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4 ♦ Rotary Africa ♦ June 2016
Editor Sarah van Heerden
Administration Sharon Robertson
Chairman Gerald Sieberhagen
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INCLUDE THEMThey say it takes 21 days to form a habit. ‘They’ also
frown upon most habits. However, I think if more people
developed a Rotary habit the world would be a much
nicer place. By now, we all know the importance of
membership retention with many clubs struggling to
achieve this.
The recent Council on Legislation decision to allow
Rotaractors to hold dual membership should help with this
problem. Dual membership will allow the Rotaractors to feel
that they are part of the Rotary world and not just orbiting
in its atmosphere. This will ensure a smooth transition from
Rotaract to Rotary.
WhilemanymaydisagreewithmeandsaythatRotaractors
are part of the Rotary world, I have seen too many instances
where they feel as if they are separate entities. Just look
at your youth programme alumni. How many of them are
Rotarians? The key to changing this is inclusion. They need
to feel as if they are part of Rotary and not a by-product. This
is why the COL decision was such a remarkable one.
We need to prime our membership pump and make all
our Rotaractors, whether they have a dual membership or
not, feel they are needed, valued and part of Rotary. One
way to do this is to ensure that there is an open flow of
information, that they are included and can participate in our
communication channels. There has always been space for
Rotaract and youth news in our magazine, but I think that if
we are committed to including Rotaractors and priming our
membership pump, we should encourage Rotaractors to
subscribe to the digital issue of our magazine.
Let them participate, be informed and share their
achievements. Hopefully, this will help them form a life-long
Rotary habit.
The July to December 2016 Rotary
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Message from the
KR RAVINDRAN
President, Rotary International
On the Web
Speeches and news from RI President
KR Ravindran at www.rotary.org/president
RI PRESIDENT
British writer and Royal Air Force pilot Roald
Dahl was an avid photographer who carried his
beloved Zeiss camera on his many adventures. At
a time when each photograph had to be laboriously
developed by hand, on film or glass plate negatives,
he amassed a collection of hundreds of images.
In later years, these photographs served as a
visual record of his travels, a way to document his
experiences and share them with others. Yet he
always spoke of his memories as being far more
vivid than the photographs could ever reflect. So
many events and experiences, he said, were simply
impossible to capture; they could not be adequately
conveyed in images or words.
Language may fail and photographs fade; minds are
fallible and details are lost. But some experiences, as
Dahl said, never dim. They stand out in our memories,
even after decades, as a wall of flame. They rear up
forever over the landscape of our past dividing our lives
into what came before and what came after.
That metaphor has stayed with me throughout the
past year as I have travelled the world for Rotary. For
indeed, this entire year has stood, and will always
stand, as a wall of flame in my mind, dividing my life into
before and after.
When I think back over these 12 months, I see a
bright kaleidoscope of images cascading before my
eyes, day after day, week after week. The anxious
parents in Chandigarh, India, hovering at the bedside
of the child recovering from life-saving heart surgery.
The bright flags of Nepal fluttering over an entire village
that had been rebuilt after the devastating earthquake.
The feeling of awe in St Peter’s Square at the Jubilee
of Rotarians celebrated by Pope Francis. Joyful
gatherings around the world, in so many countries, in
so many languages – with friends I had never before
met, my brothers and sisters in Rotary.
To serve as president of Rotary International is a
colossal undertaking, one that cannot be truly conveyed
in images or words. It is a wall of flame that will burn
forever in my memory, dancing with light, shifting in
shadow. A thousand images jostle together in my
mind, a thousand recollections, a thousand emotions.
Together, they form a vast mosaic. Together, they show
the bright and glorious work of your hands.
As this Rotary year draws to a close, I am prouder
than ever to be part of this great organisation: one that
makes the world not poorer, but richer; replaces despair
with hope; raises up those whom fate has brought low;
and is a gift to so many, while allowing each of us to Be
a Gift to the World.
upfront

THECOWBOYRIDESAWAY
Foundation Trustee Chair’s message
Western movies were the most popular film genre
for several decades and they were well known
around the world. In many of them, after a victorious
battle between the good guys and the bad guys, the
hero would accept the appreciation of his friends
and supporters - and then ride off alone into the
sunset.
I won’t be alone due to my Rotary friends, but I will
be riding into the Rotary sunset on 30 June. I can’t
avoid the comparison because my life has been much
like a movie for more than 50 years. From the time I
was selected as a Rotary Scholar in 1959, good things
started happening for me and they have continued in
much the same way as they did in the heart-warming
movies of yesteryear.
Due to my Rotary Foundation scholarship to study in
South Africa, my life has been an amazing adventure. I
never dreamed when I was sailing from New Orleans to
Cape Town on a Lykes Line freighter ship in 1961 that
exactly 50 years later, I would be the presiding officer
at the 2011 Rotary Convention in that same port city of
New Orleans. But it happened and I truly have a deep
appreciation and passion for The Rotary Foundation.
I also am fortunate that I found a way to utilise my
farm heritage with the music and lyrics of ‘Cowboy Logic’
and the wisdom of the Code of the West as recited in
the book Cowboy Ethics. It has been an honour to play
a role in the fantastic story of Rotary as it has emerged
onto the world stage. But above all else, I am proud to
acknowledge that I am a living, breathing product of The
Rotary Foundation – because I was a Rotary Scholar.
The End
Ray Klinginsmith, Trustee Chair 2015/16, Rotary Club of Kirksville (D6040)
TheObjectofRotaryistoencourage
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 BENEFICIAL to all
concerned?
Object of Rotary
The Four-Way Test
what you should know
Join in and show your support for The Rotary Foundation. Here are some ways to get involved:
• Plan a Rotary Day in your community to raise awareness of Rotary and its Foundation.
• Promote projects your club or district is involved in that are funded by the Foundation. Share your
photos and stories on your social media pages using #TRF100.
• Empower The Rotary Foundation to support the good work of Rotary clubs around the world by
making a special contribution.
• Apply for a grant from the Foundation to
fund a project.
• Attend the Rotary Convention in Atlanta,
10-14 June 2017.
CELEBRATE THE FOUNDATION CENTENNIAL
AT THE END OF THE MOVIE,

