P i c k n P a y H e r o e s g e n e r a t e s m a s s i v e e x c i t e m e n t W I N D H O E K, 12 J U N E 2017

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1 MED IA R E LEASE Ref: No. 243 P i c k n P a y H e r o e s g e n e r a t e s m a s s i v e e x c i t e m e n t W I N D H O E K, 12 J U N E 2017 The recent Heroes Campaign by Pick n Pay (PnP) Namibia a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group that took the country by storm, attracted more than 320,000 entries countrywide. The Etosha Secondary School in Tsumeb walked away with N$10,000 as the winning school, while the grand prize winner, Selma Ndinelao from Oshakati walked away with N$50,000. According to PnP Namibia Marketing Manager, Victoria Moller, the campaign which ran from the 23 rd of March to the 7 th of May has been a great success, and exceeded all expectations. Moller: This has been the best performing campaign we have ever run with the highest public participation we have seen. We want to take this opportunity to thank each and every PnP customer for their continued support and assure you that we will continue to bring you more such exciting competitions and promotions. For the N$50,000 prize, customers had to SMS a unique scratch card number to from which the winner was selected via a draw that was audited by Deloitte. Another leg of the Pick n Pay Heroes competition was the School Art Competition. Over 30 schools participated in the School Art Competition. PnP Namibia Brand Manager, Dandago Uiras: We received school entries from both primary and secondary schools from all the regions of the country. All grades had the privilege to participate. We had two judges from the local Art fraternity: the Chairman of the National Arts Council of Namibia, Patrick Sam and Visual Artist, Jamie-lee Diergaardt who judged all the entries, in collaboration with our Marketing Manager, Victoria Moller. The winning school s art piece was made by Etuna Amwaalwa a 15 year old, Grade 9 learner at the school. Participants had to create an art piece, be it a painting, drawing, sculpture or any decorative art piece, which represents their hero or what they perceive as a hero. Uiras: It was absolute fun and exciting to receive all the entries. The effort put into the art pieces by the participants was really inspiring and evident that there are many creative and innovative minds in our schools who will one day form part of our country s leadership and make a meaningful contribution to Namibia. We are also proud to have been an inspiration through the Heroes Arts Competition to our young artists. The Heroes Campaign is but one of our ways of giving back to our customers, because at PnP we are passionate about uplifting the lives of the communities in which we operate. Both judges, Sam and Diergaardt expressed delight at the effort put in by the participants. Sam: I was blown by the artistry shown by these young learners. I am truly impressed at the talent these learners have showcased. We clearly need more platforms like these for our young talented Namibians to explore their abilities. Diergaardt concurs with Sam in that PnP has set an example in the platforms needed to give young Namibians opportunities to showcase their talents, especially in Art. Diergaardt: I enjoyed every moment in the judging session. I could not get enough of the talent and abilities showcased. I am impressed.

2 The O&L Group Coordinator: Corporate Social Investment (CSI), Venessa Mwiya says uplifting the communities in which it operates, and creating amazing experiences for its customers has always been part of the PnP journey. Mwiya: Competitions like these are part of PnP s efforts in giving back to the communities and its customers. Apart from the projects in which PnP is involved in the communities in which it operates across the country, competitions like these create a different level of excitement, and contributes immensely to PnP s commitment to making shopping exciting for Namibians, and its customers in particular. Ends, As one of the judges at the Pick n Pay (PnP) Heroes Campaign, School Art Competition, Visual Artist Jamie-lee Diergaardt has a closer look at the winning entry made by 15-year old grade 9 learner, Etuna Amwaalwa who represented the winning school the Etosha Secondary School in Tsumeb.

3 Chairman of the National Arts Council of Namibia, Patrick Sam during the judging session has a closer look at one of the entries.

4 Over 30 schools countrywide participated in the PnP Heroes Campaign, School Art Competition.

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6 Judges Jamie-lee Diergaardt and Jonathan Sam during the judging session.

7 All three judges: Chairman of the National Arts Council of Namibia, Jonathan Sam (left); Visual Artist, Jamie-lee Diergaardt (right) and PnP Marketing Manager, Victoria Moller mesmerized by the winning entry of the PnP Heroes Campaign, School Art Competition.

8 PnP Namibia Managing Director, Norbert Wurm (centre) shares a joyful moment with judges Jonathan Sam (right) and Jamie-lee Diergaardt during the judging of entries to the PnP Heroes Campaign, School Art Competition.

9 O&L Talent Attraction Program (TAP) student, stationed in the Marketing & PR department of PnP poses, Rhodda Lambert (centre) with the winning entry while judges Jamie-lee Diergaardt and Jonathan Sam joins her with the second and third place winning entries.

10 Selma Hamunyela (2 nd from left) was the grand prize winner of the PnP Heroes Campaign, and walked away with N$ PnP Oshana Store Manager, Rachel Ekongo (left) hands over her winning while Her Worship, the Mayor of Ongwediva, Angelina Angula (2 nd from right) and Hester Uushona PnP Regional Manager looks on.

11 15-year old, grade 9 learner, Etuna Amwaalwa created the winning entry which saw his school, Etosha Secondary School in Tsumeb win the PnP Heroes Campaign, School Art Competition. Her Worship, the Mayor of Tsumeb, Veueza Kasiringua congratulates the very happy learner during the officially handover ceremony.