Margaret Hirsch recently visited the learners of Dalpark Secondary school to tell them about her life and how  important hard work is to get to where you want to be in life. Her talk came  at a very important time as it is when learners are busy with their mid year exams.

She told the learners that if they want something in life, they have to go out and get it and take what they learn in school to improve their lives.Margaret then announced the essay competition for the learners. They have 2 months to submit an essay to Mrs Kanagan the social teacher. The winner will receive R5000. Second runner up will win R3000 and the third runner up will win R1000.

Cpt Lusha Govender and Sgt Faith Ntuli of the Brakpan SAPS were also on hand to tell the children about studying hard and to stay away from certain areas in the vicinity around their school for their own safety. 

Margaret then took the grade 8 girls aside to speak to them about abstinence and the importance of staying in school. She explained that women everyday are paving the way for better opportunities for them and their future,

She spoke to them about how important it is not to miss a day of school and that studies are the foundation for a better future for them and their families. Mrs Hirsch is known to educate females about the importance of their sanitary needs and that it should not hold them back from going to school every day. She handed out  a supply of  reusable “Girls With Dignity” sanitary towels to the girls – which should last them until the end of their schooling careers.

Margaret will visit the school in August again to hand over the prizes for the essay competition and to follow up on the grade 8’s girls. 

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Hirsch’s Meadowdale recently hosted their monthly Business Networking Morning with 24 dynamic entrepreneurs within the community ready to network and talk business with likeminded people.

Guest Speaker for the morning, Michelle Mills spoke about “Why you need Multiple Streams of Income (and where to look).”Michelle has been actively involved in Direct Selling and Network Marketing for 20 years. She’s a qualified Project Manager, Bible School lecturer and MD of her husband’s company KaizenSHEQ. She was also one of the finalists in the Margaret Hirsch Woman In Business Achievers competition.

Michelle explained that relying on only one passive income is a big risk as having a job is only temporary. Due to the global economy jobs are less stable and more and more people are becoming unemployed. The most important thing you need is to have multiple streams of income. She explained that in South Africa there are over 1,000,000 people involved in some form of Direct Selling/Network Marketing, sharing in R4,400,000,000 in annual earnings.

The Various Types of Multiple streams of Income Include:

• Own effort:Cooking, Baking, Sewing, Woodworking, Beekeeping, Photography etc.Own effort means you carry your full risk (i.e. no work = no pay)

• Recurring Income:Write a book, Purchase a vending machine, Buy a franchise, Invest in (and hire out) property and Multi-level marketing.

Michelle concluded her talk by telling her audience that “Network marketing differs vastly from 1 company to the next. The real question here is: WHEN will YOU join this global MLM phenomenon?”

After Michelle’s talk each of the networkers were given the opportunity to present themselves and their business in a 30-second ‘elevator pitch ’, followed by some lucky draws, networking, sharing of business cards and enjoying some refreshments.

If you would like to join Hirsch’s Networking Mornings contact Letitia Haywood on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Recently Hirsch’s Meadowdale branch hosted a fun and instructive workshop for Domestic Workers within the East Rand. 

Once a month Hirsch’s offers the unrecognized heroines in the community the opportunity to learn and grow, and this month,  Charm Naicker from Hirsch’s service department provided the ladies training on the best chemicals Hirsch’s have to offer when cleaning appliances and delicate objects, such as TV’S, wood and leather surfaces.  Ambassadors from different brands also provided training to the ladies on the use of the different appliances. 

After the training Hirsch’s Nonhlanhla Sibanda taught the ladies how to cook Melkkos.  The ladies were all eager to participate in the prep and got to enjoy the meal afterwards.At the end of the training session, each lady was presented with a Hirsch Domestic Training Certificate.

Domestic Worker of the Month was Elizabeth Sebothoma who was nominated by her employer – Erika Bester. Elizabeth received a R300.00 Hirsch’s Voucher. If you would like to sign up your Domestic Worker for Hirsch’s monthly trainings, contact Letitia Haywood at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.www.hirschs.co.za

Leonie Thomas bought her LG 12000BTU air conditioner from Hirsch’s Carnival and was in the draw to win an LG Mini Hi-Fi.