1917
At the 1917 convention in
Atlanta, Arch C Klumph
proposed establishing
an endowment “for the
purpose of doing good in
the world.”
1929
Klumph explained
that the endowment
fund was established
to give Rotarians who
have surplus funds and
“a true vision of the
great possibilities of
Rotary in the future” the
opportunity to contribute to something “which will assist
in carrying the ideals of Rotary on, in perpetuity.”
1944
With the world at war, many Rotarians made donations
in the form of war bonds payable to The Rotary
Foundation.
This month, The Rotary Foundation begins celebrating its centennial year. Founded only a few years after
organisations such as the Carnegie and Rockefeller foundations, our Foundation was the brainchild of
Arch C Klumph, Rotary’s 1916/17 president. Take a look back at the past 100 years.
A HISTORY OF
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
1947
The Foundation’s plans for its first programme and
scholarships for international graduate study were
announced.
Rotary founder Paul Harris died in January 1947.
During the 18 months following his death, Rotarians
gave $1.3 million to the Foundation in his memory. By
February 1949, contributions had reached nearly $1.5
million.
1950
By November 1950, the Foundation had received $2.5
million in contributions. Up to that point, most of the
Foundation’s work had been related to war relief and its
Ambassadorial Scholarship programme was just taking
off.
1951
Klumph’s memorial in the August 1951 issue of The
Rotarian read in part: “It seldom comes to any man
within his lifetime to experience so abundantly the
fulfilment of his hopes and his dreams.”
1956
In November 1956, Rotarians observed
the first Foundation Week, which became
Foundation Month in 1983. Clubs were
encouraged to invite a Rotary Fellow (as
scholars were then known) to speak at a
club meeting, publicise Foundation Week
on radio and television, make sure 100
percent of club members had donated to
the Foundation.
1957
In April 1957, the board
decided to create the Paul
Harris Fellow recognition
for certain donors to the
Foundation. In November
1957, Rotarians marked
the 40th anniversary of the
Foundation.
1960
A huge increase in donations was announced. Up to
1947, Rotarians had contributed $700 000 to The
Rotary Foundation. By 1960, they donated nearly $6.5
million. During the 1959/60 Rotary year, Rotarians gave
$695 000. Nearly half of the Rotarians’ contributions
provided grants to 126 fellows.

1962
The Foundation began awarding scholarships for
vocational and technical training.
1965
In January 1965, the Group Study Exchange programme
was announced.
1979
For its first project funded by the Foundation’s new
Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) grants, Rotary
committed to a five-year programme to immunise
Pilipino children against polio.
1980
The 3-H programme’s polio immunisation project was
expanded to Africa and other continents, with the goal
of eradicating the disease throughout the world.
1984
The 3-H programme was funding immunisation projects
in 15 countries, along with large projects focused
on health care, education, water and sanitation,
community development and agriculture. In 1983/84,
the Foundation approved 15 new grants totalling $3.86
million.
1985
The name of the Polio 2005 programme was changed
to one which reflected its ultimate goal: PolioPlus. The
board and trustees also “agreed to undertake, with
public support, a campaign to raise the necessary funds
for the PolioPlus programme, with a financial goal of
$120 million.”
During the first National Immunisation Day under
PolioPlus, held in Paraguay on 28 September 1985, a
total of 468 473 children received the vaccine.
1988
The first Rotary Peace Forum took place in February
in Evanston, USA.
During the Rotary International Convention in
Philadelphia, it was announced that the PolioPlus
campaign, which had aimed to raise $120 million,
had raised almost $220 million. The number was later
revised to $247 million.
1988
In 1988, spurred by Rotary’s fundraising success, the
World Health Assembly set a goal of worldwide polio
eradication and launched the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative (GPEI).
1991
WHO estimated that the global immunisation effort
prevented about 445 000 cases of paralytic polio during
1990. The UN celebrated the achievement of Universal
Child Immunisation – meaning that 80 percent of the
world’s children were immunised against six childhood
diseases: measles, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis,
tuberculosis and poliomyelitis. WHO and UNICEF
called this achievement “the greatest public health
success story of the past decade.”
1993
Kezia Anne Bautista of the Philippines was the 500
millionth child to be immunised against polio through
the GPEI.
1994
Polio was eradicated from the Western Hemisphere.
1999
The Trustees created the Bequest Society to recognise
those who leave at least $10 000 to The Rotary
Foundation.
2000
The Rotary Centres for International Studies were
opened. Past RI President Bill Huntley called it “one
of the most important, most far-reaching initiatives to
come from The Rotary Foundation in a generation.”
The Western Pacific region was declared polio-free.
2002
The European region was declared polio-free.
The Rotary Foundation received the $1 million
Gates Award for Global Health from the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation.
2004
In July 2004, Trustee Chair Carlo Ravizza announced
the Every Rotarian, Every Year initiative at the 2004
convention in Osaka, Japan. The initiative was created
to inspire Rotarians to contribute to the Annual Fund.
2005
Trustee Chair Frank Devlyn announced the new Future
Vision Committee, “which is addressing the question of
what our Foundation will become in the next 10 or 20
years.”

