Newsletter 1608

1. Cyber News
Inside this issue
New Members............... 2
DG Visit.......................... 2
Mandela Day………...3, 4, 5
Fellowship…………………….5
Blanket Drive ................. 6
District Grant................. 6
Health Days ................... 6
END Polio NOW ............. 7
Rotary & Shelterbox..…...7
Rotary Humor…….………...8
Upcoming Events…………..8
Special points of interest
 Night at the Races
 DG Visit
New Members and Old Sponsors
August is our International New Membership month, now what does that
mean? Well, for starters, each member need to have a look at his or her list of
friends. We know they are great friends, but will they make better Rotarians? If
your answer is yes, then it is time to talk to them about Rotary.
Invite them to a function or a project so they can see what being a Rotarian is all
about. Should you be talking to a friend of a friend, remember that one very
important question, “what is your passion?” Allowing people to do what they
are passionate about will make them stay.
That brings us to the second part of the heading, “Old Sponsors” We are not
talking age here, but time spent as an active Rotarian! Being a Rotarian also
means you need to educate a new member about the ways of Rotary. It is a bit
like being introduced to the in-laws, you have no clue how they conduct their
business until someone explains it to you. Being a sponsor of a new member is
great, this is when you tell more of your Rotary stories and what makes you a
passionate Rotarian.
Our club goal is to reach 200 members by the year 2020. The success of this
story is in the hands of all the members. Should each one bring one new
Rotarian to the club, we will reach the millennium mark. Should we be so lucky
and all the members do the same again, we will be at 200 by this time next year!
This goal is reachable with the buy in of all our current members. Let’s grow our
club and Rotary at the same time. Most of all, Let’s have fun growing Rotary!!
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and better FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
August 2016
President A. Mostert

2. It is time!!! The annual visit of the reigning District Governor is upon us. District Governor Grant Daly will be visiting the
club on 13 August 2016 and we hope to see many faces at the venue.
Venue: YFM Dunkeld Crescent Hyde Park
Time: 13:00—17:00
Program:
13:00—14:00 Projects (presentation)
14:00—15:00 Board Meeting
15:00—17:00 DG address, Inductions and Fellowship
Please note that several of our new members will be inducted on the day after the board meeting so please attend and
show your support. R100 donations to the Rotary Foundation will be welcome on the day.
Should you want to showcase your project to the District Governor, please let Carolyn or Annemarie know as soon as
possible. They will need a short synopsis on the project and some photos. Be prepared to talk about your project either
in person or via Zoom. The Zoom link will be send to all members. Come and join in the fun and fellowship with our
District Governor couple Grant and Nadine Daly.
Our new name badges are available, the cost is R60.
“Rotary theme for 2016—2017”
New Members
District Governor Visit
We are proud to welcome two new members to the club. They are both old
Rotarians and very active on District level.
From Gaborone in Botswana, welcome to PP William Lee, William is also the
District Governor Representative for region 1 (Botswana) and a member of the
Membership & Extension committee under the chairmanship of PDG Kobla
Quashie.
Our other new member is from Pretoria in Gauteng, we welcome Johan Snyman,
he is the chairperson of the Rotary Friendship Exchange. Gentlemen, you have
now entered the next level of being a Rotarian. This is the danger zone, the
members of the E-Club are all passionate Rotarians and hard workers.
Fasten your seatbelts and fly with us, we are better than Emirates and Kulula does
not feature at all!
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3. Mandela Day 2016
This year was no different than the previous ones. People from all walks of life made the time to spend
67 minutes doing good. Members of the club were equally active in their bit for Mandela day. Here are
some photos of a few activities that happened on the day.
Left:
Charlotte and Annemarie delivering jerseys
Right: Our Wool Tannies (or aunties if you
want)
Left: Robyn handing out Toms Shoes
Below: Steve was in Joubert Park talking about Rotary with Mike
Vink from Johannesburg New Dawn
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4. 4
Mandela Day 2016
More pictures from Andre and Hilda’s trollies with food, through Mariam at the
hospital, Dr Emad in Nelspruit and Leon finding a deserving person. 67 Minutes of
doing good!
1 & 4 : Andre & Hilda’s food
trollies
2: Mariam at the hospital
3: Receiving a blanket in
Nelspruit
5: Deserving man

5. 5
Rik’s concert
….and having some fun when a member gets older, Mark turning 40…...

