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4 ♦ Rotary Africa ♦ February 2015
From the editor...
Editor Sarah van Heerden
Administration Sharon Robertson
Chairman Gerald Sieberhagen
Directors Greg Cryer
Peter Dupen
Andy Gray
David Jenvey
Richard Tolken
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Meet our team
why we do this
Sarah
I know that as Rotarians you regularly witness heart-
wrenching situations but instead of allowing them
depress you, you use them to motivate you on your
path of Service Above Self. I truly admire that about
Rotarians.
When I have the time, I volunteer for a charity which
supports single, widowed and divorced South African
moms (solo moms) who are raising their children with little
or no support from the fathers. A woman helped by this
organisation was unemployed because her son’s critical
heart condition required her to constantly monitor him. In
November the five-year-old had heart surgery. After he
had been operated on, she was told he would not survive.
But he did. His mom was poorly educated, I suspect semi-
literate. Some may have thought of her as ‘low class’.
However, she was a brilliant mom. She learned everything
about her son’s condition - the terminology and knowledge
she had acquired was astounding. In December, she was
rushed to hospital and into surgery. About an hour later,
her son had a stroke and was admitted to ICU. Weeks
passed and the two remained in separate ICU wards. The
boy was waiting (and still is) to be transferred to a state
hospital in Durban to treat the clot in his brain. The mom
was repeatedly operated on. Both remained critical. On
21 January, the mom passed away. Her two young sons
are now orphans and I worry about their future care.
Being involved reinforced one of my strongest
beliefs - community service organisations, such as
Rotary, will always be needed. Without Rotary and other
organisations, millions would live in despair and without
the support they need as they face the challenges of life.
So, if you ever have a day when you wonder why you
are a Rotarian, I have an answer for you. You bring hope,
you banish despair, you are a lifeline, a healer, a helper,
a builder, a source of support and, I am sure, most of the
time you don’t even realise how important this makes you!
Rotary serves a vital, yet often unacknowledged, role in
society and that is why you are a Rotarian.
As for the mom who passed away, I won’t forget her. In
life many would have probably considered her a ‘nobody’,
but even though she was poor, she was a wonderful mom
who had big dreams for her baby boys. I think that makes
her pretty darn special - a ‘somebody’worth remembering.
Have a wonderful month,
Rotary Africa Magazine

regulars
Gary CK Huang
President, Rotary International
Message from the
RI President
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Dear fellow Rotarians,
As president of Rotary, it’s my job to
encourage and inspire Rotarians wherever I
meet them. It’s also my job to listen to what
they have to say. Whether it’s a successful
project or a challenge to overcome, a great
Rotary Day or a new idea, I want to hear what
Rotarians are thinking, doing and planning.
So whenever I travel, I ask my hosts to talk
to me about their clubs. What’s going well,
where do they see a need to improve and what
can we at RI headquarters do to help?
The answers are always interesting and often
surprising. Sometimes I have a suggestion or an
idea to contribute; sometimes I am able to make a
connection that will move a project forward. Often,
I go back to Evanston with ideas and insights that
help guide us in our decisions. But what I value
most about these conversations are the stories
I hear – the stories that, taken together, tell the
story of Rotary.
In Atlanta, I attended a Rotary event honouring
teachers and heard story after story about the gift
of literacy and how it transforms lives. In Istanbul,
I attended a wheelchair race and learned how
Turkish Rotarians are working to improve the lives
of people with disabilities. In Lima, Peru, I talked
to a former Rotaractor who waited nearly 20 years
to be invited to join a Rotary club and heard about
how returning to Rotary has transformed her life.
I’ve heard stories that have made me laugh and
stories that have moved me to tears. I’ve heard
stories of how our service changes the lives of
others and how it changes us as Rotarians. When
I hear these stories, I can’t help but wonder: how
many other lives could we change for the better
by bringing more people into Rotary? And how
many more people could we bring into Rotary
simply by sharing our own Rotary stories?
In this Rotary year, I ask all of you to do just
that: share your Rotary stories. Tell them to your
friends, on social media and through Rotary.org.
Our Rotary stories are what inspire us and what
encourage others to join us; they help light up our
service, as we work to Light Up Rotary.

EverythreeyearsTheRotary
Foundation sponsors a
peace symposium as a pre-
convention activity. The
next peace symposium will
be held in São Paulo, Brazil
on 4-5 June 2015.
The triennial peace
symposium is the vehicle to showcase our Peace
Fellows – the Master’s degree and certificate
graduates of our peace programme; to educate
our Rotarians about this peace-related education
and scholarship programme; to introduce our
donors and potential donors to the programme
and to explore ways that Rotarians and Peace
Fellows can collaborate for peace-building.
Highlights of each peace symposium have
included international speakers in the peace
field such as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bishop
Desmond Tutu, breakout sessions featuring
Peace Fellows working on the front lines to build
peace and Rotarians active in the peace field.
The 2015 first plenary session will feature
1987 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr Oscar Arias
Sánchez of Costa Rica.
The São Paulo peace symposium committee’s
plans for this symposium are creative, exciting
and not previously offered at past symposia. It will
involve the 80 peace fellow alumni in attendance.
If you have never attended a peace
symposium, this is a very special opportunity
that will inform and educate you about Rotary’s
service to promote peace. If you have attended
any of the symposia in Salt Lake City, Birmingham
or Bangkok, you will especially appreciate this
innovative programme.
I look forward to seeing you there!
ROTARY
Members: 1 220 115
Clubs: 34 558
ROTARACT
Members: 169 395
Clubs: 7 365
INTERACT
Members:396 980
Clubs: 17 260
RCCs
Members: 186 093
Corps: 8 091
Rotary at a Glance
as of 1 October 2014
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and
foster the ideal of service as a basis of
worthy enterprise and, in particular, to
encourage and foster:
First. The development of acquaintance
as an opportunity for service;
Second. High ethical standards in
business and professions; the recognition
of the worthiness of all useful occupations;
and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s
occupation as an opportunity to serve
society;
Third. The application of the ideal of
service in each Rotarian’s personal,
business, and community life;
Fourth. The advancement of international
understanding, goodwill, and peace
through a world fellowship of business
and professional persons united in the
ideal of service.
Of the things we think, say or do:
1) Is it the TRUTH?
2) Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER
FRIENDSHIPS?
4) Will it be BENEFICIALto all concerned?
Object of Rotary
The Four-Way Test
what you
should know
Hope to see
you there!
Foundation trustee
chair, John Kenny

