The document provides updates from Rotary District 9400's e-Club of South Africa. It summarizes Gary Huang's theme as the new RI President of "Light Up Rotary" by lighting candles together to brighten the world. It discusses various service projects the club has undertaken, including delivering blankets, jackets, trees and wheelchairs. It recognizes club members who received awards at the district conference for their work.

1. RI President-elect Gary C.K. Huang chose Light Up Rotary as his theme for 2014-15. Huang was inspired by the teachings of Chinese philosopher Confucius who said: "It is better to light a single candle, than to sit and curse the darkness."
"There are so many problems in the world, so many people who need help. Many people say, 'There's nothing I can do.' So they sit there doing nothing. Meanwhile everything stays dark," Huang told the 537 district governors and their spouses and partners who are attending the 2014 International Assembly in San Diego, California.
"The Rotary way is the Confucius way. The Rotary way is to light a candle. I light one, you light one, 1.2 million Rotarians light one. Together, we light up the world," said Huang, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Taipei in Taiwan.
"How you Light Up Rotary is up to you," Huang said. "You know where you are strong, you know what your community needs, and you know how you can help."
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District Governor Annie Steijn (RC of Benoni) was inducted at the 4th District Annual Conference held at The Ranch Hotel, Polokwane on 15 June 2014.
Annie endorsed the Light Up Rotary theme and added that every Rotarian, Interact and Rotaract Members, Rotary Anns and the Friends of Rotary Make A Difference - and that as a result, we are all MAD! And she is right!
Our members and our friends need to Light Up the lives of hundreds of people who need us, our experience, knowledge and dedication. No matter what the project, deed or service we tender, we need to make a difference in their lives.
The more members we have, the more we can achieve. No matter how small or large your project is, everything we do counts.
Enjoy the year ahead and have lots of fun and fellowship too!
A New Rotary year begins….
E-Club Newsletter
Club President: Kanthan Pillay
www.rotaryeclubsa9400.org
Issue 4
Ju;y2014
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2. Mark Doyle (rt) of the e-Club presents PDG Patrick Chisanga (D 9210) and 2014 – 2019 Chairman of ROTA (Reach Out To Africa) with his Honorary Membership of the e-Club together with the iconic e-Club scarf at the induction of Dr Stella Anangwe at the Rotary Club of Pretoria West on Tuesday 24 June 2014.
PDG Mark Doyle (e-Club), PDG Patrick Chisanga, Dr Stella Anangwe )Pres RC Pretoria West 2014/2015) and PDGA Lyn Doyle
At the 4th Annual District conference, DG Anneas Balt invited First Lady, Madam Bongi Ngema-Zuma to become an Honorary Member of Rotary International and she accepted. DG Anneas pinned a Rotary badge on her and we are delighted to an- nounce that Madam Bongi is now an Honorary member of our club! This is no doubt outstanding news for us all and we look forward to supporting Madam Bongi with the Diabetes Foundation that she formed.
Madam Bongi also arranged for the nursing sisters to test the delegates ‘ sugar level at the conference. An excellent gesture.
Welcome to our club Madam Bongi.
DG Anneas Balt was inducted as an Honorary member to our club at the 4th Annual District Conference in June 2014.
PDG Mark Doyle handed the certificate and scarf to DG Anneas.
Welcome DG Anneas! It is great to have you as an Honorary member.

3. Pres Kanthan Pillay (right) receives the charter of the e- Club from Rhett Gardener, Liana v d Walt and Annemarie Mostert.
All the members are wearing the new club scarf - if you wear one, you will be identified as an e-Clubber! Thanks to Liana for organizing the scarves.
Left: Annemarie Mostert with two littlies with soccer balls at the Monthly picnic at Covenant Garden Estate.
Right: Tara Ison visiting CGE yesterday......thanks to Charlotte for giving the caps and soccer balls to them.
Above and right: Rhett reports: Consta- ble Mmela handed over a dozen pairs of shoes to a group of elderly widows.
Their delight at receiving the gift is quite apparent.

4. Iain Purdon RC Louis Trichardt, Leon Barnard Pres RC Louis Trichardt, Mark Doyle RC Club Southern Africa D 9400, General Skalk van Heerden Officer Commanding Makhado Air Force Base, PP Ian Bannatyne, RC Louis Trichardt.
Rotary branded wheelchairs
Summarised invitation for the wheelchairs
Greetings to all Rotary Club members. Follow up enquiry and telephone conversation with Mark Doyle regarding the donation of two wheelchairs hereby refers.
It is with great pleasure and honour to inform you that your proposal to visit Air Force Base Makhado to hand over the two wheelchairs have been approved by the Officer Commanding Air Force Base Makhado, Brigadier General Schalk van Heerden.
The base is looking forward to meet the delegation from your office on Friday 13 June 2014 at 09:00.
From Sergeant T.T. Mulaudzi Media Liaison AFB Makhado.
Liana made many deliveries
Liana delivered 300 kilograms of meat donated by Hennie Venter of the Groenkloof Slaghuis to Filidelfia Ark which was donated as well as many beautiful fleece jackets for the toddlers - seen right.
It seems as though they were celebrating the normal year-end festive season well in advance!
Driver Klaas Mashishi collected 840 trees from Wildlands Conservation Trust in Vosloosrus and delivered them to the Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary for distribution.
Thanks to everyone for their exceptional generosity. The communities are enriched by what you do with us.

