to drop the "Stanford" from the name.  But, preparations had already been made, such as shirts and hats and golf towels being branded.  Well, shit.  Now what to do?  Obvi, donate it to poor Africans.  Duh!  No one is gonna wear that stuff in the US, and it's good karma to do one last kind deed before being locked up in the slammer.

Word on the street is that this bloke isn't being treated too hot in the big house, so Mike has suggested that we send him some pictures of smiling Zulus sporting his wares.  Maybe it would brighten his spirits.  Maybe even earn him better treatment for helping some brothers out.

Anyways, seeing the shirts, etc. walking around town always brings a smile to my face, both because it is a nice symbol of our organization's impact and reach, but also cause it's fucking hilarious to see these mamas and babas and gogos sporting their baby blue (not to mention light yellow embroidered) Brooks Brother polos.  And who doesn't appreciate a quality shirt?

Here's a mama sporting the polo at one of Tim and Claire's garden trainings

Close-ups of the snazzy polo.  Ballin'!

Lindiwe modeling one of the hats while enjoying the football game.

Close up of the lovely Stanford embroidered logo

While we are at it, you should meet Nozipho (L) and Lindiwe (R), the other two ladies that help take care of the house with Sibongele and Nonhlahla.  Nozipho is Nonhlahla's sister, and Lindiwe takes special care of us kids in the guest house.  They are the best!  Love them to death!