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Symposium
Convention countdown
In 1987, Oscar Arias Sánchez won the Nobel
Peace Prize. This year, he’ll be the keynote
speaker at the Rotary Peace Symposium in
São Paulo, Brazil. The event, 4-5 June, will
bring together Rotary Peace Fellows, alumni
and Rotarians interested in peace and conflict
prevention and resolution – one of Rotary’s
six areas of focus.
Arias, who served as president of Costa Rica
from 1986 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2010, was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in
talks that helped bring peace to Central America
during a time of crisis and turmoil.
At the symposium, you’ll also hear from Rotary
Foundation Trustee Chair John Kenny and Past
Foundation Trustee Carolyn Jones. During
breakout sessions, you’ll learn about topics such
as peace, human trafficking, indigenous peoples
and land rights and the impact of water on peace
and economics.
The Rotary Peace Symposium (registration
US$150) will be held at the Anhembi convention
centre, also the site of the Rotary International
Convention, 6-9 June. The symposium will kick
off on 3 June with an unofficial “unconference”.
Other optional events include a dinner on 4 June
(US$100) and a reception on 5 June (US$40).
Learn more and register at
www.riconvention.org/peace
Register for the 2015 RI Convention at
www.riconvention.org

time to Showcase
your projectsRotary Regional Image Co-ordinator, PDG Shirley Downie (Zone 20A South)
Public image for you
Rotary Showcase allows clubs and districts
to boast about their projects. It has other
benefits that will allow Rotarians from other
countries to experience different project
ideas which they can use. The Impact Tracker
includes useful information of the number
of project volunteers, how long they spent
on the project and the value of contributions
made in either cash or kind.
You can load your project or event via the
Internet browser. Register your project by signing
into Rotary.org.
From there, you need to click on the Develop
Projects tab in the Take Action menu. You can
include the partners of your project and club, an
overview of the project, information about the
volunteers, the hours spent on the project and the
impact it had on the community. It is also worth
using other social media such as Facebook,
Twitter and your district or club blog and website,
to showcase your projects. Tell the world what
Rotarians and Rotaractors do!
Get it done early!
Send your club details for inclusion in the Which Club Meets
Today directory to: rotaryafrica@mweb.co.za

On 23 February 1905, Rotary was formed in
Chicago by four professionals. Today we
have more than 1.2 million Rotarians offering
humanitarian service in more than 200
countries.
So how can we celebrate Rotary’s 110th
anniversary? Here are a few suggestions.
• Buy or make a long cake or pizza
measuring 110 feet (33.528 metres).
Cut the cake or pizza and share it with
everyone. Leftovers can be given to the
orphanages or old age homes in your
area. This should attract extensive media
exposure and generate activity on social
media sites. If it is done in a shopping mall
then you could enjoy greater exposure.
• Bake a Rotary cake with 110 candles on it
and take it to your club meeting during the
week of 23 February.
• Ask club members to offer 110 minutes
of community service (or 110 hours
collectively) during February.
• Ask your fellow club members to contribute
110 of your currency to The Foundation
and encourage your friends and family to
do the same.
• Prepare 110 packs of sweets and food for
school children.
• Make 110 meals for needy people.
• Donate 110 books to a school library.
• Give 110 stationery packs, toys or goods
to needy people and children.
• Share your favourite Rotary story or
experience since you joined Rotary. Post
your story on social media sites and tell it
to your fellow club members at a dedicated
evening celebrating Rotary.
• Organise a great meal. Ask your club to
invite 110 non-Rotarians as its guests
and celebrate what Rotary is about during
your event.
• Feed a 110 needy people
• Spend 110 minutes with a disadvantaged
person
Post details and photos of all your events on
your website, Facebook, Twitter as well as any
other social media you belong to.
Celebrate with style, share this great news and
invite as many people to celebrate 110 years of
Rotary.
Celebrate 110 years

On a normal day, Peter Paul Opata works out
of an office in Kampala, Uganda, where he
directs an HIV/AIDS outreach programme for
young people. But in April, the former Rotary
Peace Fellow found himself in a middle school
classroom in eastern Missouri, explaining to
curious students that no, he did not regularly
meet lions in the streets of his home town.
The discussion had veered off course during
the anti-bullying training that Opata and fellow
alumnus Maria Celeste Morell were leading.
Still, Opata and Morell, who is from Argentina,
were happy to answer questions about life in
their parts of the world.
The two were in Missouri as part of a seven-
person vocational training team that aimed to
teach young people how to analyse the effects
of bullying and to help them make their schools
more peaceful. The team members – six of them
peace fellows – split into three groups across
District 6060 to train 800 students at 17 middle
and high schools.
For Savannah Boehlein, a student at Louisiana
High School who participated in the training with
Opata and Morell, the programme reinforced the
idea that everything a person says – positive or
negative – has an effect. “In the training, they
gave a girl a tube of toothpaste and had her
squirt all of it out,” she recalls. “Then they had
another girl try to get it back in the tube. You can
say anything you want, just like you can squeeze
all of the toothpaste out of the tube. But can you
put it back? Take back what was said?”
The programme was eye-opening, says Lori
Helkey, a member of the Rotary Club of Louisiana
(D6060), who serves on the board of the local
school district. She noted the commonalities
between the struggles of youth in her city and
those in other parts of the world. “Young people
in Africa are having many of the same issues,
maybe on a different scale and in different ways,
but the root problem is similar,” she says.
Kate Schwadron, 2013/14 governor of District
6060, started the programme to spread the
word about the Rotary Peace Centres and to
incorporate conflict resolution into a grant project
for her district. “The one peace problem that
I perceive to be widespread in this country is
bullying,” she explains.
After securing a US$16 000 Rotary Foundation
Godfrey’s mission
A former Ugandan Peace Fellow is working to end bullying
Former Rotary Peace Fellow Godfrey Mukalazi speaks to a class in Missouri about the effects of
bullying.

people
District Grant, Schwadron teamed up with former
Rotary Peace Fellow Godfrey Mukalazi, who
was already working on a peace project funded
by a Foundation Global Grant with high school
students and teachers in his native Uganda.
Mukalazi recruited five other peace fellows –
Opata, Morell, Juliana Amal-Obonyo of Uganda,
Arik Gutler-Ofir of Israel, and Noëlle DePape of
Canada – along with Mercy Shahale, a USAID
development officer from Kenya.
Rotary Peace Fellows can earn a Master’s
degree related to peace and conflict prevention
and resolution at universities in Australia,
England, Japan, Sweden and the United States,
or complete a three month certificate programme
at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.
The scholarships are fully funded by Rotary.
Rotary is aiming to raise US$150 million by 30
June 2017 to create a permanent endowment for
the programme.
Besides making a strong impression on the
students, the peace fellows were popular among
the Rotary members they met.
“Rotarians couldn’t stop talking about how
amazing they were,” Schwadron says.
Opata, in turn, says that listening to Rotarians’
stories was “inspiring. There are so many
differences, but our hopes are similar.”
The success of the anti-bullying programme,
along with the peace fellows’ impact on the
students, Rotarians, and each other, impressed
Schwadron, who is convinced that “the way
the world will become a more peaceful place is
through Rotarians and peace fellows.”
– SUSIE MA
The vocational training team aimed to teach young people how to make their school a peaceful
place.
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There are a number of ways one
could celebrate beating cancer. A
group of 65 Cancer.vive members
chose to don motorcycle jackets and
bright bandannas and explore scenic
eastern South Africa.
These people recently completed a
gruelling 2 600 kilometre motorcycle
road trip from Gauteng through KwaZulu-
Natal, Mpumalanga and the Free State
and then back to Gauteng. The trip was
held to spread messages of hope and
generate cancer awareness.
Charmaine Rider, a Rotarian from the
Rotary Club of Klerksdorp (D9400) and a
Cancer.vive supporter, said she was very
fortunate to be part of the magnificent
group of cancer survivors as they spread
awareness.
Research has revealed a shocking
lack of awareness about cancer,
especially in rural communities. This
prompted Cancer.vive to rethink how it
packaged its message to meet the need
for education and provide crucial cancer
information to people with little access to
medical services.
The trip took 10 days to complete,
some of which involved travelling in rain
and harsh conditions. The motorcyclists
rode more than 400 kilometres a day, but
memories of the hard travelling faded
every time the riders were greeted by
hundreds of smiling and cheering faces.
The bikers stopped at schools and
villages to hold educational workshops.
Audience members were invited to
share their cancer stories and musicians
helped create a lively and festive
atmosphere.
Charmaine Rider gumboot
dancing at a workshop held
during the Cancer.vive trip.
Celebrate
survival