5. Rhett Gardener reports………….
I attended on the Mamelodi East SAPS station on 3 June to see Sgt Nozizwe Gwebu with Constable Katlego Mmela. There was a cold front and it was bitterly cold.
I handed over the Rotary e-Club of SA D9400 blankets that I had collected from Liana.
Sgt Gwebu was, on behalf of the Children's' Shelter so very grateful. The gift could not have been more timely! Cst Mmela took the attached picture of the handover in front of the Police station.
Sgt Gwebu undertook to send pictures of the children in the Court- sanctioned "place of safety' with the Rotary gift.
Rotary be praised - Rotary makes a difference.
Club members are recognized for their excellent service in Rotary for various reasons.
At the 4th Annual district conference over the long weeks in SA, DG Anneas Balt handed out several certificates and awards and even although our club is new, we achieved a great deal.
Annemarie Mostert, Sue Paget, Mark Doyle, IPDG Anneas Balt and Shirley Downie received recognition from Marion Bunch of the Rotary Family Health Day programme (certificate and trophy). The club received a certificate as well.
Annemarie received the Excellence Award and Shirley received the Service Excellence Award. In addition, Shirley was presented with a District Paul Harris Sapphire (her third) by DG Anneas.
Our club also received the Rotary International Presidential Citation - an incredible achievement considering our club was only officially chartered on 5 March this year.
We also received the District Service Excellence Award with Merit.
Congratulations everyone and thanks for all your hard work, dedication and loyalty - not only to Rotary International but to all the community members whom we serve.

6. RC of Northcliff acknowledges a star performing Rotarians.
PP Annemarie Mostert seen in the middle of the picture with President Hans Mostert (husband as well) and DGE An- nie Steijn at the Northcliff event. Annemarie was awarded her third sapphire pin.
Congratulations. Definitely well earned.
More Northcliff Awards Charlotte Khoza
E-Club member Charlotte received her award for the unselfish and dedicated contribution over many years to Rotary Club of Northcliff.
Assistant Governor for the RC of Northcliff and one of our newly appointed members (transferred from the RC of Morningside) receives a beautiful bouquet of flowers from Pres Hans (Northcliff) for her unselfish and dedicated support as the club’s Assistant Governor.
AG Belinda Alport has done an outstanding job with all the clubs in D9400 that she under her region. Well done Belinda and we are so pleased to have you on board!
D9400 is divided into 9 Regions and we are fortunate to get IPDG Anneas Balt as our District Governor Representative (DGR).
Our Assistant Governor is Ferdi Heyneke (RC Bedfordview).
We look forward to working with both Anneas and Ferdi in the next Rotary year.
Don’t forget to register for the Presidential Induction Brunch on 12 July @ 10:00 at the Radio YFM offices in Hyde Park.
Cost? R 120 pp. Please book early. Registration forms have been sent

7. DISCON 9400
EXHIBITION DIPLAY
There were 12 exhibitors at the 4th annual conference at The Ranch and our display was excellent….well done to Annemarie and Trevor (and I am sure that Hans helped as well) with putting it up.
Conference delegates were amazed at the number of brilliant projects that we have undertaken.
PDG Shirley Downie was nominated by Pres. Kanthan Pillay for the Council of Legislation Representative position. The clubs voted and the results were announced at Discon. Shirley will represent D9400 and PDG Frances Callard is the alternative representative.
The COL demands a lot of work before the final meeting in April 2016, in Chicago where 536 district representatives meet and deliberate on all the proposals made worldwide.
Clubs are invited to make suggestions of how to do things differently and if the District agrees to the clubs’ proposals, then this goes through to RI and voted upon internationally.
GETS Training in Ghana
Shirley has been invited by Rotary International to be a trainer at the Governor Elects Training Sessions in Accra in September 2014.
Shirley will also attend the RI Institute in Ghana as the Rotary Public Image Coordinator for Southern Africa...she serves her 3rd and final year in this post.

8. The Humanitarian Distribution Centre of Southern Africa has for the past 12 years re- ceived over 150 containers from Texas with at least 40,000 in each container.
The books are offered free of charge (and in some cases we receive a donation) for schools, libraries, prisons, nursery schools, universities etc.
Call Shirley (083 308 0042) or email Shirley@phomella.co.za if you want books.
Govenant Garden Estate youngsters enjoy the books. There are 32 youngsters in the estate now but there are plans to have 96 in the future.
Tara Ison and Judith Chinkumbi with Centre management.
Visit our new Facebook page and see what our club has been doing….
Please remember to send your articles and pics iro the projects you undertake.
www.eclubsa9400.org

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