When incoming district governors gathered in San
Diego for the International Assembly in January,
they began preparing for The Rotary Foundation’s
year of centennial celebrations in 2016-17.
The district governors-elect also got a sneak peak
of Doing Good in the World, a behind-the-scenes look
at the Foundation’s rich history, from founder Arch C
Klumph’s initial proposal at the 1917 Rotary Convention
up to the latest humanitarian grants. Governors received
complimentary copies of the book and author David C
Forward, governor of District 7500 (USA), addressed
the gathering and signed copies.
“I have circled the globe to research and write and
speak about the story of Rotary in action, and I have
never been as proud to be a Rotarian as I am today,”
Forward said. “This is something I can give to a town’s
mayor to help him or her understand the value of having
a Rotary club in the community or to new members
to help them become more engaged, motivated and
generous Rotarians.”
Now is the time to start planning your club or
district’s centennial celebration. In addition to spreading
the word about the book (on sale at shop.rotary.org) you
have many ways to let your members know about the
Foundation:
• Dedicate club meeting time to Foundation
topics each week. Share how your local and
international projects are improving lives
through Rotary’s areas of focus.
• Continue The Rotary Foundation’s legacy of
humanitarian service by participating in a global
grant or district grant project and dedicating it to
the centennial.
• Challenge members to increase their
Foundation contributions. Encourage them to
give through Rotary Direct and to join the Paul
Harris Society by contributing US$1 000 or
more annually.
• Start organising a centennial event in your
community and use it to educate your local
media about Rotary and its Foundation.
• Download the centennial promotion tool kit,
which includes resources that can be used
when planning and promoting activities, at
www.rotary.org/foundation100.
START PLANNING FOR THE TRF CENTENNIAL
2008
Rotarians accepted the challenge to meet the $100
million challenge grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation.
2009
Rotary partnered with USAID to launch the International
H2O Collaboration to improve drinking water, sanitation
and hygiene.
The Gates Foundation pledged an additional $255
million in matching funds for an additional $100 million
from Rotary. The new total would be $555 million for
polio eradication.
2010
The three-year trial of a new grant model, the Future
Vision pilot, began. As part of the pilot, districts began
to sponsor vocational training teams and align grant
projects with Rotary’s six areas of focus.
2012
In June 2012, Rotarians had raised more than $200
million for polio eradication in response to the $355
million in grants from the Gates Foundation.
India was removed from the list of polio-endemic
countries after a year without a new case.
2013
After the Foundation adopted the new grant model
worldwide. Vocational training teams replaced the
Group Study Exchange teams.
2014
The Southeast Asia region was declared polio-free.
2015
The Foundation earned a four-star rating from Charity
Navigator and moved up 35 spots to rank at No. 85 on
the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of the top 400 US
non-profit organisations.
Nigeria achieves one year without a case of the wild
poliovirus - Africa is polio free!
2016
In May 2016, Trustee Chair Ray Klinginsmith unveiled
plans for the Foundation’s centennial celebrations,
which will start at the convention in Korea and continue
over the coming year.

COMMITTEE FUNCTION PREREQUISITES COMMITMENT
Audit
Advises the board on
financial reports, the system
of internal control and
internal and external auditing
Independence, appropriate business
experience and demonstrated financial
literacy in accounting, auditing, banking,
insurance, investment, risk management,
executive management or audit
governance
One six-year term; multiple
meetings in Evanston
Communications
communication with key
audiences
Professional background and experience
in a communication-related field
One three-year term; one annual
meeting in Evanston
Constitution and
Bylaws
Counsels the Board on
constitutional documents
and legislative procedures,
including the Council on
Legislation
Must be comfortable reviewing legal and
governance documents; legislative, legal
or Council experience preferred
One three-year term; at least one
annual meeting in Evanston; one
Council on Legislation meeting
in Chicago
Election Review
Reviews complaints and
disputes related to RI officer
elections
Must be a past district governor with
strong knowledge of RI Bylaws
One three-year term
Finance
Rotary’s finances, including
budgets, investment policy
and sustainability measures
Professional background in a finance-
related field; non-profit organisation
experience preferred
One three-year term; two annual
Global Networking
Groups
Oversees action groups,
fellowships and vocational
service, including operations,
programme enhancements,
proposals
Strong candidates have led action groups,
fellowships or club/district-level vocational
service initiatives and are familiar with
their policies
One three-year term
Joint Young
Leaders and Alumni
Engagement
Advises the board and
trustees on engaging
programme participants,
alumni and other youth and
young professionals
Rotarians: Experience working with youth
and alumni; district committee leadership;
prior Rotary programme participation.
Rotaractors/alumni: Leadership at the
club, district and international level
Rotarians: One three-year term;
one annual meeting in Evanston.
Rotaractors/alumni: One one-
year term; one annual meeting in
Evanston
Membership
Advises the board on matters
related to membership
development, retention and
engagement
Must have significant knowledge of and
commitment to membership attraction and
engagement activities; members of clubs
that have diversified are preferred
One three-year term; two annual
Rotaract and Interact
Advises the board on Interact
and Rotaract; develops the
Rotaract Preconvention
Meeting programme
Rotarians: Experience working with
youth; direct experience as a mentor or
Rotaract/Interact adviser or district chair.
Youth programme alumni are strong
candidates. Rotaractors: Leadership
at the club, district and international
level. Strong candidates have served
as a district Rotaract representative,
organised projects or attended a Rotaract
Preconvention. Age restrictions may apply
Rotarians: One three-year term;
one annual meeting in Evanston.
Rotaractors: One one-year term;
one annual meeting in Evanston
Strategic Planning
Reviews Rotary’s strategic
plan and associated
measures; advises
leadership on other matters
of long-term significance
10+ years of experience in strategy
development and monitoring; strong
understanding of RI and Foundation
programmes and services
One six-year term; multiple
Would you like to contribute further to Rotary by serving on a committee? Rotary’s committees works with
the organisation’s leadership to ensure efficiency and promote the goals and priorities of the strategic
plan.
The following committees are searching for qualified candidates for openings in 2017/18. Most committees
involve at least one mandatory annual meeting as well as correspondence, which may include email and webinars.
Most committee business is conducted in English. To be considered for a committee appointment, complete the
application form at on.rotary.org/committeeapplication2016 or email committeeappointments@rotary.org to request
an application form. Applicants must be registered on My Rotary at www.rotary.org/myrotary and ensure that their
My Rotary profile includes current contact details. The application deadline is 14 August 2016.
APPLY YOURSELF