6. 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-
ject. Thank you to all who participated and gave time and money to
warm someone this winter.
Loads of blankets were collected by the participating clubs in and
around Johannesburg. The contributions made by the clubs just keep
on growing every year.
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District Grant
Blanket Drive 2016
The club has secured a District grant of $500 for the soccer program run
by Theo and Maize. Well done you two!!
This is just another example of how you can grow your funds for a project.
Five rand in your pocket can become twenty with the District grant.
Should you be lucky and have another international club involved and you
submit for a Global grant, that twenty can grow to sixty!
This is just random totals to indicate the power of the Foundation. This is
also the reason we need to contribute to the Foundation. PDG Francis
Callard is well known for his “Sir, may I please have more??” (of your
money that is)
In reality, it is the best darn bank in the world!! One where you can get a
lot more from than what you have contributed to.
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!!
The posters; one for BNI and one
for Sanlam
Rotary Family Health Days
Mark & Lynn Doyle have offered to be our site coordinator s for this year’s Rotary
Family Health Days. Our regional chair is Chris Thompson.
The site:
Location: PPC Community Church
Eldorado Park ext 9
Cnr Fisher & Finch Streets

7. As we continue to fight Polio
Finding the occasional case of
polio outside Afghanistan and
Pakistan, the only countries
that have yet to eradicate it, is
not unusual. In 2014, just before the World Cup brought travelers from
all over the planet to Brazil, the country identified poliovirus in the
sewage system at São Paulo’s Viracopos International Airport.
Those are frustrating examples for the thousands of people around the
world working to eradicate polio. The fight has come a long way, but it
is far from over.
The vaccine itself isn’t the biggest expense in a vaccination campaign
(in fact, Rotary rarely funds vaccines). It’s the distribution of the vaccine
– transportation and staffing, that costs so much. In January, money
donated by Rotarians covered the costs of a Cameroun vaccination
campaign that involved 34,000 vaccinators and 21,000 rental cars,
which volunteers used to canvass neighborhoods and travel from home
to home administering the vaccine.
Funds also went to more than 3,700 town criers and 45 radio spots in
Chad, to more than 14,000 local guides and 500 clan leaders to ensure
that the children of nomads were vaccinated in Ethiopia, and to provide
training and support for 60,000 community volunteer vaccinators in
Afghanistan.
Our club has donated annually...and we need to do more to rid the
world of this disease.
Rotary and ShelterBox renewed their partnership
Rotary and disaster relief charity ShelterBox renewed a
three-year agreement to provide immediate, lifesaving
assistance to survivors of natural disasters and conflict.
Rotary clubs worldwide have mobilized to provide immediate
relief to thousands of displaced people quickly and efficiently
with ShelterBox for 16 years. To date, Rotary members have
donated US$48 million to provide shelter for families in need –
40 percent of ShelterBox's total of US$119.6 million raised.
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END POLIO NOW
Rotary and Shelterbox

8. Rotary Humor13 August 2016
District Governor visit
19 August 2016
Rotaract pinning at UJ
Bunting road campus.
Remember to let Steve know
if you are attending include
your vehicle details and the
names of all the people in the
vehicle. Very Important!
20 August 2016
Rotaract book sorting at the
Humanitarian Centre
20 August 2016
The Greatest Train Race in
Middelburg. Hopefully enough
Rotaractors can go and do
some fundraising for future
projects.
September 2016
Basic Education and
Literacy Month
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Upcoming Events