Saturday the 14th of March saw Ster Kinekor Greenstone come to life with the Edenglen Drum Majorettes, "The Blues," putting on a spectacular show as they led our 125 Oscar nominees from the grass verge into the heart of Greenstone Shopping Centre.

The nominees from 13 different schools, all dressed in their specially designed "Oscar Nominee" T-shirts sponsored by Mamba, were glowing with excitement and anticipation to see which of them would walk away with one of the twenty coveted Oscar trophies up for grabs. The budding little stars were judged in over 10 categories and would finally receive recognition for their talent and effort in their school productions.

The children were entertained by the awesome dancing of Hailey Bennett from Strictly Come Dancing and singing from up and coming star, Marene' van Tonder. Our host, the hunky Matt Ruscoe, did a fantastic job wooing the children as well as their mothers and made our 3rd Annual Mini Oscars our best one yet.

We would like to say a special thank you to everyone who helped make this event the success it was. To our performers - Matt, Hailey, Marene' and our dancers Metzi, from Kidz Kingdom and Dimpho from Lulu Pops. Our Presenters - Barry Munro and Jonathan Hendricks of Mamba; Phili, the PRO for Greenstone; Mr. Louw Van Zyl, Manager of Ster Kinekor and Marene' Van Tonder. A special thanks also to Carol and Greg Lloyd for the Power Point display, Gabbi Lloyd for the trophies, Ryan, Kobus and Kelly Bass for the programs, Belinda Bass and the staff of Kodak for the photography, all the staff of Mamba for their help and support and Mary Joy of Ster Kinekor for the Oscars and red carpet.

Our sponsors for the event included: Mamba Strike Force, Ocean Basket in Edenglen, Il Capo, Wimpy Edenglen, Revlon SA, Designer Group, Airwings Couriers, Super Bowling, Local Hobby Store, Cheeky Rooms, Cash Crusaders, Monti Waldi School, Streaks Ahead, Twinkle Little Stars, Rykie of Nedbank, 7 Eagle Spur, Rotary Bedfordview, Gadgets Arts & Crafts, Dr. R.L. Fuller and Deidre Versace.

We will be eternally grateful to you all.

Thank You
The Red Bin Brigade