To her surprise she was informed that she had won the Hi-Fi.Leonie was buying the Air conditioner for the winter (air cons act as heaters in the winter months)  and when she was in the store her son joked that they could give him the Hi-Fi because he needs it. 

Leonie said “I have never won anything big and my son joked about the mini Hi-Fi. He has just left to go back to England. I am going to keep it here for him. That’s if I don’t like it myself. Thank you to LG and Hirsch’s for such a great shopping experience.” 

LG ran a promotion for April that anyone who bought an Aircon at any of the Hirsch's stores country wide, that person will be entered into a draw to win a LG Wi-Fi. A lot of entries were received and Leonie came out the winner. Leonie is a resident of Benoni. Hirsch's has competitions every month. Pop into your local Hirsch's Home store to see what you could win.

Hirsch’s wished Leonie many warm winters and cool summers with her LG Aircon and now her LG mini Hi-fi. 

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On the 17th March Hirsch’s and Rest Assured ran a competition where each of the Hirsch’s branches nominated a school to see how many Grade 4’s they could get on a bed. Brakpan Primary school was chosen as the lucky school to participate in this exciting event, and they managed to get 60 grade 4’s on the queen size bed and were the overall winners.

Hirsch’s visited the school to give them the very exciting news and as can be expected the children and staff were thrilled to be announced the winners. Principle Mo Samsoodeen was there to accept the prize - ten mattresses sponsored by Cloud Nine and Rest Assured for the preschool that they have on the premises.

The preschool helps the underprivileged parents in the area and a lot of the funding comes from the school by way of fund raising and donations. It helps a lot of the parents in the area and it offers a safe environment for early development and have fantastic staff who are always prepared to help any child in need.

Malinda Jacobs who runs the preschool was as excited as the children. “Thank you to Hirsch’s, Rest Assured and Brakpan primary. We need new mattresses desperately and the kids will have a better nap time as well.”

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Hirsch’s Meadowdale recently hosted its monthly Ladies Networking Morning with vibrant women within the community ready to network and talk business with likeminded influencers. 

Matshepo Sematle the guest speaker for the morning is a Public and Motivational Speaker, life coach, presenter and Business Marketer.  She believes that positive words spoken can change one’s life.  She speaks with people in Churches, the Community and at Events and recently started doing Hirsch's Morning Staff Motivational Talks. 

Matshepo spoke about Focusing on your Vision.   As a visionary you need to fly high and work hard at making your dreams a reality.  What you visualize is what you achieve.  Matshepo explained that you will always face problems, but that’s when you need to push harder, fly with it and turn the problems into opportunities that will get you to achieve your dreams.

After Matshepo’s talk each of the ladies was given the opportunity to present themselves and their business in a 30-second ‘elevator pitch ’, followed by some lucky draws, networking, sharing of business cards and enjoying appetizers.If you would like to join Hirsch’s Ladies Networking Mornings contact Letitia Haywood on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Hirsch’s spoils staff from Tom Newby School. 

Hirsch’s Carnival recently spoiled the teachers and staff of Tom Newby school with coffee and scones, and the new Hirsch magazine to browse through,  as they prepare for a busy term preparing for the exams.

There are 60 Teachers teaching at the school and Tom Newby is one of the top performing schools in the Benoni area. The teachers really go out of their way to help each child perform at their best and they deserve some acknowledgement for this.

Gezelle Mynhardt is the school principle and Hirsch’s Carnival honoured her with an appreciation award as one of the hardest working principles in the area.  

Nicole Lewthwaite is the social development counsellor at the school and she deals with all the children who have problems at home or at school. She was given the Social Worker of the Month for April award. Nicole said “Our aim at Tom Newby is to have a safe environment for children to come and learn. At times, my job  does get to me emotionally. It’s such a nice surprise to get recognised for this. Thank you Hirsch’s.” 

