We can’t all don the Green and Gold against the All Blacks, but we are all “Springbok” at something in our lives. Name your #greatestGame and WIN a trip to the World Cup with Absa.
Tank Lanning
Is your #GreatestGame perhaps being a #Juggler – a Mom, a Wife and a Businesswomen with plenty balls in the air at the same time?
My #GreatestGame at the moment is probably getting people’s knickers in a knot through calling it as I see it on Twitter. Perhaps Absa will give me a Bok jersey with #TweetMonster on the back?
No matter what it is, though, we are all “Bok” at something, and Springbok sponsors Absa, are calling on all South Africans to highlight these as your #GreatestGame.
Do so, and you could WIN a trip to the World Cup!
Through its “What’s your greatest game” campaign, Absa emphasises that you don’t need to be a Springbok rugby player to be inspiring or to have a positive impact on your community.
The bank is looking to give recognition to the often unsung everyday heroes in South Africa – parents, farmers, teachers and entrepreneurs, for example – who in their own, unique ways are making a positive difference to the lives of the people around them.
Enter before 15 August and you could be one of 15 South Africans (and partners) heading to the UK. Enter before 31 October and you could have a Springbok player visit your community project.
To participate, visit www.mygreatestgame.co.za and share your story about how you are making a difference.
Members of the public can also visit one of the hi-tech, interactive pods available at all Springbok Tests and certain shopping centres across the country. These pods will be available at:
- Sandton City (July22),
- Emirates Airline Park (July 25),
- Gateway Shopping Centre (August 5)
- Growthpoint Kings Park (August 8)
David Wingfield, Head of Marketing for Barclays Africa, says: “Absa is committed to helping South Africans to prosper and achieve their ambitions in the right way. This is one of the cornerstones of our brand ethos. Through this campaign we want to recognise and reward ordinary South Africans for the positive impact they are making in their own communities every day.”
In appealing to the public to share how they are playing their greatest games, Wingfield says that there are many South Africans who are catalysts for positive change, often without realising it.
“We need to unearth their stories, not only to recognise some of these individuals but to motivate others to make their contribution to society as well.
“Whether you captain the national rugby team or are running a fledgling small business, whether you coach the Springboks or are a care-giver at your local hospice, whether you are running towards the try-line on the world’s greatest stage or running to catch the bus, we all share a collective ambition – to make South Africa great and inspire our nation to play its greatest game.”