The rustling of paper, the smell of fresh ink, those
glossy pages! Can you tell I love magazines? Some
of my favourites include Rotary Down Under, Time,
National Geographic, Rolling Stone and even those
which come with a little model that you build bit
by bit each week - you know the ones that end up
costing you millions and take 10 years to finish
them?
But, times they are a changing! What I don’t love
about the printed magazine is the endless amount of
wasted paper, the hard time I have reading them on the
train, the stack of old issues reaching my ceiling and not
having enough time to read the stories I’m interested in,
let alone telling people about them.
So I bit the bullet and changed all my magazine
subscriptions to their respective digital editions. This
simple change eliminated more paper from my life than
all my other efforts combined and as a bonus, it saved
my recycle bin from filling up to the brim each week. By
going digital, it also gave me more of a reason to share
the interesting stories I liked with my friends via social
media and email.
It’s a fact that all our lives are fast becoming more
‘online-centric’ and with our insatiable hunger for instant
information. It won’t change anytime soon. In a way,
the internet has become a fantastic place to integrate
everything we do, from online banking, to making a
travel booking, to shopping, to checking the weather
and to reading the news.
With our digital issues of the Rotary regional
magazines, such as Rotary Africa and Rotary Down
Under, it’s now become so much easier for you to
tell the Rotary story. You have the ability to share our
stories online and make our digital content work for you.
A digital issue isn’t just good for you, it’s good for the
environment. Let’s not forget that it’s on time, every time,
and there are no postal delays or cluttered postboxes.
So make the switch now, you know it makes sense!
MAKE THE SWITCH
Digital directions
by Evan Burrell
Evan Burrell is a 30-something, Generation Y Rotarian from Australia who has made it his mission to tell his Rotary story in a fun and
irreverent way. He joined Rotaract in June 1999 and has stayed an active member of the Rotary family. He is also an actor, model,
professional public speaker, promotional marketer and social media specialist. Each month in Rotary Down Under, and now Rotary Africa,
Evan provides his thoughts and ideas on using technology and social media in a fun and creative way.
This column was originally printed in Rotary Down Under.
Digital subscription only
R120 for 6 months
Convert your subscription at
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A username and password is emailed to each digital subscriber. Club secretaries must be informed.
Whether it is to save paper, time or
money, switching to digital is the
way to go

From One Rotary Centre in Evanston, USA, to his native
Sri Lanka, 2015/16 Rotary International President KR ‘Ravi’
Ravindran has spent the past year travelling the world to
meet with Rotary members, attend events and visit club
projects, often with his wife, Vanathy, by his side. Along
with Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Ray Klinginsmith,
he hosted a series of five presidential conferences on
topics related to the Foundation’s areas of focus. His term
also saw tremendous progress in the fight against polio,
with Nigeria and the African region marking a full year
without a new case.
PRESIDENT RAVI AND THE GIFTS THAT KEEP GIVING
Sri Lanka Post issued a commemorative stamp and cover
in honour of the country's first RI president. The Sri Lankan
government further recognised Ravi’s achievements by
appointing him as the country’s special ambassador.
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| 1 The 2015 Rotary Global Women of Action met with Ravi and Vanathy at the United Nations in New York.
| 2 Immunising children in Abuja, Nigeria, with District 9125 Governor “Big Mike” Omotosho. | 3 Joining
traditional dancers while visiting Rotary Foundation grant projects in Zimbabwe.

| 4 In Malta, Ravi briefed the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on polio eradication. | 5 Ravi
joined past RI President Rajendra Saboo on a medical mission in a Rwandan hospital in March. | 6 Ravi’s
granddaughter Raika visits One Rotary Centre. | 7 Ravi with PRIP Ray Klinginsmith and the organising
committee of the Presidential Conference in Cape Town. | 8 At the Zone 20A Institute in Mombasa, Kenya
with President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta as well as Rotarians who donated a
mobile clinic to First Lady Kenyatta’s Beyond Zero Campaign.
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D9210: Lee Ann Shearing. With her is
her partner, Andy House.
D9211: Jayesh H Asher. With him is
his wife, Rita.
D9400: Grant Daly. With him is his
wife, Nadine.
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D9220: Dominique Pota. With him is
his wife, Nathalie.
D9212: Richard Omwela. With him is
his wife, Dorothee.

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By Mohamed Tayub
The Rotary Clubs of Joliet (D6450, USA) and Limbe
(D9210, Malawi), joined forces to provide water and
education in the Thyolo district of Malawi.
The multi-faceted project will ensure that school
children (aged between three and 14 years) have
access to quality education. Various classes will
also be provided for others within the community. It
is estimated that more than 2 500 people will benefit
from this project. This figure is expected to increase as
people from the surrounding villages take advantage of
these new opportunities.
This was achieved by improving the existing
facilities at Malimba Primary School and Padokoa
Primary School. The schools were severely dilapidated.
Storm drains, concrete floors, roofs, shelving, doors
and windows needed repair and both schools needed
repainting.
Another facet of the project was the provision of a
2.5 metre high perimeter wall at St Joseph’s School
and Community Centre. The bricks used to build the
wall were locally produced. The wall will ensure that the
nursery school children and their educators have a safe
learning environment. All three schools also received
desks and books.
Educators from the two primary schools received
additional training. These classes were held at Njuli
Parish Hall, which is centrally located between the
primary schools. Professors from the Catholic University
of Malawi facilitated the training course. Funding to
compensate the trainers was provided by St Theresa’s
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Rotarian Jason Blanchard getting to know some of the project beneficiaries.
projects

Scheme, a Malawian non-profit organisation.
The supply of clean water to the schools was
achieved by the provision of water wells at each
school. The wells were of a simple design and have
a hand pump. They were built on a concrete base
and any excess run off will be directed into the fields
to help with irrigation. The wells act as an incentive
for parents to send their children to school.
Residents from both communities have to travel
a great distance to collect clean water. A supply of
clean water at the primary schools will significantly
reduce this distance.
Sewing machines were also provided to St
Joseph’s School and Community Centre. Parents
can use these machines to repair or make clothing.
They will be able to make clothing for their families
or to sell to others. A tailor was identified to provide
instruction on using the machines. As they are
operated by a foot pedal, no advanced technical
training was necessary.
The centre also received classrooms for high
school educators to use when providing extra
lessons to members of the community. This will
allow many uneducated people to attain a Juvenile
Certificate of Education.
The provision of sewing machines and water
at the schools will impact greatly on the education
of the communities’ children. The learners will no
longer have to miss school to collect water or attend
markets.
The members of the Joliet and Limbe clubs
believe that education is essential to break the cycle
of poverty and this multi-faceted project is just a
small part of what they are doing to break the cycle.
Scenes from the official handover where the
appreciative community thanked the Rotarians.