While the handing over of equipment for early
learners to the Tjewondo Primary School was
an occasion for celebration, the donation of
soccer balls by a young Australian boy will be
celebrated and remembered for much longer.
Recently, the Rotary Club of Bulawayo South
(D9210) donated school furniture for the early
childhood development class at Tjewondo
Primary School.
The equipment was sourced by Collin
Nyabadza, a Rotarian and former Tjewondo
teacher, from the Rotary Club of Swift Current
(D5360, Canada).
In addition, four boxes of library books,
donated by the Rotary Club of Doncaster (D9810,
Australia) and the Australian Books for Children
of Africa (ABCA), were given to the school during
the ceremony.
Probably, the most memorable gift of all was
a box of 15 soccer balls donated by Mac Miller,
a young philanthropist who loves playing soccer
and raises funds to provide balls for children
throughout the world. Mac’s mum and the Rotary
Club of Carindale (D9630, Australia) raised
AUS$300 to buy soccer balls for the Tjewondo,
Lingwe and Marinoha Primary Schools.
Tjewondo School came alive when Past
President and Chairperson of the Foundation
Committee of the Rotary Club of Bulawayo
South (D9210), Sandy Whitehead, challenged
the school boys to kick the ball for a photo. The
smiling faces said it all as the boys displayed their
Balls and a lot moreBy Busani Bafana
Marcella Gaioto, a Rotary Exchange Student from Brazil, with the children at Tjewondo Primary
School.
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footwork and kicked up dust as they tackled for
the ball.
Ephraim Nsimbi, a teacher at Marinoha
Primary School, one of the recipients, was
grateful for the donation and said that the girls’
soccer team now had its own ball. Until then, the
boys’ and girls’ teams had to share a ball that was
bought a couple of years ago and was constantly
being mended.
Commending the clubs for the donation,
principal Rachel Mahlangu said the books were
a welcome relief as the school’s library was
stocked with old and termite-damaged books,
which more than 600 children were unable to
use. She also said the school, which was opened
in 1923, needs to be electrified and needs more
classroom blocks to accommodate the growing
number of children.
Bulawayo South President, Alvord Mabena
said education that is a “gift for life” and schools
should be equipped with necessary books and
equipment to facilitate learning and teaching.
President Alvord explained that the donation is
an example of how his club “helps change lives.”
Teams from three primary schools in Kezi with
the items they received.
Tjewondo Primary School principal, Rachel
Mahlangu (centre), receiving books and balls
from President Alvord Mabena (right) and PP
Dingi Dhlamini (left). Below: The children show
off their ball skills.

Excitement was in the air when Mr South
Africa finalist, Armand du Plessis, visited the
community vegetable garden at Emthonjeni
Community Centre in the Zandspruit informal
settlement, northwest of Johannesburg.
To the delight of the local residents, Armand
arrived with a generous donation of vegetable
and herb seedlings.
Ansie Hibberd from the Rotary Club of
Northcliff (D9400) was most grateful that Armand
made time to visit the garden. “We partnered
with Emthonjeni, The Rotary Foundation and
the Rotary Club of Seven Oaks (D1120, United
Kingdom) earlier this year to start this much-
needed food garden.
“With the help of 20 unemployed women from
Zandspruit a patch of weeds was turned into a
sustainable project to put food on their tables and
earn some income for the community centre,” she
said.
A severe thunderstorm damaged the garden
and thanks to Armand du Plessis’ gift, it will soon
recover. Armand, a resident of Ruimsig and post-
graduate law student, was touched by the warm
welcome he received from the community and
believes that as a future lawyer he will be able
to play a role in improving the quality of life of all
South Africans.
Armand du Plessis and Ansie Hibberd with residents of Zandspruit.
a special visit

The Rotary Club of Newcastle Majuba (D9370)
hosted its annual betterball golf competition
at the Newcastle golf course. The day, which
promised loads of fun, excitement and
fantastic prizes, exceeded all expectations.
Registration ran smoothly and efficiently,
thanks to the diligence of club members. Golfers
were spoilt with some excellent sushi and
shooters, prepared and served by John Dory’s.
The 126 golfers moved swiftly across the
pristine course, showcasing their talents and
playing some sensational golf.
A novelty ‘marshmallow’ chip created much
excitement for pleasure seekers and raised an
astonishing R3 475. Golfers had a blast on the
course and later returned to the clubhouse to
savour a dinner of fine eastern fare.
The club house was filled to capacity and those
who had supported the event had an opportunity
to reacquaint themselves with one another and
establish new friendships.
Sponsors outdid themselves and the prize
table was loaded with some extravagant items.
However, it was the winning two-ball of Dr Bully
Chetty and Roy Harry which walked away with
the grand prize of a weekday stay for themselves
and their partners at Champagne Sports Resort.
The community services committee, led by
Pradeep Singh, was proud to announce that the
golf day raised a record-breaking R103 916.
BEST BETTERBALL
Main picture: Golfers prepare to tee off at the
golf day. Pradeep Singh, head of the community
services committee and co-ordinator of the
event, enjoys a quiet moment. PDG Gordon
Dowsett examines the prizes.

After the planned International Golfing Fellow-
ship of Rotarians Southern Africa tournament
in Knysna was cancelled, owing to a lack of
support, the Rotary Club of Knysna (D9350)
enthusiastically agreed to event organiser PP
Sesel Hartshorne-Möller’s suggestion that
the club host the tournament under its own
management.
Fifty-two Rotarian golfers from Austria,
England, France, Finland, French Guiana,
Germany, Hong Kong, Netherlands, South Africa
and Switzerland had entered and the official
opening took place at Simola Golf and Country
Estate.
Emil Moller was the master of ceremonies and,
since he is fluent in three languages, he easily
made all guests feel welcome. The Percy Mdala
High School Choir arrived with its choir master
and carried flags from the countries represented
by the golfers.
These were placed along the wall for the
duration of the evening and the choir sang
the South African national anthem and other
beautifully harmonised African songs.
Simola’s award-winning executive chef Delia
Clarke prepared exquisite South African snacks
and while guests enjoyed some of South Africa’s
best wines from the Elgin Valley Estates, the golf
draws were announced.
Another great evening was the Friday when
the guests enjoyed a casual sunset concert and
dinner on the Simola lawns. Guests included a
large contingent of parents and staff from Knysna
Primary School.
The Knysna Pipe Band joined in with varied
musical items and the highlight of the evening
was a presentation of many different instruments
to the Knysna Music Academy that were brought
to Knysna in the international golfers’ luggage.
Several of the guests readily donated cash
to enable the music academy to buy more
instruments. A total of R67 000 was donated and
the value of the instruments exceeded R100 000.
Knysna Primary School principal, Rob
Stoker and music academy head, Laticha
Van Wageningen, were overwhelmed by the
generosity of the golfers and their enthusiasm for
this new project. At the end of the performance,
President John Satchel of the Rotary Club of
Knysna announced that a set of marimbas would
also be donated.
The event came to a close on Saturday with a
dinner at Simola. The attendees were provided
with striking Madiba shirts and prizes were
awarded for the day’s golf and the cumulative
scores were announced.
A highlight was the presentation by
President John Satchel of a Sapphire Pin to
Sesel Hartshorne-Möller in recognition of her
extraordinary commitment to and successful
development of the annual Rotary Knysna Charity
Golf event.
The international golfers formally invited
the Rotary Club of Knysna to host another
international event in 2016 and pledged their
support for future events.
Golf festival goes ahead

