The document summarizes activities of the Rotary E-Club of Southern Africa D9400 from June 2018. It discusses the club's first approved global grant to support early childhood development in Johannesburg townships. It also mentions the club achieving Presidential Citation for 2017-2018 and several members' accomplishments. The document highlights various service projects the club participated in, including distributing blankets, books, clothing items and setting up vegetable gardens to support communities in need. It recognizes members who attended the Rotary International Convention in Toronto and connected with global Rotary leaders.

1. June 2018
Cyber News
IPP Carolyn Khoury
Dear fellow E-Club members,
Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the final newsletter of the
2017/2018 Rotary year. Reflecting on the past 12 months, I am immensely
grateful for what our club has accomplished. We have made a positive
difference in the lives of so many people.
I am proud of our members’ achievements – both in the Rotary arena and in
their personal and professional lives. To serve as president of a club as diverse
and as energetic as ours has been an honour and a privilege.
I would like to express my appreciation for the support and encouragement I
received during my term of office. I look forward to continuing to participate in
our club’s current projects and upcoming endeavours and I fully support our
new leadership as they work to achieve our club’s ever-expanding goals.
May the Rotary E-Club of Southern Africa D9400 grow from strength to
strength under the dedicated and capable guidance of President Shirley and
President-Elect Judith.
Yours in Rotary,
IPP Carolyn Khoury
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2. Global Grant
The club's first Global Grant was approved in June - congratulations to DGN
Annemarie, PDG Mark and all who assisted.
The purpose of this project is to develop children aged from birth to 7 years
old in Greater Alexandra Township in Johannesburg, by empowering their Early
Childhood Development staff, practitioners, teachers and principals who will in
turn empower the children they work with every weekday. We are targeting
25 ECD Centres, 150 practitioners and staff and a total of up to 500 learners.
●Budget: Our club has approved R30 000 as well as another R75,000
donation from Sešego Cares, toward the total budget of R881,000.
This was achieved with support from RC Coesfeld-Baumberge D187 and RC
Bad Homburg D1820 (Germany), and RC Point West D5180 (USA).
This is a long-term project and there will be plenty of opportunity for members
to be involved. Please be sure to let us know if you'd like to join in on this
project.
District Grant
We were thrilled to hear that Rotarian Mary
Jean Gabriel was successful in her
appplication for a District Grant. This will
allow her to bring her Tower Garden
initiative to New BeginningZ. The home will
be able to use this initiative to grow
nutritious vegetables to feed the increasing
number of abandoned and vulnerable
children that the home assists.
In addition, the caregivers who reside with
the children will be taught how to tend to
the garden, and also how to establish a
vegetable patch complete with tower
gardens.
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3. Presidential Citation 2017-2018
Proud to confirm that we have once again achieved
Presidential Citation. Our club has a perfect record in this
regard, and we look forward to President Shirley's guidance
on fulfilling the 2018-2019 requirements.
left: Congratulations to Dr Emad
Ghabrial on delivering his paper on cleft
palates, in Leipzig.
right: A well-earned
acknowledgement from
Hebron Primary School - Well
done PP Prof Gawie Lotter
left: PP Carolyn Khoury was honoured to be
recognised as a Paul Harris Fellow by the JHB East
Rotary Club. She is seen here with JHB East Secretary
PP Genie Wright, and JHB East AG PDGA Sylvia
Knoop. It was a lovely evening of fellowship with 6
clubs represented at the joint induction of JHB East
and Edenvale.
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4. right: Plenary 6 focused on Peace and Conflict
Resolution. E-Club member Dr Dries Veltzuizen
(UNISA) addressed the session on "Peace in South
Africa"
below: Earlier in the programme was a thought
provoking talk on "Transforming Conflict through
Mediation" by soon-to-be-inducted Prof Martin
Rupiya (UNISA)
Both talks were very well received. It was
refreshing to hear from two such knowledgeable
speakers on a subject of great importance to us all
E-Club members met up at the
Bush Braai.
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5. Tjaart le Roux enjoying
some fellowship with Rotary
Club, Accra-East.
right: The incoming Board and
commitee members enjoyed
great fellowship during the
strategy session headed by
President Shirley. Great plans
ahead for the 2018-2019 year.
left: PP Liana van der Walt keeps in
touch with Tjaart le Roux - IT Engineer
working in Ghana.
below: Breakfast with Rik Ghesquiere Master Conductor, and our E-Club member Lier
Antwerpen Belgium. Rik was at Brooklyn Theatre on the 2nd and 3rd June, conducting at
the Strauss festival. He was home hosted by Liana, who kept him busy during his short
visit.
right: President Shirley and DGN Annemarie
conduct some informal training with IT officer
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6. right: PP Prof Gawie Lotter
arranged for a donation of
Yellowwood trees for GenX
Rotary Club. The trees are
earmarked for a pre-school in
Tembisa. Prof Gawie is seen at
the collection with Jenavicka
from GenX.
