Rotarians and friends celebrate

The week of 15 April, a special dinner was held to cele-

brate the amazing Bushmen project.

We are very excited with the progress of our Bushmen

project! Tara, we missed you but thanks for the ar-

rangements.

We wish Patricia Glyn (PHF) (seen far left) all the best

with the planning of her next trip to the Northern

Cape to proceed with the Khalagadi Trust, the

Bushmen project!

Sesego Cares donated R200 000 towards this project.

Charlotte Khoza (seen above wearing a white blouse),

Tara Ison and Annemarie Mostert (seen middle left) are board members of Sesego Cares and they are

E-Club members. Also seen in the picture above is Judith Chinkumbi, a Rotarian (RC of Northcliff).

300 pairs of TOMS shoes were handed by Rhett

Gardener seen in the pic on the right) to a

representative of the Anglican Diocese of

Pretoria's shelter Itumelong.

The orphanage shelters street children and

other destitute young people in Sunnyside,

Pretoria West and in Mamelodi.

The picture shows Sgt Nozizwe Gwebu receiv-

ing 120 pairs of TOMS shoes for the police

charity centre at the Mamelodi East Station in

Tshwane.

The shoes will be distributed to needy persons

who have lost their all through various

vicissitudes, robbery, shack fires or flooding.

As the frosty mornings dawn…

We bring you news!

E-Club Newsletter

Club President: Kanthan Pillay

www.rotaryeclubsa9400.org

Issue 2

May 2014

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Toms Shoes put

smiles on their faces.

TOMS Shoes gives shoe

s away!

Left top: PDG Mark Doyle is

watching over the youngsters

selecting shoes - at the

Mathibestad Primary

School….

Before...whilst picking

out the shoes

After…….shoes and smiles!

‘A sincere thank you to you both, and to

Sesego Cares, for coming down and spending

time with us here in Cape Town yesterday and

with the students from Semester at Sea to do

the “giving” of TOMS shoes to the children at

our two projects at the Christine Revell

Children’s Home and also at the Illitha Creche

in Khayelitsha. The visit to Nonceba, also

probably left quite a deep impression.’

A special ‘Thank You’ from

PDG June Webber - Cape

Town D9350

June is seen - 2nd from the

Left...in the photo on the

left!

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Judith and Charlotte had such a great day with the

TOMS group from the Semester at Sea. They visited

3 NGO’s and handed out shoes to the children.

Says Charlotte Khoza ‘It was tremendous and

enriching… I am sure the students have had such an

insightful experience, one that they will take back with

them. Thank you once again for this opportunity, it

was truly inspirational!

A Semester at Sea- TOMS

Shoes initiative By Melcina Nkuna

March 2014

Sesego Cares welcomes 30

international students from the

Semester at Sea to Cape Town this

weekend the 29 March 2014. This

assembly will allow the Club to spend

time with the students as they make

their way to different charities to give

away shoes to the children in need.

Sesego Cares in partnership with Rotary Club Waterfront and TOMS participating in the TOMS “one

for one initiative”. This initiative aims to create an unforgettable experience for all followed by a

passion to make a difference within communities.

Sesego Cares “Lend a hand. Change a life” is a

South African registered Section 21 Company

established in 2005 by the partners of senior execu-

tives with the aim of making a sustainable

difference in the lives of vulnerable people in

Southern Africa.

The ethos of Sešego Cares is hinged on the spirit of

ubuntu to bring together people willing to offer their time, skills and donations to help various social-

ly significant projects in communities across Southern Africa (www.sesegocares.org.za).

“There's something that all Rotary club members have in common: We take action. We build, support,

and organize. We save lives” (www.rotary.org).

TOMS is a company founded by Blake Mycoskie in Inspired by children as he travelled the world he started

this initiative that matches every pair of shoes pur-

chased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need

“one for one initiative”. This initiative is known for its famous name “TOMS Shoes” available countrywide

(www.toms.com).

Rotary Family Health Days -

Mathibestad

The Rotary Family Health Days

were a great success: 2-4 April

and PDG Mark Doyle and his

team did a great job indeed.

More pics in this issue

TOM SHOES ORDERS ARE DUE

There are thousands of people out there who need shoes….and there are scholars

and the elderly who will benefit form the generous

offer and gift from TOMS SHOES.

Please remember to submit your order/request to

Annemarie Mostert urgently.

Remember members……

Thanks to everyone who has submitted

photos...please send more.

We also need to visit the website weekly (Wednesday

19:00) and remain thereon for a min. of 40

mins….and read the topic of the week.

This is how we meet folks! Make Ups such as hand-

ing out TOMS shoes, attending Rotary meetings or

working at an event like the RFHDs are all recorded

The eClub thanks Sesego cares for

their continuous support with the

various projects.

