Speaker @ Lunch – 5 May 2016

Day

Reception & Welcome

MC

Grace

Fines Sergeant

4 Way Test & Thought for Day

12/5

Supper

Liezel Haarhoff

Mike Stapp

Tony Moors Kas Kasongo Bertie Kommel Regina Kasongo

19/5

Lunch

Nancy Nhliziyo

Linsley Pudney

Phil Gutsche Bethlehem

Nopece

Flip Potgieter Nancy Nhliziyo

DUTIES FOR MAY 2016

INSIDE ISSUE

Speaker @ Lunch 1

Thought for the Day 3

Wool & Nal’ibali 3

Meeting Schedule 3

Discon 2016 3

Photos of Charter Dinner 2

BULLETIN 5 MAY

GUEST SPEAKER ON:

BIRTHDAYS IN MAY

12/5 Dr Kas Kasongo -

DNA Testing and

tracing a family line

14 Lucille McGahey

21 Hlubi Hewitt-Coleman

31 Thandi Ndzombane

4

4 Nancy & Abry Nhliziyo

20 Liezel & Dirk Haarhoff

None

PARTNER BIRTHDAYS

ANNIVERSARIES

Hoppy Schwultz and her daughter Kara

recently spent a week in the Walmer Town-

ship, together with 10 other people, in order

to raise funds to build extra classrooms on

the Heatherbank School. About 10 years ago

Hoppy read her son’s setwork book called

“Love David”, and she has never forgotten

the impact that book had on her. This book is

about the hardships that are experienced in

the townships, and it made her realise that

even though we think we know what happens

in a township, in fact we have no idea.

At the time Hoppy thought that it should be compulsory for every child and every

adult to spend a week in a township in South Africa, so we could all have an idea of

how privileged we are and not take what we have for granted. A friend of Hoppy’s,

Helen Lovemore, has a passion for children, good schools and education, and she

needed to raise funds for Heatherbank School to build four new classrooms and a hall.

This was originally a government school for local farm children, but In 2011 the

school failed under poor leadership, and as a result of insufficient funding, which led

to the closure of the school.

The Heatherbank Trust reopened the school as a private initiative in 2012 and they

now employ six teachers. The school has their own bus and bus driver. 110 children

attend this school, transported daily from Walmer Township and back again. However,

without sufficient funds they won’t have a classroom for the grade 3’s to go to grade 4

next year. Under the banner of KICK (Kids in Christ Kingdom) Dr Lauren Stretch set

up this ‘Week in their Shoes’ project to raise awareness of the whole education crisis

in the Eastern Cape. There were ten people sleeping in township houses, including

some celebrities such as KC of Algoa FM and Mr PE. Hoppy and Kara stayed in a

small RDP house, which seemed to stretch to fit in the many people who were always

around. They never felt unsafe, but Hoppy had some challenges with some of the food!

She said the children were like sponges, just soaking up the colouring books, puzzles,

and other little things they took with them. It is evidently very noticeable that the chil-

dren from the Heatherbank school are far ahead of those from local schools.

Award Winners:

← L to R

Meritorious Service:

Dr Shirley

Parker-Nance

For the Sake of

Honour:

Prof. Derrick Swartz

For the Sake of

Honour:

Lee-Anne Jones

Venue: PE St Georges Club, 12 Bird Street. Tel: 041 585 1919

Day: Thursday - Time = 13:00 - 14:00 or 17:30 - 18:30

Phone: 082 5503 097 to confirm

Bank Name: Standard Bank Account Name: PE Rotary Club Account Number: 080 280 870 Branch Code: 050417 Branch Name: Rink Street Reference:Your name + what for.

Bank Details

In Partnership with Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth Meetings

Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth Details

Issue 579 Page 3

Our Rotary ‘Family’

President: Denise Pudney: denisepudneyproperties@gmail.com Secretary: Linsley Pudney: ldpudney@hinet.co.za Editors: Jill v d Marwitz & Denise Pudney: denisepudneyproperties@gmail.com General Enquiries: info@rotaryportelizabeth.co.za Website: www.rotaryportelizabeth.co.za Twin Club: Rotary Club of Singer Island, Florida, USA www.singerislandrotary.org

Meeting Schedule

Chanté Wright reminded us that:

“If a man does not make new acquaintances as he

advances through life, he will soon find himself alone.

A man should keep his friendships in constant repair “

Thought for the Day

12/5 Supper = 17:00 for 17:30 - 18:30 = R50

19/5 Lunch = R60

26/5 Social = to be announced

2/6 Lunch = R50

Seen at the Charter Dinner:

Carla Grobler - Teacher-in-charge of Interact

at Collegiate.

Denise Pudney - President of the Rotary Club

of Port Elizabeth

Sivu Luthando - President of the Rotaract Club

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Knitting Wool & Nal’ibali

Please remember that there is an

ongoing need for knitting wool -

regardless of colour or whether it is

a whole ball or not, to be used for

clothing for children with Down’s

Syndrome.

The free Nal’ibali supplement in

the Herald on Thursdays is also

needed for children who use them

to learn English, as explained by

Sally Potgieter.

If you can, please bring these

items to any Rotary meeting.

Discon 2016

Potch goes Scotch

Judging by the hype this upcoming

District Conference

will be a load of fun, laughter and great speakers.

It will be hosted by the Rotary Club of Potch

Mooi, and takes place on the 10th and 11th June.

If you have not yet registered and you want to go,

best you register soon as there will be

no registration at the door.