A partnership between African Explosives
and Chemical Industries (AECI), the Wildlife
and Environment Society of South Africa
(WESSA) and the Rotary Club of Amanzimtoti
(D9370) resulted in a R2 million sponsorship
for environmental education centred around
the Umbogavango Nature Reserve at
Amanzimtoti for the period 2014/16.
The reserve lies within the Umbogintwini
industrial complex, a multi-user site catering
predominantly for large industries in the chemical
manufacturing sector as well as a number of
producers of human and animal food products.
PDG Chris Skinner, current president of the
Amanzimtoti club and the instigator behind this
project, said this was the culmination of more than
five years’ work. “PP Stan Craven and I visited
the companies on site for funding to run the
educational programme at the resource centre.
At first we hosted some 10 to 20 school parties
from rural schools in the Amanzimtoti area. Today
there are more than 60 school parties visiting the
centre, representing more than 2 000 primary
school children.”
Links have been formed with the Department
of Nature Conservation at Mangosuthu University
of Technology and an intern was employed to
arrange school visits, teach the children and
explore the nature reserve.
Many of the schools involved with this
programme are also involved in a school
beautification project which comprises
representatives from Rotary, WESSA, the
Department of Health, Durban Solid Waste,
eThekwini Municipality and the Department
of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs. The
schools participate competitively in a programme
to raise environmental awareness which include
initiatives such as food gardens and recycling
efforts.
“The climax of all these endeavours has been
the support from AECI for the international eco-
school programme. Some ten local schools will
be identified and invited to join the programme
which is aimed at creating awareness and action
around environmental sustainability in schools
and their surrounding communities,” said PDG
Chris.
Children from Kwathabo Primary School visit Umbogovango Nature Reserve as part of the eco-
school programme.
Eco education

The annual FNB Wines2Whales (W2W)
mountain-bike series provided the Rotary
Club of Helderberg Sunrise with a significant
fundraising opportunity.
Three W2W mountain bike events are held
in the space of 11 days - the adventure, the ride
and the race - with each
one lasting three days. The
route for each event is from
Lourensford Wine Estate to
Oak Valley Wine Estate, then
on to Onrus.
Cyclists needed their cars
at the first overnight stop at
Oak Valley and at the end
of the event at Onrus. For a
fee, the Helderberg Sunrise
Rotarians transferred the vehicles.
Last year approximately 600 vehicles were
transferred. Rotarians also helped with driving
vehicles, registration, handing out and collecting
vehicle keys and shuttling Rotary drivers to and
fro. Each driver does about three trips.
The project is a major fundraiser for the club and
it provides wonderful fellowship and camaraderie
for the members. A net unencumbered amount
of approximately R180 000 was raised last year.
Approximately 45 Rotarians are
involved and are matched by as
many as 45 friends. An added
bonus for the Rotarians was
the chance to drive some exotic
vehicles ranging from Porsches
to BMWs and Mercedes
Benzes.
Organisations which have
benefited from funds raised
at this event over the years,
include The Rotary Foundation, Brak en Jan
Crèche, the club’s Khomani San project and the
HOPE organisation.
- Gavin Staude
Petro Taljard driving a participant’s
car to Oak Valley.
Thanks to the Rotary Satellite Club of St
Francis (D9370) 36-year-old Vusumzi Sokhaya
and his family received a gift to help prolong
Vusumzi’s life.
The club paid R8 100 for a wendy house to
be installed at the humble home in Humansdorp.
Vusumzi had developed kidney failure and
required dialysis to prolong his life.
Dr Robert Freercks asked the club to help
sponsor the wendy house as Vusumzi needed
secure storage space for his dialysis fluids and a
sanitary environment in which to perform his own
peritoneal dialysis. The Rotarians quickly found a
suitable supplier and arranged for Stable Wendy’s
in Port Elizabeth to supply, deliver and erect the
wendy house. Some creative schedule shuffling
allowed the company to complete this before the
Christmas shut down and it waived its out-of-town
delivery surcharge.
Vusumzi, who is married to Asive and has a
four-month-old son, is currently unemployed.
His medical condition has meant that he can’t
wine, whales and wheels
The Sokhaya family, Vusumzi, his wife Asive
and their son Joshua proudly show St Francis
Chairman Ann Knight the newly installed
wendy house which will provide Vusumzi with
a suitable environment for his life-prolonging
dialysis treatment.
continue to earn his living as a fisherman, but he
is determined to find another career path as soon
as he receives a donor kidney and his health has
stabilised.
“I am so thankful to the St Francis Rotarians
for assisting me,” said Vusumzi. “My wife is going
to be tested as a possible donor and our future is
filled with promise.”
According to Dr Freercks, this form of treatment
can last as long as eight years and the idea is that
the patient should receive a transplant within that
period.
Helping keep
Vusumzi healthy

Destitute leaners from six Grassy Park
and Lotus River schools were given an
opportunity to continue their schooling
thanks to the generous bursary support from
the Norwegian Liaison Committee (NLC) of
the Rotary Club of Wynberg (D9350).
The annual bursary evening is the highlight
of the calendar year for the NLC and the Rotary
Club of Wynberg. Educators from the six schools,
provincial representatives, parents, learners
as well as two teachers and four learners from
Haugaland School in Norway, attended and
celebrated the occasion.
Wynberg President Jackie James said, “We
are thrilled to be part of this wonderful initiative.
This year the NLC handed out
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Are Hovstad, chairman of the NLC added,
“The learners and parents do not receive the
money in cash. Instead it is released to them on
receipt of an invoice and can only be used for
school clothing and essential school equipment,
such as books. The recipients are selected by
the schools and criteria included need and their
academic performance in previous years.”
The NLC project is funded by two schools
in Norway, Oddemarka Lower Secondary and
Haugaland Secondary. Each year, the learners
take a day off school and collect money for
these six schools. The money raised is used for
computer centres, books for libraries, laptops
(and training) and projectors to enhance the
teaching experience and naturally, bursaries.
Bursaries for many