Hirsch’s wish all the teacher luck with the second term and with preparing for the exams.

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On the 26th of April’17,  the first-ever Lions Sleep-out at the Bidvest Wanderers stadium in Illovo took place, and Hirsch’s  were very proud to be part of the sponsorship team that made these aspiring young cricketers dreams come true!!

The Bizhub Highveld Lions cricket team partnered with Hirsch’s Cloud Nine and Rest Assured, as well as  Konica Minolta, Sun International, Cricket South Africa, Circa, Imperial Toyota, Dairymaid and Market Caterers to organize a sleep-out at the Bullring for 100 young aspiring cricket players from the Gauteng Cricket Board (GCB) amateur cricket development programme.  The event included interactive coaching clinics, workshops and activities to work at inspiring the young cricketers to keep on working to achieve their cricketing dreams.

The atmosphere at the Wanderers stadium was electrifying as 100  aspiring young players ran onto the field ready for an unforgettable evening.  Upon arrival, the children received a bizhub shirt and Hirsch’s and Imperial Toyota goodie bags.  After settling in the fun and games began when KFC handed out some cricket gear for the youngsters to enjoy a cricket match with some of the Higveld Lions Cricket Players.  With 100 kids famished after a few rounds of cricket, they headed up to the Bizhub room where they got to enjoy supper followed by a movie. 

At the end of the evening, Hirsch’s together with Cloud Nine announced that they would be supplying a bed to each of the youngsters that they would get to take home after the sleepover.  “As a company, we are conscious of our need to build and maintain a credible profile as responsible corporate citizens. That is why we are committed to supplying 100 beds for the sleepover,” said Alan Hirsch, CEO of Hirsch’s Homestore. “Our aim is to support and uplift these young players and it will start off with a good night’s sleep,’’  

It was a fantastic evening of supporting the refinement of cricket development in South Africa and enabling the next generation of future stars to access meaningful opportunities, to pursue professional careers.

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Hirsch’s Meadowdale recently hosted their monthly Business Networking Morning with dynamic entrepreneurs within the community ready to network and talk business with like minded people.

Guest Speaker for the morning, Empowerment Specialist, Di Boyack, gave wise tips to the audience on how to increase sales. Di has trained business managers and entrepreneurs in a range of business skills from systems thinking to selling. She has worked in many industries such as banking, pharmaceuticals, mining, retail and construction. She is passionate about bringing change by empowering people through knowledge and skills that can immediately be applied back in their workplace.

Tips from Di:As an entrepreneur there three things to master in order to increase your sales;

1. Your value proposition/ pitch:

• Who do you serve?
• What problem do you solve?
• How do you solve it?
• What are the benefits to others?

2. Building relationships with the right people:

• Plant the seed by adding value
• Cultivate the relationship by being present
• Harvest benefits for both

3. Selling skills:

Once you have mastered your value proposition and have built meaningful relationships with the right people the selling will come naturally.

After Di’s talk networkers were given the opportunity to present themselves and their business in a 30-second ‘elevator pitch. ’ This was followed by lucky draw prizes, networking, sharing of business cards and enjoying a light breakfast.

If you would like to join Hirsch’s Networking Mornings contact Letitia Haywood on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Recently Hirsch Meadowdale hosted a  fun and informative Domestic Workers Course for the workers within the East Rand.

Once a month Hirsch’s offers the unrecognized heroines in the community the opportunity to learn and grow, and this month, Hirsch’s service department provided the ladies training on the best chemicals Hirsch’s have to offer when cleaning appliances and delicate objects, such as TV’S, wood and leather surfaces.

After the training Hirsch’s Charlotte Nortman taught the ladies how to cook creamy beef lasagna.

The ladies were all eager to participate in the prep and to enjoy the meal afterwards.At the end of the training session, each lady was presented with a Hirsch Domestic Training Certificate.Domestic Worker of the Month was Nthabiseng Joyce Sithole who was nominated by her employer – Petro Deminey.

Nthabiseng received a R300.00 Hirsch’s Voucher.www.hirschs.co.za