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Inside this issue

Special points of

interest

• 2017 Greetings

• Sesego Cares Bakery newspaper article

• Foundation request

• Special Announcement

• Membership growth

• Cornelia Raath

• January: Rotary Awareness Month

• New Generations: Youth Exchange programme

• Rotary Foundation Awards

• Paintings for sale

• February: World Understanding Month

We aim to raise R 50 000 for the RI Foundation by mid-June. Please

support this amazing Foundation. Every cent counts!

Cyber News

Rotary E - Club of Southern Africa D9400

As 2017 starts, President Annemarie Mostert wishes all the club members a very prosperous and healthy 2017.

We have achieved so much since the club was chartered in February 2014 and there ’ s still so much to do!

For members born as a Rooster in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, we hope that you crow loud and clear and with much love in your heart

in the next 12 months.

Pres. Annemarie is seen in a newspaper article at the end of January. This story covers Pres. Anne-

marie with folks from Sesego Cares and

their Bakery — a very successful project

indeed.

January 2017

President Annemarie Mostert

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Rotarian Cornelia Raath at a special

gathering

MEMBERSHIP GROWTH IS EXCEP-

TIONAL

Since the

club ’ s in-

ception

some three

years ago,

we have

enjoyed a

steady

growth.

During the January board meeting, we

inducted PDG Alex van der Sluys and

PP Leon van Dyk.

PP Leon is seen with his wife, Yolande who

joined our club in July 2016.

Soon, we will be inducting PP Gawie Lotter

and Judy Fredericks.

As at 31 January, we have 63 club members.

Our aim is to have 200 members in three

years’ time.

We welcome all our new members and we

look forward to doing projects with you all

soon.

We are very proud to announce that President Annemarie Mostert has been proposed to stand for District Governor

in 9400 for the 2019/2020 Rotary year.

We wish Pres Annemarie all the best during her interview and we know that if she is selected, she will be an

outstanding District Governor.

January is Rotary Awareness Month. What is Rotary Awareness?

Promoting awareness internally, among Rotarians. Rotary Information, History, and

Membership Development, as well – if we talk

about committee roles and responsibilities.

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Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) is a Rotary

International student exchange program for students in

secondary school. For the first time, our club

sent an exchange

student. Gretel Buttress

went to France and she is

hosted by District 1770.

We received Bruno Abdo

from Brazil and he’s

already involved in the

Randpark School’s soccer

team and many other

activities.

Since 1929, RI has seen the young generation experience new

cultures, and currently about 9000 students are sponsored by

Rotary clubs every year.

We wish Gretel all the best with her long-term stay and we

welcome Bruno to sunny SA. The club is proud of you both.

We’ll keep members informed of the students’ activities.

President Annemarie, with Gerhard

Stocker, YE Placement Officer, and his

daughter, Elana Stocker

Gretel about to leave

OR Tambo airport

Gretel is met by her

host family in France

Gretel and Bruno

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Rotary Foundation Awards! In addition to recently being awarded the highest four-star

overall rating and a perfect 100 out of 100 score for accountability and transparency by the charity watch-dog

Charity Navigator, this week, the 30,000 member strong Association of Fundraising Professionals named The Rotary Foundation as the 2016 Outstanding Foundation! "We are honored to receive this recognition from the

AFP, which gives us even more reason to celebrate during our Foundation's centennial year," said Rotary

Foundation Trustee Chair Kalyan Banerjee. Sadly, many Rotarians are left to discover The Rotary Foundation (TRF) for themselves and it is not explained to them

at the outset of their membership that annual or regular contributions to TRF are a moral imperative – within the

bounds of their own financial resource. Remember the parable of the widow’s mite? TRF is Rotary International in Action and it is difficult to believe that Rotary itself would exist without TRF. TRF is not about money but what good can be done with that money and a summary of Rotarians’ contributions to

TRF will give an indication of the good that has been done by Rotarians world-wide:

Contributions 2014/15 Cumulative

Annual Fund US$ 122.9 million US$ 22 billion

Endowment Fund US$ 20 million US$ 275 million

Polio Plus US$ 93 million US$ 1.2 billion

Other (disaster relief, etc.) US$ 28 million US$ 976 million

Programme Awards US$ 247.2 million US$ 3.46 billion

TRF has asked every Rotary Club to contribute US$2 650 and every Rotarian to contribute US$265 to celebrate TRF Centenary. Members of the E-Club are urged to contribute 26.50 or any multiple thereof of any currency. In Rand that would be R2.65, R26.50, R265.00, R2 650.00 or whatever is appropriate and suits your financial

pocket. But please give something to TRF and be a partner of and actually participate in the wondrous programmes of

The Rotary Foundation. Please! \IN

At the 1917 convention outgoing Rotary President, Arch Klumph proposed to set up an endowment

“for the purpose of doing good in the world.” In 1928, it was renamed The Rotary Foundation, and it

became a distinct entity within Rotary International.

In 1929, the Foundation made its first gift of $500 to the International Society for Crippled Children.

However TRF only stuttered along until, in 1947 when the founder of Rotary Paul Harris died and

contributions began pouring in to Rotary International, and the Paul Harris Memorial Fund was

created to build the Foundation. 1947: The Foundation established its first program, Fellowships for Advance Study, later known as

Ambassadorial Scholarships. 1965-66: Three programs were launched: Group Study Exchange, Awards for Technical Training, and

Grants for Activities in Keeping with the Objective of The Rotary Foundation, which was later called

Matching Grants. 1978: Rotary introduced the Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants. The first 3-H Grant funded a

project to immunize 6 million Philippine children against polio.1985: The PolioPlus program was

launched to eradicate polio worldwide.1987-88: The first peace forums were held, leading to Rotary

Peace Fellowships.2013: New district, global, and packaged grants enable Rotarians around the world

to respond more effectively to the world’s greatest needs.

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170 x 110mm, Oil on Fabriano (framed)

“Rochester Pan, West Coast” - Oil on canvas - 50.5x66 cm

The Gift of Pearls - 350x450 mm

Artists in our country are extremely

talented and the eClub of Southern

Africa D9400 is assisting artists that

need financial support.

Please consider making a donation for

these paintings by Estelle Buys.

Please contact Rtn Koos Bronkhorst

072 723 5962 and make an offer!

February is

World

Understanding

Month