Tears threatened to spill from the eyes of an elderly
woman. Humbly, she said thank you for the gift of
three bags of food and explained that she would
only eat the bread as she needed to make sure her
mentally disabled son had nutritious meals.
This woman lives on a busy street in Potchefstroom
and is one of many elderly people who seem to have
been forgotten. They live on their own; some in rundown
homes and others in shacks. In most cases, their only
income is a meagre state pension.
Inspired to Be a Gift to the World, the Rotary Anns
of Potchefstroom Mooi (D9370) started a small gift
hamper project in August 2014 to help the ‘forgotten’
elderly people. Initially funded by personal contributions
from the Anns, the project provided a food hamper to
one household a month on a rotation basis. They also
managed to provide a few other homes with smaller
donations of vegetables. Word soon spread and people
in Potchefstroom began to help. Gifts of vegetables,
meat, non-perishable food and money poured in.
The project flourished and soon the Anns were able
to provide substantial food hampers to the households
of two elderly people a month. A team of five Anns buy,
pack and deliver the hampers. They have befriended
the recipients and spend time listening to their stories
and sharing experiences. The visits helped the Anns
learn more about their elderly friends and their needs.
Eye tests and new glasses were arranged through
the Lions Club’s Operation Bright Sight project. They
also compiled a wishlist of urgently-needed items,
such as a walker, curtains, a large print Bible and a
vacuum cleaner. This list was posted on Facebook and
donations were quickly collected.
Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Potchefstroom
Mooi partnered with the Anns in a project to help the gift
hamper recipients with home maintenance and repairs.
Some repairs have been made and more are scheduled
for the near future.
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In May 2015, a Medicare Medical Mission
team visited Manicaland, Zimbabwe. The
team comprised of surgeons, doctors and
volunteers from various Rotary districts in
India and were accompanied by Past Rotary
International President RK Saboo and
his wife, Ushaji. More than 1 446 surgical
procedures were successfully performed
with zero fatalities and at the end of the
mission, the team invited 10 children to
travel to India to undergo heart surgery
at no cost. The process of sending the
patients to receive the necessary surgery
began. District Governor Representative
Rosetta Peters and Assistant Governor
Innocent Chiganze have been facilitating
the coordination through the Rotary Club
of Chitungwiza (D9210) which is led by
President Timothy Goche.
The young patients and their mothers being met by Rotarians at Chandigarh International Airport in India.
The children and their mothers were sent to India at no cost
thanks to the team of Rotarian doctors who took part in a
medical mission to Zimbabwe last year.
SAVING
YOUNG
LIVES

The Bizweni Centre for Disabled Children in
Somerset West now has a new skills development
unit which will cater for 30 children who require
specialised care and stimulation. The children
celebrated the official opening of the new unit by
telling a short story with actions and singing some
of their favourite songs.
Two large classrooms, toilets with wheelchair
access, a patio for outdoor activities and a new office
are part of the extensions completed by the Rotary Club
of Helderberg (D9350) in partnership with Peninsula
Beverages, the Rotary Club of Newlands and several
other sponsors. The extension to the existing building,
which cost more than R2 million, was completed last
month.
Established 18 years ago, Bizweni is attended by
56 children all of whom have physical, intellectual or
developmental disabilities.The majority of these children
come from homes where services like individualised
occupational, speech and remedial therapy are difficult
to obtain. For many of them, placement at an appropriate
special needs school would be impossible. The newly
expanded unit will serve the needs of 30 children, aged
between 12 and 18.
“Ideally, we want to stimulate these children with
social, educational and physical learning opportunities
so that they are able to improve in all areas and
ultimately enjoy the best possible quality of life,” said
Vicky Hinrichsen, the Bizweni Centre for Disabled
Children project manager.
At the new unit, children will learn basic computer
skills, gardening, cooking and cleaning skills as well as
how to write. The physical well-being of children is a
vital part of the curriculum and children are encouraged
to develop their muscle strength and mobility under the
guidance of carers.
District Governor Geraldine Nicol said, “Rotary
International President Ravi Ravindran, asked
Rotarians to “Be a Gift to the World” and to ensure the
gifts they provide are not just given as handouts, but
are offered with love and respect. Today we celebrate
the opening of the extension to the Bizweni Centre for
Disabled Children - a gift given with much love and
respect by the Rotary Club of Helderberg together with
our grateful thanks to the donors, all of whom helped
turn the impossible dream into a reality.”
Peninsula Beverages Commercial Director, John
Joubert added, “The staff at Bizweni are true heroes
for bringing such joy into the lives of these children
each day. We are thankful for the opportunity to partner
with Bizweni and the Rotary Club of Helderberg to
complete our 28th ‘brick and mortar’ project which will
ultimately ensure more children with disabilities are able
to flourish.”
GIVEN WITH LOVE

By Christopher Farai Charamba
The American poet Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow said, “Music is the
universal language of mankind.” It
was with this in mind that Rotarians
and Rotaractors from clubs based in
Harare embarked on a musical project
and Note2etoN, a musical ensemble
made up of young Zimbabweans, was
formed.
This project was the brainchild of
the members of the Rotary Club of
Borrowdale Brooke (D9210). Initially,
the Rotarians wanted to start a project
to bring music education to children
in the high-density suburbs of Harare.
Note2etoN was formed to test the
feasibility of such an ambitious project.
“We wanted to see if teaching music
at performance level could be done
within a short space of time,” said
Note2etoN musical director and past
president of Borrowdale Brooke, Sabelo
Nyoni-Maswaure. It also allowed the club
to assess how interested people would
be in furthering music education in the
suburbs. He added that music is the
only activity that uses both hemispheres
of the brain and improves children’s
cognitive and analytical skills.
Some of the ensemble’s 17 founding
members belong to the Rotary Club of
Borrowdale Brooke and the Rotaract
Clubs of Borrowdale Brooke and
Harare West. Soon after its formation,
Note2etoN entered the National
Institution of Allied Arts competition.
It performed Ndikhokhele Bawo, a
Traditional Xhosa song, and received
honours in its section. Note2etoN also
won the Rotary Ethnic Choir Cup for the
best traditional and contemporary choir.
The ultimate goal is to bring choral
music to the people of Zimbabwe and to
share Zimbabwean choral music with the
world. “We are a community which wants
to learn music. A group of people whose
souls may or may not need healing
through music, but whose music can
bring healing to their community. We are
an inspirational choir,” said PP Sabelo.
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The ensemble won
the Rotary Ethnic
Choir Cup for the
best traditional and
contemporary choir.