christmas
wrapup
On any normal day there are thousands of
children and adults who go without food,
clothing, blankets and toys through no fault
of their own. However, there are some very
special people who give of their time and
spare no expense in seeing that what they give
assists those less fortunate than themselves.
Each year, Stephen Margo, a D9400 governor
representative, organises both a blanket and toy
drive. As many as 15 000 blankets and 1 200 toys
are collected and distributed.
At the end of last year, the annual project
changed a little. “We were introduced to RSS
Security in Fourways which in turn introduced
us to a number of their clients, one of which
was Decofurn, a furniture store also based in
Fourways,” explained Stephen.
“While busy with our toy drive we received a
call from Cornell Mans, the regional manager
for Gauteng, who stated that he was not able to
donate toys but would gladly donate 65 blankets
if we found a charity which could use them.”
In no time at all Stephen had contacted Chris
Thomson, the youth officer of the Rotary Club of
Randburg (D9400), who contacted the Firlands
Children’s Home which cares for 60 children. The
home is one of many run by Major Eddie and
Hazel de Vos of The Salvation Army and receives
support from the club.
Brett Fisher, the CEO of RSS Security, said
that he was happy to assist with the project in
any way he could and encouraged a number of
his clients to participate. “We are a community-
based security company which cares about our
community,” he said.
Cornell Mans said he gets a new perspective
on life when seeing and meeting people, children
in particular, who are struggling to survive. “Most
children have the same basic needs. We have
so much and they have so little. Every small gift
given to them is highly appreciated. Christmas is
a time of giving and we at Decofurn like to give
back to the community in different ways.”
“We know that these children don’t ask for
much and by giving each one a blanket, we know
that they will keep warm.
“It is not much to give, but it comes from the
heart,” concluded Mans.
Cornell Mans (Decofurn Gauteng), Wentzel le Roux (Decofurn Fourways), Major Eddie de
Vos (Salvation Army) and Christopher Thomson, the chairman of the Randburg club’s youth
committee, admire the blankets.
bountiful blankets

More than 900 people - orphans, single
mothers, elderly people and needy people
- received Christmas gifts thanks to the
Rotary Club of Edenvale’s (D9400) Tree of
Joy project.
The gift collection project was held in the
forecourt of Greenstone Shopping Mall.
Rotarians handed out wish cards and collected
the gifts that shoppers had purchased for the
people whose names were written in the cards.
“We were once again astounded by the
wonderful generosity of the shoppers,” said
Lesley Crowe of the Rotary Club of Edenvale.
“We set a goal of 900 gifts for our Tree of
Joy project. We wondered whether we would
make it considering that economic conditions
were not great.
“Despite our reservations, the shoppers did
us proud and there were many happy faces
at charity organisations around Edenvale this
Christmas. We also received many donations
which we used to buy Christmas gifts for
people at charities which were not on our
original list.”
The Edenvale club started the Tree of Joy
project last year. It was so successful that it
was decided to run it again. Due to the size
of this project, the Rotary Clubs of Knights
Pendragon, Johannesburg East and Boksburg
Lake, as well as the Boksburg Lake Anns’
Club and the Bedfordview Inner Wheel Club
were asked to lend a hand.
Each club obtained lists of the wishes from
the people in the organisations they support.
These were copied on to wish cards, some
of which were hung on the Tree of Joy. The
generous shoppers selected wish cards and
purchased the gifts written on them. All the
gifts were wrapped and distributed to the
charities on Christmas Eve.
The Edenvale club also ran two of the gift
wrapping kiosks offered by the Greenstone
Shopping Centre. Again, shoppers were
generous when donating to have their presents
wrapped.
The money raised will be used for projects
in the Edenvale area.
Thanks to a generous donation of R55 000 from
Diesel–Electric (Vaal, Free State and Springs),
MACSauto, MACScool, Ruwag and Kiloton, as
well as a further donation of R14 000 from the
Rotary Club of Vereeniging (D9400), 300 food
hampers were distributed to needy families
during the festive season. Euro Spar in Three
Rivers packed 298 hampers and sponsored
two additional hampers to make it an even 300.
Local Rotary clubs organised the distribution
and selected the recipients. The Rotary Club
of Vereeniging chose to distribute its 250
hampers to the Rainbow Care Feeding Scheme
at St Luke’s Presbyterian Church, Leeuhof,
Lochvaal Emfuleni Welsyn Sentrum and the
Meyerton Methodist Church, while the Rotary
Club of Three Rivers delivered its 50 hampers
to the Vereeniging Central Methodist Church
Feeding Scheme. Last year the Rotary Club of
Vereeniging received a similar donation from
these companies which decided to help the
needy instead of spoiling their customers with
the usual year end gifts.
Somerset Valley Estate surprised the Rotary
Club of Durban North (D9370) when it presented
PDG Ant Connolly with two boxes of toys all
beautifully wrapped. The gifts were given to the
children of The Bundle of Joy crèche.
Hundreds of
happy smiles

Carols by Candlelight, organised by
the Rotary Club of Harare (D9210)
and sponsored by Ximex, returned
to Arundel Village after a brief move
to Prince Edward School. It was
attended by 200 children from five
orphanages, Rotarians and members
of the public. There were nearly 500
people present who were entertained
by Arundel School Choir and the
Zimbabwe Air Force Band. Father
Christmas paid a special visit and
was almost trampled, and had to flee
to higher ground, when 200 highly
excited children raced to greet him.
Anns from the
Rotary Club of
Kloof (D9370)
distributed 1 700
toys collected
by the East
Coast Radio Toy
Story campaign.
Among the happy
recipients were
those assisted
by the 1000 Hills
Community
Helpers.
After seeing a young orphaned school girl on a rainy day, Martin Oosthuizen and his wife Louise
realised how many youngsters have to cope without their parents and formed Orphan Care
Foundation. Six years later, the successful non-profit organisation has grown and helps more than
300 children a week. At the annual Orphan Care Foundation Christmas party, nearly 300 children
got an opportunity to share in the festive joy. For many, this was the first time they ever received a
gift of their own. The Rotary Club of Newlands (D9350) sponsored the food and soft drinks for the
third consecutive year and the children were entertained by local hip hop artists and gymnasts.
Photo: Kate Senekal/Storybook Photography

The Rotary Club of
Pietermaritzburg
(D9370) treated the
120 residents of NCVV
Home to a seniors’
Christmas party. Singer
and musician Claude
Charles provided
entertainment and
soon had many people
dancing. Rotarians
Carol Holby, Desiree
Golding and Trudy
Stegen were ably
assisted by a number
of additional volunteers
and every resident
received handmade
Christmas cards and
slabs of chocolate. At
the party are Johan
van der Walt, Wendy
Griffiths, Trudy Stegen
and Lorraine Fynn.
Photo: Jason Londt.
The Rotary Club of Durban Clairwood Park (D9370) thrilled the children of Igugu Labantu Nsimbini
when it held a Christmas party for them. All 200 children received gifts and treats.
The Rotary Club of Orange Grove’s (D9400)
Anns’ club donated 100 tins of Danish
butter biscuits to Meals on Wheels. The
biscuits were bought from the proceeds of
the Anns’ bridge drive. Maria Grazia and
Donny and Helen Divaris helped the Meals
on Wheels driver load the donation so that it
could be distributed in time for Christmas.

