Four teams battled it out for the title of DPVwatch’s First Amazing Race Winners! The teams wound their way around the community on Saturday 30 May, starting at Eco Park, then up to the Quarry, and ending eventually at Freesia Park. And the team that emerged victorious knew their community and its layout really well. Their beagle, Brava, gamely took part in the race as well, earning the team the nickname Team Beagle amongst the patrollers who were at the various key points.
The other teams were nicknamed Team Jack Russel as they had their doggy with them too. Team Adults Only and Team Baby made up the two other teams who battled it out at various points such as Carlyle’s (darts); purchasing goods from Spar and handing them in at Nazareth House to be enjoyed by the folks there with their afternoon tea; yoga with Claudia Gurwitz at Yoga in the Hoek; dancing at Good Hope Seminary Junior School with Jacques Carstens and gardening and weeding with the school’s gardener, Joseph; planting and weeding at Streetscapes Garden with Miss T and Uncle Richard as well as searching for hidden signs of DPVwatch; completing a quiz about DPV at Rocklands Park (Do you know what the original historical name for Devils Peak was or when Vredehoek was proclaimed??), and finally enjoying yummified pizzas from Bella Italia at Freesia Park!
And, as if the yoga and dancing weren’t enough strain on the legs, the hills in Devils Peak and Vredehoek took their toll too as the teams wound their way up and down.
To add to the safety of the day, Fidelity Adt and City Bowl Armed Response provided a number of cars and officers to keep an eye on the participants. In addition, CBAR donated the services of their paramedic to DPVwatch for the duration of the race.
The teams carried flags from two estate agents, Remax Living and Rawson. This generous sponsorship not only provided much-needed funds for the DPVwatch camera projects currently being undertaken by the Exco, but also enabled the teams to be extremely visible whilst moving through the community.
DPVwatch is extremely grateful to all the teams, the generous community sponsors as well as the security service providers. Our Exco Member for Fundraising, Rosy Eming and her hubby, John, are to be congratulated on an excellent event that drew much well-deserved praise from one and all! In addition, our Exco member for Patrols, Dimitri Georgeades and his team of enthusiastic patrollers were greatly appreciated too.
Some residents who missed out on this one are already looking forward to the next DPVwatch Amazing Race! Keep watching our social media platforms for details of the next one!
A word from the DPVwatch Exco member for Fundraising, Rosy Eming:
A big thank you to everyone who supported the first DPVwatch Amazing Race last Saturday – what a truly amazing experience it was to see so many residents offering their time, energy and their spaces. And, of course, a huge thank you to the participating teams who made this race the fun event it was.
DPVwatch is truly grateful to everybody who played a role in the Amazing Race coming together.
Very special thanks to:
* team at Carlyle‘s
* managing team at Spar
* Yoga in the Hoek (Claudia Gurwitz)
* Jacques Carstens, dance instructor
* team at Good Hope Seminary Junior School
* team at StreetScapes
* ReMax Living – sponsoring of flags for the participating teams
* Rawson Constantia – sponsoring of flags for the participating teams
* Bella Italia – pizzas for all the participants and patrollers
* Chingadas – second prize donation of a R500.00 voucher
* Yindee‘s – first prize donation of a R1000.00 voucher
* The Lunge Club – donation of tote bags and a R200.00 voucher for all 16 participants
* team at ADT – for security officers and vehicles
* team at CBAR – for security officers, vehicles and paramedic