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The Rotary Club of Rosebank (D9400) recently
undertook a Global Grant project to establish a
home-based care programme for renal palliative
patients care from Baragwanath Hospital.
These patients have to be admitted to the hospital to
receive pain medication. In addition to other services,
the programme will provide specialised equipment
to enable the medication to be administered at their
homes. This project will be run in partnership with Wits
Health.
Amanda Ferris and Debbie Hodge of the Rotary
Club of Hatfield (D1260, England) visited Johannesburg
to train the carers. The Hatfield club is a partner in the
programme’s implementation.
The project was launched at a lunch hosted
by the Rotary Club of Rosebank during which
representatives of the Rotary Club of Hatfield
handed over training manuals for carers. At the
lunch are Amanda Ferris, Dr Charmaine Blanchard
of Wits Health, Debbie Hodge and President Neville
Howes (Rosebank).
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The Rotary Club of Francistown (D9400) was
chartered in 1988 and is based in the north east of
Botswana. The club recently welcomed Dr Abdul
Mohideen and Richard Freiburg as new members,
bringing its total membership to 12.
The small but active club regularly arranges social
activities for its members and supports many community
events and projects, such as the annual Be Mobile 42,
21 and 10-kilometre marathon in May.
Committed to building relationships in its city, the
club recently began holding Speaker and Networking
Soirées. Speakers from different disciplines are invited
to discuss their profession and network with the
Rotarians and audience.
Great strides have been made in strengthening the
Rotary brand in its region as the club has involved the
media in its activities. It is also a great supporter of
Rotary’s youth programmes and regularly sends and
hosts youth exchange students. It has also sponsored
three Interact clubs.
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Dominic Ranguin presents a thank you gift to Business Botswana’s regional manager, Kebaabetswe
Bogatsu after his informative presentation at a Networking Soirée session.
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In a world full of strife and disparity, Rotary stands
as an institution which has united people from
different backgrounds to address some of the
world’s most pressing humanitarian issues.
Rotary first arrived in east and central Africa 85
years ago with the chartering of the Rotary Club of
Nairobi (D9212) in September 1930.
One of the events held to celebrate the anniversary
was the Rotary quiz challenge and talent show held
at the Apollo Centre auditorium in Nairobi. The event
brought members of various Rotary, Rotaract and
Interact clubs together to build their Rotary knowledge
and educate the public about what Rotary has achieved
in the region.
At least 18 Rotary, Rotaract and Interact Clubs
participated in the inaugural event. The Rotary Club
of Muthaiga won the quiz. The Rotary Club of Nairobi
Lavington and Rotary E-Clubs of the Southwest
(D5510, USA) and Silicon Valley (D5170, USA) were
the runners-up. The talent show trophies were won by
the Interact Club of Aga Khan Academy and Ritesh
Barot of the Rotary Club of Nairobi.
The evening also provided the younger members
of the Rotary family with the opportunity to meet and
network with the Rotarians.
The club hopes the quiz challenge and talent show
will become an annual event that includes Rotary clubs
throughout Kenya and that clubs in other countries will
adopt the idea.
Mark Mwangi and Catherine Muema at the quiz
challenge and talent show.
The cake made to celebrate Rotary’s 85 years in the
region.
QUIZ TIME

The Rotary Club of Edenvale (D9400) helped
Manche Masemola Anglican Church (which
is situated on the boundary of Edenvale and
Alexandra) to start an aftercare centre at its
premises.
First, the club needed to provide a classroom
for the centre. After investigating the cost of an
external structure, the club decided that the most
practical choice was to partition the church.
With the help of a District Grant, the partition
was installed. The church initially started using
the room for Sunday school and in January of
this year, it opened an aftercare facility in the
room.
At the beginning of May, the club held a
work day at the church and equipped the room
with floor mats, curtains and rails, bookshelves
filled with books from the Humanitarian Centre,
posters and big cushions to sit on during story
time.
The next phase will involve extending the
project to provide an early learning centre
as well as providing adult education in the
evenings. Hopefully, the income earned from
these classes will allow it to become a self-
sustaining project.
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226 NEW ROTARACTORSWith the simultaneous chartering of five Rotaract
clubs at the University of Johannesburg, the Rotary
E-Club of Southern Africa D9400 (D9400) now
sponsors seven Rotaract clubs. The E-Club is the
sponsor club of the Rotaract Club of YFM and has
taken responsibility for the Warriors Rotaract Club
of Haenertsburg after its previous sponsor club
closed.
Steve du Plessis, who was past president of the
Rotary Club of Johannesburg New Dawn and is
currently a member of the E-Club, is involved with
a literacy project near the Kruger National Park. The
project is run in conjunction with the University of
Johannesburg (UJ), South African National Parks
(SANParks) and the Rotary Club of Lake Elmo, (D5960,
USA). Part of the project involved eight students from
the School of Tourism and Hospitality (STH) at UJ’s
Banting Road campus. PP Steve thought they would
make great Rotaractors.
Steve explained the concept of Rotaract to the
department head, Dr Llewellyn Leonard, and the
lecturer, Dr Peta Thomas. He asked to speak to the
eight students about starting a club. More than 52 000
people attend the university, many of whom are from
some of the poorest communities.
Certain protocols had to be followed and a meeting
was arranged with senior faculty members. UJ has a
community engagement section which is managed by
Rachel Monki Motsepe and Lebogang Mawelela. It was
decided they would facilitate the relationship between
the Rotaract club and E-Club. Several discussions
later, an email arrived which said they would like to
start a Rotaract club at UJ’s four campuses, in Soweto,
Doornfontein, Banting Road and Kingsway.
The Rotaract clubs will be under Motsepe’s control
while she and Mawelela would be the UJ liaisons with
the E-Club. Another email indicated the number of
potential members to be 88. In April, a meeting was
held with the potential Rotaractors and discussions
focused on Rotary, Rotaract and the way forward. The
enthusiasm of the students was electrifying.
By the end of the month, all the hard work paid off
and five new Rotaract clubs with 226 members were
chartered at the YFM studios.
Youth
The massive induction ceremony was held at the YFM studios. Addressing the YFM listeners are Presidents
Masala Nangammbi and Mohammad Sibanyoni.