Youth
To create awareness about polio eradication, the Rotaract
Club of Rose-Belle (D9220) supported a four kilometre fun
run which was organised by the Global Shapers Port Louis
Hub and Global Dignity Mauritius.
Past President Ritesh Gujadhur participated in the event with the
theme ‘run to end polio’ and finished fourth. The club supported his
goal to generate awareness and raise funds for PolioPlus.
The Rotaractors set a fundraising target of US$444, which would
be tripled by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation once transferred.
To achieve this, the club approached other Rotaract and Rotary clubs
on the island for sponsorship.
After completing his run, PP Ritesh said he did not “participate
to win a medal, but I ran to end polio.” He added that his run was
dedicated to allow people to “get better acquainted with our mission
of eradicating polio and the marvellous work Rotarians do.”
The Rotary Club of Grahamstown (D9370) has
long encouraged new generations through
its association with the Interact Club of
Kingswood High School and the Rotaract
Club of Rhodes University.
Rhodes has 7 000 students and at one stage
there were as many as 600 Rotaract members.
Since then, numbers have declined, but the
incoming committee has pledged to grow the club
and expand its community engagement efforts.
The outgoing committee was mainly involved
in a year-long project called The Next Step. This
involved visiting high schools in Grahamstown’s
rural areas and bridging the gaps in knowledge
between high school education and tertiary
education. The Rotaractors also printed and
distributed university application forms and
coached learners in what constitutes a successful
application.
For the younger disadvantaged children, a
teddy bear picnic was organised and the club,
with the help of its sponsor Rotary club, gave a
teddy bear to each child.
The club also engaged in various mentoring
programmes and its members served as peer
educators during AIDS awareness week.
run for polio
Great things ahead

The District 9350 held a Youth Service Awards
day in Cape Town and Interactors from Knysna
won three awards. The first went to Ineke Small
of Knysna High School who won the award for
the best Interact teacher. Knysna High won
the award for the best collaborative project
and the Rotary Club of Knysna, with seven
Interact clubs, was given the best Interact
Involvement award. With the Rotary Club of
Knysna President John Satchel (third from left)
are Dylan Stander, Karlien Bruwer, President
Brittany Chalmers, Victor Dercksen and Ineke
Small.
The Rotary Club of Rosebank (D9400) held its
30th annual senior youth leadership course
for 62 Grade 11 learners at Magalies Retreat
in Magaliesburg. Learners from schools in
and around Johannesburg participated in the
course which aimed to teach them leadership
skills. The course was run by Tyron Sharnock
who has been the course instructor for the past
five years.
The Rotaract Club of UNISWA Mbabane Campus (D9400), sponsored by the Rotary Club of
Mbabane Mbuluzi, has changed the lives of 17 Swazi orphans at an orphanage in Mpolonjeni. The
Rotaractors, with assistance from Mbabane Mbuluzi Rotarians, purchased two 5 000 litre water
tanks, a stove, gutters and piping to help the orphanage harvest rain water. They also created
a garden and planted 100 spinach, 100 cabbage, 50 onion and 50 lettuce seedlings. The oldest
resident of that orphanage is 23 and the youngest is three years old. The orphanage is mainly
funded by a local church, Bride of Christ Ministries. Rotaractors Phumlani Dlamini, Nelile Dlamini,
Andrew Mugoye, Rudolph Dlamini with some of the orphans at the hand over.

Two of the Rotary Club of Grahamstown
Sunset’s (D9370) Interact clubs, the Interact
Clubs of Mary Waters and Nombulelo High
Schools, were the Makana Community
Category winners in the Rhodes University
Environmental Awards. The awards recognised
their ongoing removal of invasive alien
plants on the Grahamstown commonage.
The Interactors have spent many long hours
‘hacking’ and returning the surrounding
commonage back to its indigenous state. At
the ceremony are Interactors Philisiwe Qwakeni
(left) and Thabang Stoffel (centre) from
Nombulelo High School and Nomathamsanqa
Zono (far right) from Mary Waters High School.
With them are mentors from the Rotary Club
of Grahamstown Sunset Janet Brown (second
from left), Este Coetzee (second from right) and
Don Hendry (back).
The Rotary Club of Hilton and Howick (D9370)
sponsored seven outbound Short Term
Exchange Students. Shortly before leaving for
their exchange, some of the students, Christina
Rencken (Germany), Bronte MacDonald (Italy),
Grace Crooks (Germany) and Elliot MacDonald
(France), attended a club meeting and told the
Rotarians where they are going and what their
expectations were.
The Interact Club of Eden College (D9370) gave R20 000 to the South African Guide Dog
Association. Half of the money will be used to train a new dog and the remainder will buy two new
puppies. At the presentation the Interactors and members of the Rotary Club of Durban had an
opportunity to meet two guide dogs.

Well-known wine connoisseur Clare
Wright was the speaker at the Rotary
Club of Kenton on Sea (D9370) wine
tasting evening which was attended
by over 100 guests. Claire’s interest
in the wine industry started in 1992
when she was the Eastern Cape
wine sales representative. Using her
vast knowledge of the wines she
introduced, she gave a run-down on
the wines, tips on storing, corking
versus screw-top bottles and other
general information. The guests were
able to order wines directly from the
producers at very reasonable prices.
Kieren Bremner and Mark Crandon,
owners of The Bakery, provided fresh
breads and cheese for the evening
and Rotarians made pâtés and fruit
platters.
Thanks to the Rotary Club of Paarl (D9350), a chef at
a well-known restaurant in Franschhoek is teaching
needy women the basics of cooking. Chef Antro Davel
(above) travels to Paarl every Monday (her day off) to
demonstrate the preparation of healthy affordable meals
to the women at Enza, an empowerment organisation
in Paarl. Enza is partly sponsored by the Icelandic
government which provides women with training and
skills to start their own enterprises.
The Rotary Club of Chatsworth (D9370) hosted a
successful Unite Against Hunger campaign at the
entrance of Shoprite Checkers at Chatsworth Centre.
Shoppers were asked to donate non-perishable food for
needy people. The donations were packed into hampers
and distributed by the club.
The Rotary Club of Port
Shepstone (D9370) and the
Elvira Venter Dance Studio
recently staged the show,
Born in the RSA. Every
second year, Elvira, who is a
Rotary Ann, produces a show
and includes any willing
Rotarians. Funds raised by
the show are donated to the
club. The most recent show
raised more than R17 000 for
the club.

Champ Marketing hosted a motor and outdoor
festival at the Newcastle Showgrounds. The
Rotary Club of Newcastle Majuba (D9370) was
given a free stall and sold pancakes and cool
drinks. A team of committed members, which
included Lizzy Couper and Talitha Zanone,
flipped, rolled, packed and sold nearly 600
pancakes. Sue Couper`s flop-proof recipe
proved to be a real winner and the aroma of hot
pancakes and cinnamon sugar proved difficult
to resist. The five hours of intensive labour
yielded a profit of R3 108.
For the last 11 years, the Rotary Club of De
Aar (D9370) has run a trolley project at a local
supermarket. On a Saturday morning, club
members are joined by personnel and board
members from Op die Kruin Home for the Aged
to man a donation trolley and ask shoppers
to donate non-perishable products for the
home. This year they collected five trolleys
of groceries. Money from the collection tins
funded a Christmas lunch for the residents of
the home. Lettie Steenkamp, Claudine Louw
and President Rina Edwards with the trolley.
Winterveldt is the Rotary Club of Pretoria East’s (D9400) second longest running and third largest
project. Seven years ago, when the club first became involved with Winterveldt, it had been
operating for seven years and had three staff members and 11 caregivers. Today it has four staff
members and 51 caregivers. Initially, the office building was a mud plastered structure but that
has changed. Today Winterveldt operates from a brick office, has a store, two containers that
have been converted into another office and a kitchen, a brick toilet block, an iron shed that is
used as a staff room and a small office which is used for HIV testing. It also has a security fence
and an alarm system. The centre serves a community which has a 72 percent unemployment rate.
The club’s ongoing involvement with the centre helped it grow to what it is today. Some of the
Rotarians who have been involved with the project are Clive Perkins (financial, administration
and odd jobs), Mayda de Winter (provision of food parcels), Aiden Robertson (problem solver and
crisis manager) and Bernard de Winter (food parcels).
Roundup

