E-CLUB OF SOUTHERN

AFRICA D9400

July 2015

PDGs Shirley Downie and Mark Doyle seen with

newly inducted Rtn Ida van den Berg together with

PE Annemarie Mostert and AG Bellinda Alport

Another Rotary

year has passed!

President Kanthan Pillay enjoyed 16

months of success and now the reigns

are handed over to Annemarie Mostert.

Our club managed to qualify for the Rotary International

Citation with Distinction since inception in March 2014.

Well done to all the club members involved in achieving

these accolades. May we continue to achieve excellent

results going forward.

Cloud Chatter

Rotary International President Ravi

Ravindran has chosen the following theme logo

for his year in office.

This is exactly what Rotarians strive to

achieve….and the gift does not always have

to be money!

We wish Annemarie Mostert all the best as she

becomes the club’s president on 1 July 2015.

STOP HUNGER NOW

BENEFICIARIES OF THE FOOD PARCELS COLLECTED ON SAT 20 June 2015

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY: Rotary E Club of Southern Africa, Leon Pitallo

Responsible branch Town / Area Elderly Count

Guardian Angels HO, Marcel / Jackie Daantjie / Nelspruit 63

Guardian Angels HO, Marcel / Jackie Zwelisha / Nelspruit 35

Guardian Angels HO, Marcel / Jackie Harmony Hill / Sabie 25

Guardian Angels HO, Marcel / Jackie Ncatini / White River 80

Nelspruit Methodist Church, Michelle Daantjie / Nelspruit 12

Guardian Angels Malelane, Paulette Dindela / Malelane 70

Denyse Potgieter, Malelane Tonga 25

Gail, Waterval Boven, Kyalami Waterval Boven 65

Guardian Angels Nelspruit, Fiona Nast Dwaleni 160

Amanda, People with a Passion for kids, Boven Waterval Boven 165

TOTAL 700

Thanks to Sesego Cares who sponsored the R 20 000 to

make the Stop Hunger Now packing a great experience for

almost 200 people!

Leon distributed al the packets to worthy folks in the

community—see above. Well done everyone. Close top

5700 packets were packed.

Rtn Judith and

President

Annemarie seen

packing the food

parcels at the Stop

Hunger Now

campaign

Dear Leon Pitalio

SAVF SILWERDAE KHYA LAMI Service Center and SAVF SILWERDAE Ons Tuiste Old Age Home would like to thank you on behalf of all the Elderly for the kind generosity of Rotary E Club of Southern Africa for the donation the food parcels that Guardian Angels collected on our behalf on Saturday 20 June 2015.

This has come at such a crucial time during Wintertime when our Pensioners from the Service Center are so hungry as their daily meal had to be stopped due to delayed Subsidies from the Dept. of Social Development. The last Subsidy paid was in January this year so cash flow has been stretched to the limit. Wow, it is wonderful when people like the Rotary reach out to the elderly and the Residents of Old Age Homes to bring relief from hunger.

All the beneficiaries would like to extend their sincere thanks to ROTARY E CLUB OF SOUTHERN AFRICA for showing compassion and bringing dignity to each individual person. We look forward to a visit from you to see the work we carry out in our facilities and to keep this amazing friendship over the years going from strength to strength.

Kind Regards

Gail Fish

Induction of Ida van

den Berg at the RC

of Randburg meeting

seen with her

husband as well as

the Youth Exchange

student from

Netherlands

Below: PDGA Mark pins

the badge on Ida

Above: PDG Shirley Downie &

AG Belinda Alport

Andre van

Eeden, PDG

Johann van der

Westhuizen and

RC Randburg

President

Andrew.

Oranjezicht Old Age

Village

Repair work

needed at this

neglected home

for the aged.

Rtn Leon has adopted this

Old Age Home as some of

the repairs have not been

attended to for 25 years or

more!

This is a mammoth task

indeed but with

perseverance and a lot of

‘asking around’ these

repairs will be managed

under Leon’s guidance.

Left to right: Leon Pitallo (eclub member) handing over a Community Service

certficate to Vernon from Hi-Tech Security whilst Myra Weber (Oranjezicht

Chairlady) ) and Hennie (Hi-Tech)

Hi-Tech Security

secured 37 units

at the cost of

R 19000. Thanks

so much

Hi-Tech. You have

made a huge

difference

to the elderly.

Hand-over of beanies and blankets to many happy folks!

President

Annemarie

Mostert seen with

the recipients

Foundation giving nears record high

Immediate Past Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair John Kenny

updated attendees on the progress of the Foundation. One of

his goals as chair was to increase giving. The Annual Fund

reached almost $117 million in 2013-14. This year, if

contributions continue at the normal June rate, the fund will top

that figure, making it the highest ever, he said.

The Foundation’s Endowment Fund

has reached a milestone of $1 billion,

where spendable earnings will

provide nearly $13 million of direct

financial support next year, more

than

double

the

amount five years ago.

More than 400 district grants and

over 600 global grants have been

awarded in 2014-15, said Kenny.