The Rotaract Club of Vanderbijlpark (D9400) was chartered by the Rotary Club of Vanderbijlpark. President
Petro Bester inducted Charter President Edgar Rapao who in turn, inducted a team of 13 new and
enthusiastic Rotaractors.
Ocean Postman, Elma Akob and Thobile Maseko
of Hillcrest High School delivered their Team Talk
presentation titled ‘Why Are the Youth of South
Africa Segregating Instead of Integrating’ and won
R20 000 for Sithembakuye Children’s Village and
Community. The team thanked the Rotary Club of
Kloof (D9370) for the opportunity to participate in
the D9370 Rotary/Daily News Team Talk.
Six years ago, the Rotary clubs of Riverside and
Vanderbijlpark (D9400) started the Children for
Children (C4C) project to provide bursaries to
Grade R learners. More than 100 children have
benefited. One of the fundraisers for the project is
an annual art competition. Adjudication is done by
professional artists. The prestigious prizegiving is
held at Stonehaven on Vaal and the winners receive
a floating trophy, cash and many other prizes. The
Grade 4 to 7 winner was Ruan Harmse (above).
With him are the trophy sponsors George and Joan
Vorwerk.

Roundup
Members of the Rotary Clubs of Edmonton Strathcona (D5370, Canada) and Pretoria (D9400) visited New
Hope School to present a cheque for R55 000. The Canadian’s donation will be used to address the critical
needs of indigent learners. Last year, the Canadians donated R53 000 to the school. At the presentation
are President Ys Visser (Pretoria), principal Dawie Harmse and President Harald Kuckert (Edmonton
Strathcona).
At the Rotary Club of Edenvale (D9400) information evening are Linda Clarke, guest speaker Dr Sandy Evans
and President Brenda Lang. The club presented information about its projects and Rotary International. It
was attended by Rotarians from other clubs and members of the community.

The Rotary Club of Durban Clairwood Park (D9370) celebrated Mother’s Day with the residents of ABH
Salligram Home. The guests enjoyed a delicious meal, games, gifts, music and dancing.
A joint project between District 9400 and Mahindra
SA, enabled the Rotary Club of Johannesburg East
(D9400) and Mahindra Alberton to donate 99 solar
lamps, stationery packs and books to matriculants
at Sizwe High School. Right: At the handover are Alf
Schoeman and Riekie de Lange of Mahindra with
Marion Brown of the Rotary Club of Johannesburg
East.

The Rotary Club of Vereeniging (D9400) received a
converted container from the Rotary Humanitarian
Centre in Bedfordview. The club donated the
container and reading books to Jack Christian
Academy.
The Rotary Club of Paarl (D9350) donated 20 pre-
owned BMX bikes to the charity Monte Christo
Miqlat (MCM), which manages a popular recreation
area in the town. The bikes are stored with other
sporting equipment in a shipping container which
was previously donated by the club. With some
of the bicycles are Eugene Reynders, Jos Naudé
(sports ground manager), President Pietie van
Aarde and Aletia Grundlingh, the CEO of MCM.
The Rotary Club of Polokwane (D9400) awarded bursaries to two blind children from St Francis Academy.
These bursaries will fund the next year of their education. The two bursary winners have excelled in their
studies, especially in their UNISA musical examinations. At the presentation are PP Anne Kirkpatrick,
President-Elect Jerry Malahlela, PP Ursula Moodie and PP Sandy Rawlings.

The Rotary Club of Shelly Beach (D9370) and its Anns’ club sponsored the building of a staff room for
the Genesis Care Centre in Port Shepstone. The centre is a ‘step-down’ care facility that is affiliated
to the Norwegian Settlers Church. Most of the centre’s operating costs are funded by donations and
sponsorships. The club used a District Grant as well as some of its own funds and a contribution from the
Anns to fund the project.
The Rotary Club of Windhoek (D9350) helped Aris Grundschule Primary School repair and renovate
the bathroom at its hostel. Cracked walls were repaired and repainted while aging and broken cisterns
were replaced. Corroded pipes and broken taps were also replaced. Accompanied by some of the club’s
Rotarians, President Frank Schwardmann visited the school to view the progress and present dictionaries
to Risjka Arnath, the chief matron.

The Rotary Club of Polokwane (D9400) recently sent five young cancer survivors to Camp Quality. The
camp is organised and run by the Rotary Club of White River (D9400) for children with cancer or who are
in remission.
Gemma Hartnick of Homestead Learning with
some of the facility’s children displaying linen
received from the Rotary Humanitarian Centre in
Bedfordview (D9400).
Assistant governor and past president of the Rotary
Club of Boksburg Lake (D9400), Damian Lahoud,
and Talitha Carney, a member of the Rotaract Club
of Boksburg Lake, recently married. Many D9400
Rotarians and Rotaractors attended the wedding.
The couple has been involved with Rotary and its
youth programmes for many years and together
they serve as the D9400 Rotaract Representative
and District Rotaract Chairperson.

Over the years, the Rotary Club of
Vereeniging (D9400) has sponsored
more than 12 guide dogs. The club
attended the graduation ceremony where
the trained dogs were given to their new
owners. The South African Guide-Dogs
Association for the Blind trains three
types of working dogs - guide dogs to
assist the visually impaired, service
dogs for the physically disabled and
support dogs for autistic children.
Top: Pieter van Niekerk with his guide
dog, O’Reilly, and members of the
Vereeniging club. Centre: Kay Chetty,
Francois du Toit, Hannelie Minnie and
Stefan Steyn with their new guide dogs.
Right: President Ester Nast receives
a certificate of appreciation from Gail
Glover.

Tswellang Special School educates 285 severely-
disabled learners of whom a third are wheelchair
bound. Although subsidised by the Department of
Education, the school is dependent upon donations
for wheelchairs. At the end of April, the Rotary
Club of Bloemfontein-Raadzaal (D9370) donated
ten wheelchairs to the school. President Antoni
Szubarga (back right) and a number of Rotaractors
and Rotarians visited the school to present the
wheelchairs.
Wezi was born with cerebral palsy. He is 10 years
old and, as he has never had a wheelchair, has
never been mobile. Butch Liebenberg, a member
of the Rotary Club of Hout Bay (D9350) who is
passionate about wheelchair distribution, delivered
a wheelchair to Wezi. Two days after the delivery,
he was thrilled to see Wezi and his father enjoying a
quick visit to the village.
The Rotary Club of Paarl (D9370)
gave wheelchairs to people in
Mbekweni. The recipients were
identified by welfare organisation
Monte Christo Miqlat (MCM) and a
town councillor. The wheelchairs
will be serviced by the Friends
of Paarl. At the presentation
are (front) Jack Mfamana,
Tommy Goliath of the Friends
of Paarl, Zoliswa Ndiniso, (back)
councillor Evelyn Somgueza,
Dave Moss and Aletia Grundling,
the CEO of MCM.