For 16 years the Rotary Club of Grahamstown (D9370) has used approximately R11 million,
raised through Matching Grants, to better its community. Twenty percent of the funds raised
was generated as a result of the club’s ten year association with the Rotary Club of Port Moody
(D5050, Canada). Over the years, the Port Moody club has visited Grahamstown four times and one
Rotarian, Cleone Todgham, keeps returning to Grahamstown as a volunteer. Her latest visit aimed
to promote Days for Girls, a project that endorses a reusable sanitary solution. To celebrate the
clubs’ long association, a party was held during Cleone’s latest visit. Rotarians who were involved
over the years as well as many beneficiaries were invited to attend a ‘bring and share’ dinner party
hosted by Bill and Kit Mills at their home.
Children from the Lily of the Valley and
Makaphutu Children’s Homes received new
underwear from the Rotary Anns of Kloof
(D9370). With some of the happy recipients are
Anns Ingrid Edelson and Margie Matthew.
It was a happy day full of laughter and fun as
the Rotary Club of Dundee (D9370) hosted its
annual Golden Oldies day at the Hattingspruit
Dam. The club treated the golden oldies to a fun
filled morning with plenty to eat and drink. For
the little more energetic, there was music and
dancing. A good number of bingo games were
played and there were lucky dip prizes for the
bingo players. The Soul Buddyz from Dundee
Junior School acted as waiters and entertained
everyone with song.

Funds raised at the Rotary Club
of Flamingo-Welkom (D9370)
Chance to Dance competition
were divided between three
beneficiaries. Marelize Joubert
(Agape Nasorg Sentrum),
Christa Maree (Engo Child
and Youth Care Centre) and
Cathy Pretorius and Silvia Xaba
(Charlotte Moll Haven) were
thrilled to receive the donations
on behalf of their organisations.
The Rotary Club of Mityana (D9211), in
partnership with the Rotary Club of Whitley
Bay (D1030, England) and Mityana Community
Development Foundation, sponsored three new
classrooms at the Kigogozi Community Based
Primary School after the original classrooms
were destroyed by termites. The Whitley
Bay club also provided additional funding
for new furniture and the refurbishment of
the existing classrooms. Mityana President
Semwanga Godfrey attended the opening of the
classrooms.
The Rotary Club of Empangeni (D9370) has
chartered a new satellite club in Mtunzini. To
start the satellite club a membership of at least
eight was required and the eager new Rotarians
were inducted by Past Rotary District Governor
Richard Brooks. Penny Bunting, whose
husband Mike is a long-standing member of the
Empangeni club, was elected as chairperson.
It’s anticipated that within a few years, it may
become a fully-fledged and independent Rotary
club. Its club emblem and gong were crafted by
Errol Sclanders. Errol was once a member of
the Empangeni club and will bring his Rotary
experience to the satellite club. President
Christo van Heerden (Empangeni) with Penny
Bunting and Errol Sclanders.
President Mark Parodi of the Rotary Club of
Flamingo-Welkom (D9370) presented Marli Young of
Hospice with a donation for her organisation. The
donation was raised at the club’s annual golf day.

Anns from the Rotary Club of Kloof (D9370), Sandy Sims and Ingrid Edelson, visited Gillits Primary
School to give Subz pants and pad packs valued at R9 000 to 45 girls. Sue Barnes, founder of
these reusable items, also attended and gave an educational talk to the learners.
As you get older, your
birthday expectations
decrease. Thus it was
a wonderful surprise
when Rotarian Dr Ian
Huskisson arrived at
Dorothy Collard’s home
on her 86th birthday
and presented her with
a new wheelchair from
the Rotary Club of
Knysna (D9350) and the
Wheelchair Foundation.
Dorothy is being cared
for by her sister Nellie
van Huysteen, but
this task had become
increasingly difficult due
to her lack of mobility.
However, things have
improved considerably
since Dorothy received
the wheelchair and both
sisters are very grateful
for the gift.

The Rotary Club of Queensburgh (D9370)
hosted its second annual cancer fundraising
breakfast at Coastlands on the Ridge in
Musgrave. The inspirational, educational and
uplifting morning event was a sell out with
more than 90 people in attendance. This year,
the guest speakers included Dr Jayenthrie
Venketramen, Glenda Slade of iConverse and
Jayne Hewison of Earthbeat. Everyone was
spoilt with wonderful food, goodie bags and the
top prize was the use of an Audi A3 Cabriolet
for a weekend, sponsored by Jacque Schutte
of Audi Central Durban. The last two breakfasts
have seen the club raise more than R30 000
for the Cancer Research Institute. The institute
is the world’s only non-profit organisation
dedicated exclusively to harnessing the
immune system’s power to conquer all cancers.
President Brenda McDermott with the winner of
the Audi A3 for a weekend prize, Fatima Amod.
Three theatre instruments were
donated to the Uitenhage Provincial
hospital by the Rotary Club of
Uitenhage South’s (D9370) Anns.
The donation included Hoskins
forceps, a nucleus manipulator
and utility scissors. The hospital’s
eye clinic treats a large number
of patients, many of whom have
cataracts. As a result, approximately
between 40 and 50 people are
operated on each month. At the
hand over are Ann President Irene
Fish, Dr Olivia Read and Anita
Naidoo.
The Rotary Club of Pretoria East (D9400)
is doing its bit to spread awareness of the
importance of maintaining the focus on polio
eradication. The club mounted a special
awareness campaign and vaccination drive at
the Stanza Bopape Clinic in Mamelodi East,
Tshwane district. The clinic staff were issued
with End Polio Now lapel badges, promotional
posters and more than 120 patients were
vaccinated on the day. Rotarians Clive Perkins,
Connie Swart and Aiden Robertson gave each
visitor to the centre an information leaflet
alerting them to the need to be vaccinated.
The Stanza Bopape Clinic was chosen for the
campaign as it serves the rapidly expanding
informal settlements in the surrounding areas
which rely on the clinic.

The very popular annual Vereeniging to Durban Cycle Tour, held by the Rotary Club of Vereeniging
(D9400), saw 20 cyclists hit the road to raise funds for various community projects. Now in its 16th
year, the format of the tour remains the same. The first night was spent in Reitz, the second at
the Little Switzerland Resort and the third night was spent at Willow Grange Hotel near Estcourt.
As day four drew to a close, the group relaxed in Pietermaritzburg where it was hosted by local
Rotarians. The fifth and final day saw the cyclists arrive in Durban where they ended their tour at
the Moses Mabida soccer stadium. After group photos, the group took a short ride to the Berea
soccer stadium for a bunny chow lunch.
Crazy carnival fun crackled through town as the Rotary Club of Uitenhage (D9370) hosted its
annual Uitenhage Street Carnival. The event has been a fixture in the historic town for the last 27
years and attracts thousands of visitors annually.

