Newsletter - Cyber News

1. Cyber News
Mandela Day 18 July
Inside this issue
Board members ..........................2
Message from DG .......................2
Rotary Family Health Days..........3
RI Convention .............................4
Blanket Drive ..............................4
Membership Fees .......................4
New members ............................5
Rose Village ……………………………...5
Rotary Humor…………………………...6
Special points of interest
 2016-17 Rotary Year
 Night at the Races
 DG Visit
Change of Command
With the start of a new Rotary year, comes the change of
command. New leaders taking their turn at the helm of their
clubs, Districts and even Rotary International. The changes
that are important to us in the e-club is Rotary International
President, our District Governor and our President. The
changes are as follows:
Rotary International: President John F Germ (Judy Germ)
District: District: Governor Grant Daly (Nadine Daly)
Club: President Annemarie Mostert (Hans) (second term) President A. Mostert
We wish them all a successful year, and may the new friends they will be making along
the way, become friends for life!
Rotary International and District 9400 Themes
Rotary International President John F Germ selected “Rotary Serving Humanity” as his
theme for the year. He says “ Rotary members around the globe are serving humanity by
providing clean water, promoting peace in conflict areas, strengthening communities
through basic education and literacy. But none more important than our work to eradi-
cate polio worldwide.
The district theme for the year is “Enjoy Growing Rotary” this became so apparent during
the strategic planning session held by the district leaders last year. Through all the plan-
ning and brainstorming, the one thing that surfaced time and again, was to have fun.
Members having fun when doing Rotary work, are happy members, and happy members
are good Rotarians!! So let us have FUN while growing our club, which will help to grow
our district and end up growing Rotary!!
July 2016

2. 2016-2017 Rotary Year
This year is the Centennial
year of our Foundation.
The best way to celebrate
this, would be to contribute
a substantial amount to
the fund.
This can be done through
fundraising, personal do-
nations, and various other
ways.
Should you have a great
idea to how the club can
raise fund for the Founda-
tion, please let us know so
we can assist with the initi-
ative.
The theme that RIP John F Germ has set for the coming year is “Rotary
Serving Humanity” which is such an apt name given that it is the year we
celebrate the centennial of our Foundation.
In announcing the theme, he went on to say that he chose this theme be-
cause of Rotary's unique ability to bring together committed professionals to
achieve remarkable goals. RIP John F Germ believes that "now is the time to
capitalize on our success: as we complete the eradication of polio, and cata-
pult Rotary forward to be an even greater force for good in the world."
Between now and the 20 1 7 Rotary Convention in Atlanta, we are asking all
clubs and fellow Rotarians of district 9400 to join the Rotary lnternational
community in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Foundation, a truly
significant milestone in our organisations history. Promote Rotary at every
opportunity you get and let's make this coming year a record breaking year
for contributions made to the Foundation.
It is common knowledge in our district that we need to "Grow Rotary", howev-
er what came through at our strategic planning session was that we must not
forget to enjoy Rotary. The district theme for the year is thus "Enjoy Growing
Rotary".
Therefore, as clubs let us continue to be Rotary Serving Humanity and may
each one of us Enjoy Growing Rotary.
“Rotary theme for 2016—2017”
Board Members 2016—2017
Message from DG Grant Daly
With the new year comes new positions as
well, District requested that all clubs cre-
ate an Information Technology position on
the board to streamline the change in
technology, so we now have an IT position
as well.
Welcome to all the new board members
and members in new positions. Have a
wonderful year and continue with the
good work you are doing already.
The board members for the 2016—2017
Rotary year, are as follows:
President: Annemarie Mostert
Secretary/President Elect: Carolyn Khoury
Treasurer: Kanthan Pillay
Foundation: Mark Doyle
Executive Secretary/IT: Steve du Plessis
Membership: Annemarie Mostert
Public Relations: Shirley Downie
New Generations: Rudi Viljoen
Fundraising: Andre van Eeden
Youth Exchange: Theo Buttress
International Relations & Fellowship: Liana
van der Walt
4x4 Fellowship: Ida van der Berght
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3. Dates
This year Rotary Family
Health Days are earmarked
for 12-14 October. The
launch site will be in the
North West province
around Rustenburg.
We have received the letter
of intent from the Depart-
ment of Health and it is all
systems go.
The steering head for the
health days is Steve du Ples-
sis assisted by the District
Governor Representatives
in regions 2-7 + 9 (the South
African regions) The media
person for the district is
Heidi Tucker.
National media is in the
hands of Annemarie
Mostert , Sarah Britten and
Kanthan Pillay.
We hope to see our mem-
bers in action where ever
they are. Having our own
site will be an added bonus.
Let us take part in one of
the biggest multi-district
projects Rotarians are
involved in, in Southern
Africa.
Rotary Family Health Days 2016
Rotary Family Health Days is the signature program of Rotarians For
Family Health & AIDS Prevention (RFHA). The program promotes
healthy living and disease prevention by implementing a massive,
annual campaign in four countries in Africa that provides
comprehensive, free health care services tens of thousands of people in
underprivileged communities.
The services include lifelong immunizations to children, such as polio
and measles vaccines and comprehensive life-saving annual screens
such as HIV, TB, Malaria, Diabetes, Hypertension and more.
This program is Rotary-led but leverages the power of partnerships that
include Gilead Pharmaceuticals the U.S. Mission – including the
Centers for Disease Control, USAID and the health service delivery
expertise of their Implementing Partners -- plus each of the in-country
Ministers of Health (Department of Health) who provide services and
supplies at the sites. Equally importantly in each country are the primary
media partners that include the SABC and Caxton in South Africa, plus
other media centers in each of the other countries.
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The new dated logo
Mandela Day 18 July
Please email us your
pictures and stories on
what you did for Mandela
day.
This is your time to
spend 67 minutes doing
good in a community.