The District 9400 Presidents-Elect Training Seminar (PETS) was held at the Ora Bella Restaurant and
Conference Centre in Boksburg. PETS provides club administration training for incoming Presidents,
secretaries, treasurers, Foundation chairs, club officers and board members. At the seminar are members
of the Rotary Club of Boksburg Lake, Assistant Governor Martin Stokes and Assistant Governor Ann Linda
Stokes, (front) Past President Derek Fox, President Michele Choromanski and incoming President Nicky
Savvides.
Every year, the Rotary Anns of D9400 celebrate their accomplishments at a mini-conference. The 2016
conference was organised by the Rotary Anns of Northcliff. It was attended by 103 Anns. Susan Rendall,
the CEO of the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra, was the guest speaker and the Anns were entertained by
three members of the orchestra.

Members of the Rotary Club of Polokwane (D9400)
treated the residents of Our Home retirement centre
to breakfast under the trees in the home’s garden.
Those who were too frail to have breakfast outside
had their meal delivered to them by the Rotarians.
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By Kingsley Kingon
On 2 April, the Rotary Club of East London (D9370)
turned 90. The club was granted its charter on the
2nd April 1926, making it one of the oldest Rotary
clubs in Africa.
In 1923, it was suggested to Ben Myers (who later
became the charter president) that a Rotary club should
be formed in East London. Twenty-three of the city’s
residents became the founder members and were each
required to pay an admission fee of 2 guineas and an
annual subscription of £2.
As the ‘mother club’ in the Border area of the Eastern
Cape, East London has played its part in establishing
and spreading Rotary culture in its part of the world.
It chartered the Rotary Clubs of Mthatha (1948), King
William’s Town (1950), Arcadia (1961), Gately (1970),
Stutterheim (1979) and East London Sunrise (2008).
Melonie Gobel, who researched the club’s history
for her presentation at the club’s 2016 charter dinner,
revealed that many distinguished guests had visited
the club over the years. Among them were Sir Robert
Baden-Powell, Dame Sybil Thorndike, Colonel Denys
Reitz and RI founder, Paul Harris.
The charter dinner was held on 9 April, and the
black-tie affair paid tribute to the club’s founding fathers
and past presidents. District Governor Tom McGhee
attended the black-tie function.
90 YEARS!
The District Governor Tom McGhee (front, middle) with the past presidents of the Rotary Club of East
London at the charter anniversary dinner.
Acting President Luke Baisley cuts the club’s
birthday cake.

celebrateInApril, the Rotary Club of Ballito (D9370) celebrated
30 years of community service. The Ballito club
was chartered as the Rotary Club of Umhlali by
the Rotary Club of Empangeni on 28 April 1986. Its
name was changed to the Rotary Club of Ballito on
28 April 2004.
Graham Marrian was the charter president of
the Umhlali club and Ken Lever is the current Ballito
president. Some well-known Dolphin Coast residents
have served as club president. They include Andy
Horton, Ron Stephens, Louw Geldenhuis, Patrick
Simmonds, George Naicker, Johan Coetzee, BU Singh,
Annette van Bergen and John Coburn.
Over the years, the club has undertaken some
outstanding projects, including establishing the
Groutville Training Centre and Library, which is now
known as the Luthuli Umfolozi College, and organising
the Indian Ocean Marathon. More recently, the club
raised funds for a custom-built trailer for the North
Coast Specialised Rescue Unit.
The Rotary Club of Ballito has supported many
schools and charitable organisations over the 30 years,
among which are Vision 153 and St Luke’s Home in
Kearsney. It also obtained wheelchairs for needy people
and collaborated with the Rotary Club of Empangeni
to distribute bicycles. Empangeni imports the used
bicycles from North America and they are given to
people who cannot afford other means of transport.
Members of the Rotary Club of Ballito celebrating their club’s 30th charter anniversary. The club has an
interesting history and some well-known Dolphin Coast residents have served as its president.
30FABULOUSYEARS
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Rotarians Leigh Deyzel, Chante Wright and Liezel Haarhof enjoying the Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth’s
(D9370) 91st Charter Dinner celebrations.
President Denise Pudney with Rotarians Thandiwe Ndzombane, Khumbulani Chikomo and Linsley Pudney
at the dinner held to celebrate the 91st charter anniversary of the Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth (D9370).
At the dinner are Carla Grobler, the teacher in charge of the Interact Club of Collegiate, President Denise
Pudney and Rotaract President Sivu Luthando.

The Rotary Club of Algoa Bay (D9370) celebrated its 58th Birthday and recognised the 100 percent
attendance of PDG Trevor Long (32 years), PP Vaughan Giles (46 years), PP Arthur Alschlager (36 years).
The Rotary Club of De Aar (D9370) was chartered
on 14 May 1958 and 50 years later, the current club
members met to drink a toast to their vibrant club.
At the anniversary celebration are Annerette Fourie,
Rina Edwards, Doreen Engelbrecht, Gerhard
Engelbrecht, Charlotte Klopper, Carol Smith and
Maureen Malherbe.
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WELCOMED AND HONOUREDNEW MEMBERS, RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS
recognised
Kgabo Ralebepa is a new
member of the Rotary Club
of Paarl (D9350).
GillianAnderson is a new
member of the Rotary Club of
Cape of Good Hope (D9350).
Tatenda Chiweshe is
a new member of the
Rotary Club of Borrowdale
Brooke (D9210).
Annemarie Featherstone (centre) is a new member of the Rotary E-Club of Southern Africa D9400. With her are DG
David Grant and Liana van der Walt, who is past president of the Rotary Club of Pretoria and a current member of the
E-Club.
Ron McCreadie is a new
of Knysna (D9350).
Nama Mounchikpau is
a new member of the
Rotary Club of Borrowdale
Brooke (D9210).
Pepita Magadza is a new
of Borrowdale Brooke
(D9210).
Jenny van der Watt is a new member of the Rotary Club
of Port Elizabeth (D9370). With her is President Denise
Pudney.

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