“The Trustees are conscious of

obtaining the views of Rotarians

and are seeking their advice

on the new program so that they

can be considered when a review

is made in the

2015-16 Rotary year.”

Kenny praised the expansion of the Rotary Peace Centers program. There have been 312 endorsed applications this year from 85 countries, the highest number since the program began in 2002. Of the 100 fellows selected, more than half are from low-income countries.

Nigeria and the whole

continent of Africa is

on the cusp of being

polio free.

Between 2013 and 2014, the

reported cases of polio

dropped from 53 to just six in

Nigeria. Even more

encouraging, is that the last

case of polio in Nigeria was

reported in July

of last year and

the last case in

all of Africa was

reported in Somalia in August.

“With a year of no polio

cases in Nigeria tantalizingly

close, and no cases in

Somalia since August, the

tireless work of so many

people across the continent is

paying off,” said Jafari, director

of the Global Polio Eradication

Initiative for the World Health

Organization.

President Annemarie Mostert’s Induction - 4 July 2015

at the office of YFM, Hyde Park.

50 people attended

the annual induction

brunch of the club

and included was

PRID Tony, PDGA

Marie & daughter,

Tereza Serrano seen

right with Sue Paget

and her husband,

Trevor. Also in

attendance was

PDGs Ernie

Hendriks and PDGA

Shirley; Greg

Stathacopoulos and PDGA Elaine; Mark Doyle and PDGA Lyn and Shirley Downie.

President Annemarie welcomed a number of visitors present as well as Rtn Rudi

Viljoen and Leon on skype. DG David Grant was also joined us online - thanks to

all who attended.

Left: Judith and

Robyn le Roux

PDG Greg

(middle) seen

chatting to Andre

and Hilde Lubbe

Fellowship

at its best!

Sue Paget &

Annemarie

Mostert

Before the

induction event,

both these club

members also

conducted a

very good

skype seminar

with the Rotary

Family Health

Days campaign

executives.

RFHDs will be

held

7-9 October

2015.

Hans and

Annemarie

Pres Annemarie seen

with Joseph Mogaka

and below she is with

Rufus Moagi

One of President Annemarie’s first duties was to induct 8 members into

the club. The new members are seen above.

Left to right: Pres Annemarie; PP Hans Mostert;…..

Pres Annemarie

handing the

Outstanding

Service Award for

Outgoing President

Kanthan Pillay to

Rotaract president

Rori to pass onto

Kanthan.

Pres Annemarie will

present it to

Kanthan at the next

meeting.

PDG Greg

Sathacopoulos

inducted Rori

as the

president of

Rotaract for a

2nd term.

Rtn Liana van

der Walt and

newly

inducted

member, Peter

Mörsner

Pres Annemarie, Hans, Andre, Peter, Hilde, Judith, Gill, Rufus (also Mahlaku

Nkuna and Anton Lieberberg) - not in the picture

PDGA Sylvia Knoop (Benoni Aurora)

on the cell...look at the gift parcels in

the background. These were used for

the ‘Pay it Forward’ campaign.

Newly inducted member Gill Thomas-

Watson, club secretary Trevor Thomas

-Watson and PDGA Lyn Doyle

IPDG Annie Steijn, PDG Ernie Hendriks, PDGA

Shirley Hendriks and Hennie Steijn

PDGA Elaine Stathacopoulos, President Ester

Nast (Vereeniging) and PDG Shirley Downie

‘’Be a Gift to the

World’

At the induction

brunch, the tables

were decorated with

a gift bag containing

a book; a box of

cuppa-a-soup, a box

of biscuits and a

mug—donated by

Pres Annemarie

Mostert and the

Humanitarian Centre

(books).

Attendees were

encouraged to take

one gift bag and give

it to someone in

need.

Pres. Annemarie receiving the Award with Distinction from

DG Annie Steijn at the 5th

Annual Discon.

PDG Mark Doyle

receiving a cert

from DG Annie at

Discon

Board members with President Annemarie:

Kanthan was not present

E-Club Board members: 2015/2016

Pres. Annemarie welcomed the new

board members for the new Rotary year.

Annemarie Mostert President

Kanthan Pillay Past President

Trevor Watson-

Thomas

Secretary/President

Elect

Kanthan Pillay Treasurer

Mark Doyle Vice President

Liana Van der Walt Vocation

Shirley Downie Public Relations

Sue Paget International Service

Rudi Viljoen New Generations

Gill Watson-Thomas Almoner

Leon Pitallo Foundation

Covenant Gardens

Estate Vegetable

Tunnels -

2 x new tunnels

erected & 5 x

tunnels

re-planted with

new seedlings.

All the new vegetable seedlings

were planted, and the tunnels closed off...

In 6-8 weeks (the

seedlings grow a bit slower in the colder

winter temperatures) the first Spinach will be

ready for harvesting! Then I will be joining

the team on site for the first harvesting, and we

will continue to walk the road together for another 18 weeks...

Thanks, Judith, Annemarie & Leon!

You are funding great work here, and soon the

children will be eating fresh vegetables again!

Wessel

The 2016 RI Convention will be

in South Korea from 28 May-

1 June ….consider attending!