4. District Governor Visit
Our district Governor,
Grant Daly and his wife,
District Governor Ann Na-
dine will be visiting our
club on 13 August 2016.
The venue is the offices of
YFM, and the time from
13h00—14h30.
The program is as follows;
1. Project visit
2. Board meeting:14h30-
15h30
3.Meeting the members
and fellowship 15h30-
17h00 at YFM
Rotary International Convention, Seoul
This years blanket drive proved to be
another success. A Big thank you goes
to Sanlam and BNI for their generous
support Many of the club members also
sponsored blankets for the needy and in
view of the cold weather, this came in
handy!
President Annemarie Mostert and members Theo & Maize Buttress
and Andre van Eeden handed out blankets during the Three2six pro-
The 2016 Rotary International Convention was held in Seoul Korea.
The convention was supported by 8 of our members and a load of fun
was had by all.
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Membership Fees
Blanket Drive 2016
Due to a few economic changes around the world, our membership fees
have been set at R1,800 for the 2016—2017 Rotary year. This includes
the Rotary International and District dues increase.
You may pay it all upfront, or half in July and the other half in December.
Monthly arrangements can also be made if needed.
Please remember to put your name on the eft as reference and send your
proof of payment to our treasurer, Kanthan Pillay.
The invoices with all the banking details have been mailed to all .
Important Date
Please remember our “Night
at the Races” event. This is
an annual fundraiser and we
will appreciate all the support
we can get.
Venue: Marks Park Sports
Club, Emmarentia
Date: 30 September 2016
Please put this in your diary
and join in the fun!!

5. We have reached the half-century mark! One member each and we have a
century!!
We welcome the following new members to out club: 1 July 2016
The Tannies of Rose Village in
Rooseveldt Park, under the
guidance of Doreen Smith and
Joan Mooney have been pas-
sionately knitting scarves,
beanies, blankets, gloves and
jerseys for the past seven
years in order to spread warmth
and love to thousands of im-
poverished and neglected little
ones around Gauteng.
The Wool Project, as it has become known, entails the donation of wool by
friends of Sešego Cares, which is then personally delivered to the Tannies for
them to work their magic and produce high quality winter garments for dis-
tribution to the most vulnerable in our societies.
The beneficiaries, who at last year’s count were in excess of 8500, range
from the disabled children to aids orphans and the elderly. This year another
850 items have already been collected and will soon warm the hearts and
lives of people in need. Geographically, the project has reached every corner
of the province – Including Hammanskraal, Soweto, Eldorado, Greymont,
Krugersdorp, Lynmeyer, Alexandra, Alberton and the greater East Rand.
President Annemarie thanked the Tannies for their incredible work, passion
and kindness. She is always amazed by the swiftness at which they produce
these garments and it is easy to see the amount of love, creativity and 5
New Members
Rose Village
Name Sponsor
Angela James Steve du Plessis
Koos Bronkhorst Liana van der Walt
Mariam Jacobs Annemarie Mostert
Peta Thomas Steve du Plessis
Robyn le Roux Annemarie Mostert
Ruan van Heerden Liana van der Walt
Yolande van Dyk Shirley Downie
Bruce Eccles Sue Paget
Rowena Viljoen Rudi Viljoen

6. Things Dad Will Never Say
1. Well, how about that! I'm lost. Looks like we'll have to stop and ask
for directions.
2. You know, pumpkin. Now that you're thirteen, you'll be ready for un-
chaperoned car dates. Won't that be fun?
3. I noticed that all your friends have a certain negative attitude. I like
that!
4. Here's a credit card and the keys to my new car. Go crazy!
5. What do you mean you want to play football? Figure skating not
good enough for you, son?
6. Your Mother and I are going away for the weekend. You might want
to consider throwing a party.
7. Well, I don't know what's wrong with your car. Probably one of those
doo-hickey thingies. You know, that makes it run or something. Just
have it towed to a mechanic and pay whatever he asks.
8. No son of mine is going to live under this roof without an earring.
Now, quit your belly aching and let's go to the mall.
9. What do you want to go and get a job for? I make plenty of money
for you to spend.
10. Father's Day? Ah, don't worry about that. It's no big deal!
Rotary HumorMandela Day 18 July
Rotary brings together a
global network of volun-
teers who dedicate their
time and talent to tackle
the world’s most pressing
humanitarian challenges.
Rotary connects 1.2 mil-
lion members from more
than 200 countries and
geographical areas. Their
work impacts lives at both
the local and international
levels, from helping fami-
lies in need in their own
communities to working
toward a polio-free world.
Mandela Day 18 July
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