District Governor Annie Steijn (D9400) visited one of the Rotary Clubs of Vanderbijlpark and
Riverside’s many combined projects, a garden at Tsolo High School. There she unveiled a sign
recognising the clubs’ sponsorship of a new fence. This garden project is run by Busi Ramagaga
and her team of volunteers. Vegetables grown in the garden are sold to the community and
donated to the school’s feeding scheme. Busi plans to extend her award-winning project by
providing selected vegetables to local restaurateurs. At the garden are Rosemary Anderson, Busi
Ramagaga, President Petro Bester (Vanderbijlpark), DG Annie Steijn and PP Johan van Pletzen
(Riverside).
A Friendship Exchange group from
Turkey visited D9370. The team was led
by Yasar Kaya and visited the Hibiscus
Coast. With Yasar is PDG Rob Gilligan
(D9370).
The Rotary Club of Port Alfred (D9370) sponsored an
electronic notice board that has place of pride at the
tourism office. It is an effective way to advertise Rotary
and tourism events. To celebrate the 125th birthday of
Ndlambe/Port Alfred the club built and donated a gazebo
for the community. This project was managed by the
Youth Services director, Mike Millard, who was assisted
by the club’s Interactors and EarlyActors.

During his visit to the Rotary Club of Beacon
Bay (D9370), DG Andrew Jaeger visited Lathitha
Development Centre in Mzamomhle township,
near East London. He was accompanied by
Beacon Bay’s President Angela Woodhall and
met Lathitha Director Thembi Duma (centre).
Lathitha trains unemployed youth in various
skills. The centre is supported by the Rotary
Club of Beacon Bay.
District Governor Andrew Jaeger (D9370)
visited the Rotary Club of Kenton on Sea and
viewed some of the club’s projects. One of the
projects was the soup kitchen at Ekuphumleni.
With DG Andrew are Rotarian Mike Wilmot and
President Louis Hattingh.
The Rotary Club of Durban Clairwood Park (D9370) welcomed Harsh Vardhan Singh Negi, the
Consul and Head of Chancery at the Consulate General of India (Durban), and his wife, Usha, to its
fundraising race day at Greyville Race Course in Durban. At the race day are Usha Negi, Rotarian
Kogie Naidoo, Harsh VS Negi, Past Assistant Governor Gona Naidoo, Rotarian Sarita Sirohi and
Narender Yadav.

celebrate
The Rotary Club of Three Rivers (D9400)
celebrated its 30th anniversary. People,
projects and progress in the development
of the community were the highlights of the
celebration.
District Governor Annie Steijn joined the club
for the celebration and before the event, visited a
new garden project and assisted the beneficiaries
and Rotarians in planting seedlings.
Another recent project saw soccer balls being
presented to Boiketlong Christian Primary School.
On World Diabetes Day, the club provided the
people of Boiketlong with testing and counselling
services for HIV/AIDS, diabetes, TB and abnormal
blood pressure.
Various organisations, as well as ward co-
ordinators from Emfuleni Council and Sedibeng
Health Department joined the partnership to
reach 250 residents of the area.
At the end of November Rotarians and friends
of Rotary Club of Three Rivers distributed 135
shoe-box Christmas gifts to children from two pre-
schools in Sicelo. The children were delighted to
welcome Father Christmas who travelled on a
trailer through Sicelo to deliver gifts provided by
friends and families from Vereeniging.
30 years of service
President Beth Thomas, PP Mgezi Mazibuko,
DG Annie Steijn, PP Wolfgang Von Ey and PP
Shabe Mofokeng cut the cake at the club’s
charter anniversary celebration.
Doris Tabiri and Elizna Atkinson together with Rotarian Tom Morajane and President Beth Thomas
with senior staff from Boiketlong Christian Primary School who received the donation of soccer
balls.
Father Christmas visits Sicelo to deliver
Christmas presents to the children of the
community.

The Rotary Club of Durban (D9370) completed its 90th year on 25 January. It held its charter
anniversary celebration on 5 February at the Elangeni Hotel. The first club luncheon was held at
the historic Marine Hotel which was located on the corner of Margaret Mncadi Avenue (Esplanade)
and Dorothy Nyembe (Gardiner) Street in Durban. Dick King’s statue was situated directly opposite
the hotel in the gardens on the Esplanade and was adopted as the club’s logo. Some of the past
presidents of the Rotary Club of Durban, Ray Lalouette, Tony Bishop, George Nunkoo, Norman
Hudson, Vijen Lalloo, John Johnston-Webber, Richard Cluver, Mike Hiron (current president),
Derek Hucklesby, Maurice Dibb, John Ferguson, Eddie Maulson, Ruth Maulson, Frank Vincent and
Brian Moore recently visited the statue of Dick King.
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90th anniversary

recognised
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela received
a Paul Harris Fellowship Sapphire Pin from
the Rotary Club of Durban North (D9370)
at a glittering ceremony at the Durban
International Convention Centre.
The Rotary Club of Durban North presented
her with the pin in recognition of her “championing
ethics and integrity”.After receiving her pin, Public
Protector Madonsela reminded the audience that
although her office is tasked with enforcing the
Executive Ethics Code and public administration
principles, it is not exempt from ethical compliance
and scrutiny.
Public Protector Madonsela said her office’s job
was to ensure that ethics and integrity are upheld
throughout government while endeavouring to
lead by example in its own affairs, particularly
when dealing with investigations.
“We are often asked if we are not being used as
pawns in political games,” she said. “Our answer
is always simple: To us, it does not matter who
lodges a complaint; what is important is whether
there is anything to investigate at all.” Public
Protector Madonsela said being independent and
conducting investigations with impartiality was
central to her office’s work.
In dealing with complaints she explained that
the approach was always to ask what happened,
what should have happened, whether there was
a discrepancy between the two, if the discrepancy
could be called maladministration and how the
maladministration would be rectified.
Public Protector Madonsela humbly thanked
the club for recognising her team’s modest efforts
in fighting maladministration, malfeasance and
corruption. She added that it was organisations
suchasRotaryInternationalthatshouldbepraised
for providing humanitarian services, encouraging
high ethical standards in all vocations and helping
build goodwill and peace in the world.
“You also embrace inclusivity. You are open
to all persons regardless of race, colour, creed,
religion, gender or political preference,” Public
Protector Madonsela said.
She added that South Africa needed more
organisations such as Rotary clubs if the
vision of an improved quality of life and a freed
potential of each person was to be realised. In
addition, the African Union’s Agenda 2063, which
includes silencing the guns in the continent by
2020, requires efforts, similar to those of Rotary
International, to become a reality.
champion of ethicschampion of ethics
President Dael Connolly and District Governor Andrew Jaeger congratulate public protector Thuli
Madonsela after she received her Sapphire Pin.

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Sue Waugh is a new
member of the Rotary
Club of Grahamstown
Sunset (D9370).
Nisha Singh is a new
Club of Queensburgh
(D9370).
Dr Jayenthrie
Venketramen is a new
Club of Queensburgh
(D9370).
President Barry Evans
of the Rotary Club of
Bellville (D9350) was
recognised for his 25 years
in Rotary with 100 percent
attendance.
District GovernorAndrew Jaeger (D9370) presented merit award certificates to members of the Rotary Club of Kenton
on Sea. With their certificates are Pippa Steele-Gray, President Louis Hattingh, Rotarian Simon Matthews (receiving the
certificate on behalf of his wife Barbara), DGAndrew Jaeger, Sandi Peters and Mike Wilmot (receiving the certificate on
behalf of his sister Jo).
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Elizabeth Bailey is a new
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Dot Purchase was
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Club of Knysna (D9350).
The Rotary Club of Rosebank (D9400) presented vocational awards to Paul Fairall, David Parker, Roger Chadwick,
Noelene Kotschan and Eileen Benn. With them is President John Symons (third from right.)

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