The picture above shows Sgt Nozizwe Gwebu receiving 120 pairs of TOMS shoes for the police charity centre at the Mamelodi East

Station in Tshwane . The shoes will be distributed to needy persons who have lost their

all through various vicissitudes, robbery, shack fires or flooding. The SAPS are most grateful for the donation.

Rotary Cycle Tour: 18-26 April

The first Rotary cycle tour initiated by PE Steve du

Plessis (RC Jhb New Dawn) was very well supported by

Rotary clubs en route through districts 9370 and 9350.

PDG Shirley Downie (eClub of Southern Africa) joined

the tour from day one from the Sterkfontein caves till

Upington (5 days later) and managed the media en

route.

There were nine riders but along the route, a few

enthusiastic cyclists joined for sections of the tour.

When someone did something ’wrong’ the Zephyr jersey,

was handed out. This shows the cycle logo upside down!

Here Rotaract Rudi Viljoen (Magoboeskloof) was the first

to receive it - seen left.

The tour was filmed by producer and actor Gert van

Niekerk and 1000s of photos were taken by Shirley,

Steve and David (freelancer) - as well as the cyclists.

The RC of Potchefstroom hosted Good Fri-

day lunch and the RC of Klerksdorp hosted

dinner for everyone.

The trip proved to be a great success and

folks made new friends en route. Funds

were raised to build a multi-sports field for

an underprivileged school.

You might want to enter the 9 days tour

next year - travelling a different route from

Krugersdorp to Luderitz route.

This is what Rotary is all about!

Making news friends and working for

the community.

Shirley invited one of the riders to join

the RC of Northcliff and Johan has

agreed!

President Sanet van

Rensburg hands her club

banner (Potchefstroom and

Good Friday lunch hosts) to

President Sylvia Knoop (RC

Benoni Aurora) whilst

Shirley and the cyclists look

on.

Club’s treasurer Liana van der Walt also headed

for Namibia and on her travels, she invited two

business friends to join our club which is great.

Well done Liana.

To all our

members

Tell us

about your

travels !

Members of the (fantastic and new) Rotary E-club of

District 9400.

It was decided at the first board meeting – held on line -

that that a summary of salient points would be sent to all

members for comment and reaction.

Whilst the very nature of an EClub means that we are

far apart and seldom meet it is essential that we are all

connected and integral to the affairs of our Rotary Club.

These Notes will be sent by email to you all but, in future, they will also be posted on the Members’ Portal on

the website and you may respond by email or by comment in the Members Portal.

Proposed structure for 2014/15 Rotary year

There were two proposals pertaining to the election of Officers for the board for the incoming Rotary year, they were:

a. That the current board members bearers remain in office for the following (2014/2015) Rotary year. b. The

present committee and all incoming committee members serve for a period of two years until

the end of the 2015/2016 Rotary year.

No consensus was reached as the Board wished to garner the views of all members of the Club

The members of the board are at present. he first five members form the Executive.

Members are urged to keep up their attendance by logging into the Club website

www.rotaryeclubsa9400.org log into the Members Clubhouse for at least for 40 minutes once a week

and leave a comment on the topic of the week to show attendance. Members need not make a comment

on the topic and merely indicate that they have been on line. This is the only way to record attendance.

This is also a good way to record any make-ups at other Rotary Clubs that you may visit.

President /Vocational Kanthan Pillay

President Elect/Service Projects Annemarie Mostert

Vice President/Rotary Foundation Mark Doyle

Secretary/Club Administration Trevor Watson-

Thomas

Treasurer - Liana Van der Walt

Sergeant/New Generations Rudi Viljoen

Membership Development & Retention Rhett Gardener

Public Relations & Newsletter Shirley Downie

International Sue Paget

Annual District Conference

13-16 June

The Ranch Hotel

Near Polokwane

Get to know more about

what Rotary does and meet

many news friends.

Spend this long weekend

having fun, fellowship and

being informed!

The Rotary Foundation

The club secretary wishes to compile a list of all the members who have been awarded a Paul Harris Fellow. Please send the details through to Trevor as soon as possible.

twatsonthomas@gmail.com

PDGA Lyn Doyle listening attentively with

hubby PDG Mark Doyle (centre) ...finally

Mark relaxes after having done so many

amazing projects back-to-back!

A special note from our club member Rotarian Rhett Gardener

What an emotional experience! I delivered 10 boxes of TOMS shoes to Volkshulp2000 this morning. Volkship2000 assists huge numbers of mainly Afrikaans speaking indigent people in Pretoria by getting them retrained for employment and giving sheltered employment and other assistance. A young man assisted me off load the shoes. When he and other helpers saw what was inside the boxes, excitement mounted. I did a photographed handover to the matron (attached). The young man excitedly asked "Kan ek asb. 'n paar vir my ma he?" (can I please have a pair for my mother?) his delight when he was given a pair of the right size for his mother was palpable. I nearly cried with emotion. These shoes mean so much to the recipients. Wow! I was proud to be a Rotarian.