DGN Annemarie arranged 220 trees from Wildlands in Umhlanga for the challenge of RI
President (2017-2018) Ian Riseley for each of the members to plant a tree. A number
of our members have planted trees. We also partnered with Rotary E-Club of South
Africa One to assist us in collecting and planting these 220 trees.
Wildlands is a leading environmental NPO working with disadvantaged communities
across the country. Our vision is ‘A Sustainable Future For All’ where we strive to
improve sustainability in the communities in which we work, restore degraded
landscapes and conserve our collective heritage. By teaching these communities, we
hope to foster an entrepreneurial spirit in which they can lift themselves out of
poverty. Our programmes are complimentary and all contribute towards our core
focus of building robust ecosystems that underwrite human wellbeing and
sustainable development.
All our trees (indigenous) are nurtured and grown by our Tree-preneurs (community
members from disadvantaged communities
who grow indigenous trees at their homesteads and
then barter these for livelihood support items) and this
is what makes these trees unique, as each one tells a
story. These trees are then used to restore degraded
ecosystems across the country.
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7. 20 Blankets donated to Rivoningo Care Centre (part
of Tshwane Leadership Foundation) for terminally ill
Cancer and AIDS patients. Thanks to Dr Emad
Ghabrial, who managed the blanket drive!
left: Dr Dries
Velthuizen enjoyed a
great weekend with
fellow Rotarians from
Maseru Maloti and
President Elect from
Pretoria Hatfield
Nhanhla Ndlovu
opening new libraries
and handing out warm
clothes at schools in
the Maloti mountains.
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8. PP Prof Gawie Lotter distributed jerseys and
beanies to 50 toddlers at Hebron Pre-Primary
school in Garankuwa.Thank you to all the ladies
who knitted every stitch with love to keep our
little ones warm this winter.
Children in the Zama Zama
informal settlement were also
happy to receive jerseys and
beanies.
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9. We are very grateful to Mary Jean Gabriel for
her marvellous initiative. The setting up of
tower gardens was great in itself, and we
have taken it a step further with training the
community members. Well done!
The community of
Winterveldt in
Soshanguve benefit
from a donation of
TOMS shoes.
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10. Planning is underway for a Mandela
day project with learners of The British
Academy. A pre-school in Mabopane
will benefit from the upgrade to the
room used by SA Cares. With PP Dr
Wilma Lotter are Sanet Fagan, director
of SA Cares and fellow Rotarian, two
teachers of The British Academy and a
staff member of SA Cares. Thanks to
fellow Rotarian Russel Fagan who
drove us to Mabopane. This is going to
be a star project. All are welcome to
join us on Saturday 21 July.
PP Dr Wilma Lotter hands over wool
to Haneke Joubert for the Mother
Teresa knitting project in
Sunnyside. We are so grateful for
the generous donation of wool from
Marilyn Van Zyl, friend of Rotary
and her knitting group in Centurion.
Dr Wilma Lotter was grateful to announce
that the 10 patients from Filadelfia Ark
that were diagnosed with hearing loss at
our Wellness Day can hear again! She has
managed to raise funds and source
second-hand hearing aids for every
patient! Grateful thanks to her friend
Jackie de Lange for fitting the aids and
testing every patient! That completes our
Wellness Day of October 2017.
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11. International Inspiration
A princess, 3 prime ministers, and a former
first lady join 25,000 in Toronto to celebrate
Rotary’s good work and plan more of it.......
A number of our members attended the Rotary
International Convention in Toronto. Thanks to
all who shared photos and articles.
DGN Annemarie managed
to connect with DG
Charles and DGA Colleen
Deiner
Annemarie shared this
picture of E-Club
members with special
friend and fellow E-Club
member Joel Chacha
from Toronto. Joel spends
6 months of the year (2
months at a time) in
Kenya and Tanzania on
his sustainable projects.
So inspiring!
left: DGN Annemarie
excited to meet up
with Jennifer Jones
..... and staying
with inspiring
woman...
right: PP Hans
Mostert and DGN
Annemarie managed
to have a quick chat
with RI Vice President
and Southern African
Dean Rohrs....
Our German
friends who
previously came
to visit
us....Wolfgang
and Helga.
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