Stellenbosch University Choir Karen Zoid, Karen Zoid has just become the new patroness of the project Borg ‘n Woord (Sponsor a Word) of the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal. “Kom ons sit die skat terug in woordeskat. Borg ʼn Woord! Myne is Republiek” (Let us invest in the vocabulary of Afrikaans. Sponsor a word! Mine is republic). With these words she is encouraging the speakers of Afrikaans to take part in Sponsor a Word.
Sponsor a Word is a landslide success and has a new format for 2016: Sponsor a word for R100, buy a word for R5 000 or donate R20 000 for the word of your choice.
You receive a certificate with your name and word, and you also qualify for the Sanlam lucky draw for R25 000. Lastly you will have free access to the Online WAT. When you make a tax friendly donation of R20 000 for a word you do not qualify for these advantages.
The following words have already been bought for R5 000 each since the start of her patronship on 14 October: PRONTUIT of kykNET bought prontuit; the Stellenbosch company SKEP bought skep; Jan Braai bought Braaidag; Emmarentia Steyn bought lees; dr. Jeanette Kriel bought onverkwiklik; the Garsfontein High School bought troffel and turkoois and Braam van Niekerk bought droomvrou for his wife for her 50th anniversary.
Some interesting words sponsored for R100 are: Ockert Gouws sponsored mamma for his wife on behalf of his unborn daughter Petronella; Barry van der Westhuizen of the Sandveld sponsored ravot and latjiebeen; Myburgh le Roux sponsored Namakwaland and Gini Keyser sponsored strooimeisie for her two bridesmaids.
You van watch how Prontuit bought the word prontuit here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dZqfr8zxck . Full details are to be found at www.wat.co.za