Tucker and me

by Joanne Selby on March 1, 2010

tuckerandmeTucker is my horse and he is very special to me. Every morning, before I go to work, I walk over to the stables to give him some carrots and to chat to him. What a wonderful way to start the day.

Tucker came to me six months ago when I decided that I would try to re-learn my riding skills. It would be some exercise and fresh air for me. My riding skills, though, still need a lot of brushing up and I feel that I should get some lessons. I have taken a few rides around the hotel grounds but I still need some confidence training! Meanwhile Tucker and I are building up a firm friendship. [click to continue…]

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Lushomo, Dani’s Home

by Joanne Selby on March 1, 2010

brigetteWhen Michele Ashby, an American on a visit to Livingstone, heard about the need to build a home for abused girls, she quickly offered her support. Michele rallied her friends to raise money to rebuild an old Council structure. Sun International, Livingstone, pitched in too. Now, four years later, the girls have a safe home in the loving care of Bridget Kabwe. Michele pops over from America to check on their well-being once a year. [click to continue…]

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Birthdays

by Joanne Selby on February 22, 2010

februarycakeWhat on earth do you do when your family has over six hundred members and they all, of course, have birthdays? Sun International Resort in Livingstone has that number of staff and we regard ourselves as one family. We care for each other and we certainly have to remember each others’ birthdays.

For years we have been sending out cards to each staff member on their birthdays. It has been a struggle to remember them all and, we also thought, that a birthday card on its own was rather dull. So what could we do? Could we give them all a party? Certainly not; we would be spending every day having them. Finally we came up with the idea that we would have monthly parties for the staff with birthdays in that month. [click to continue…]

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