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Rotary e-Club of Southern Africa D9400

November and

December 2016

2016

President Annemarie Mostert

Dear Fellow Rotarians May we take this opportunity to wish you and your family all the best now and in the coming year. May the Lord grant you happiness and prosperity. Enjoy a safe and wonderful holiday! Annemarie and the Members of the Board of the Rotary e-Club of Southern Africa D9400

President Annemarie received her award in New York and many of us saw

her speech live.

We are very proud of her achievements - they are well

deserved.

President Annemarie seen with fellow

Award recipients in New York.

We are very pleased to welcome our

two newest members!!! Leon van Dyk

and PDG Alex van der Sluys have joined

the e-club, with effect from 01.01.2017

Left:

Leon and

Yolande

Right:

Alex and

Ohna

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 resources. 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. A very abbreviated history of TRF follows :

At the 1917 convention, outgoing Rotary President Arch Klumph proposed setting 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 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 were later named Matching Grants.

1978: Rotary introduced the Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants. The first 3-H Grant funded a project to immunise 6 million Philippine children against polio.

1985: The PolioPlus program was launched with the aim of eradicating 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.

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 wonderful programmes of The Rotary Foundation. Please! \IN

Honorary club

member, First Lady

Madame Bongi

Ngema - Zuma received

an incredible award in

the USA.

Congratulations

Madam Bongi — we

are very proud of you.

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Many club members spent months preparing various year end

events for children.

Toms shoes were handed out, together with gifts and meals.

Well done to everyone involved – it’s wonderful to give a little cheer to so many.

Dates

DGRs and AGs training in February.

TOMS SHOES Christmas came early for a number of youngsters when Toms shoes were delivered …. by Rotary Santas! The children also enjoyed a great party.

TOMS Shoes handed out to the youth

Santa comes in various forms for sure!

The youngsters received wonderful gifts

from the team .

Santas seem to be

getting younger

and more modern

every year!

Below, Santas in

training are seen

holding gifts for

many worthy

recipients

BELOW: Dinner with special friends

supporting various sustainable

projects in our beautiful country,

Rotarians from D1800 in Germany.

PDG Prof Wernt Brewitz and Gaby

with PP Hans Mostert and President

Annemarie Mostert at The Four

Seasons Westcliff. #rotar y #D180 0 n Dries Velthuize n Patricia Gly

n Lynette Stasse

The e-Club celebrates the festive

season with the amazing

Tannies at the Residentia Ons

Huis in Florida

What a great day of celebrations —

President Annemarie ’ s Award,

inducting new members and enjoying

a year - end event.

PP Liana was very ill with double

pneumonia and we are pleased that

she has since recovered.

e-Club of Southern Africa’s

Fellowship event

On 19 November, close to 30

club members and partners

arrived at PP Liana van der

Walt ’ s home for a number of

events.

Thanks to PP Liana for hosting

us all. It was an excellent venue

and everything was very well

organised.

PE Carolyn and PP Liana

There was a

South African vs

New Zealand

rugby game just

about to start…..

and young and

old were

anxious for us to

win.

Left: Pieter

braaing some

of the

delicious

prawns.

Right: Pres.

Annemarie,

PP Liana and

Annemarie

with Sarah

(Ehmad and

Caroline’s

lovely

daughter).

Above: PP Liana presented President Above: PDG Shirley Downie, Manfred Paulmann, guest Annemarie with flowers on the occasion Tracy Smail and PDGA Lyn Doyle enjoying some fellowship. of her receiving the UN/RI Award.

Below: PP Liana, President

Annemarie and the newly

inducted members -

Christine Van Heerden and

Elegance Gozo - all seen

with PDG Mark Doyle.

Newly

inducted

members

with e-Club

members

and

partners.