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Nurturing Sea Fever
S.A.T.S. General Botha Old Boys’ Association Bursary Fund | August 2019
[email protected] | www.gbbursaryfund.co.za | @GBOBABursaryFund
Our grade 10 bursars, kitted out in NSRI wetsuits, have visited the Strandfontein station this term. The GBOBA Bursary Fund mentoring programme includes termly visits to NSRI stations. The students are given the opportunity to train under the station commander and gain experiences on and in the water and, most importantly gain sea time. The programme works towards the catgory E SAMSA approved skipper’s ticket. The bursars in the group and photographed below have just begun their journey. Preparations are being made for the introductory camp in September this year, which will be held in Kommetjie Cape Town.
Photographed above, from left, are Jody Muleshi, Luyanda Dlamini, Busang Tsukulu, Jonoel Meyer and Sifundu Sithole with their instructor. We wish to thank the bursary fund mentors and GB Old Boys, Jon Klopper, Blackie Swart and Rob Gardner for their time and dedication to the program. Thanks to NSRI for the kind of passion that nurtures sea fever in our students. The Grade 11 students visited Hout Bay station. To stay up to date, and to view the photographs during practical training, please visit the bursary fund Facebook page here.
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The matric bursars were fortunate to receive a week long tutorial in July for one on one workshops in maths and science. During this time the students were also mentored for the impending leap into tertiary education by industry professionals. The tertiary mentor committee interacted with the matric students over this period and conducted tertiary bursary interviews. The bursary fund wishes to thank Captain Tony Nicholas for leading this intiative and for organising the matric tutorials. We also thank SAIMI for the continued sponsorship.Thank you to the GB Old Boys for mentoring our bursars and leading by example in “honour and duty”.
Photographed above are the Matric students and T.S. Woltemade Sea Cadets during the recent tutorial week. General Botha Old Boys tutored and mentored the students in preparation for the final school exams.
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The S.A.T.S. General Botha OBA Bursary Fund invites you to participate in the
Fendercare Marine Bursary Golf DayThe event is being hosted by the GBOBA Bursary Fund (incorporating The Society of Masters Mariners of South Africa Bursary Fund) in support of their marine bursary programmes for disadvantaged learners and students studying towards school and university marine qualifications.
To be held at the Rondebosch Golf Club on 21 November 2019
This year the competition is an ALLIANCE WITH A TWIST
Golf Course related sponsorship opportunities:• 4 Balls | R2500 per 4 ball The 4 ball excludes golf carts which can be booked here ([email protected]) at R425 per cart• Wet hole sponsorships 3rd, 6th, 12th, 16th | R5000• Special hole sponsorships: 1st, 10th, 11th, 5th and 18th and the South Putting Green | R7500• All other hole sponsorships | R2700
Other sponsorship and prize provision opportunities:• Half-Way House eats and drinks | R8500 (part sponsorship available)• Prize giving snack platters | R10 000 (part sponsorship available)• Special prizes for nearest the pin on the 6th and 12th | R750 per pin• Special prizes for the longest drive on the 5th and 18th | R750 per hole• Prize sponsorships for winning 2nd to 10th four balls | contact Mary ([email protected])
Bookings:• To book 4 balls, carts or hole sponsorships contact Neil Lawson | [email protected] • To sponsor Half-Way House and/or snack platters or prizes contact Mary Burchell | [email protected]
Please include the name of the company or the person booking and the type of sponsorship in the email subject line.
NotesSection 18A tax certificates /receipts cannot be issued for golf day fees or sponsorships
Bookings are now open for the S.A.T.S. General Botha OBA Bursary Fund Golf Day. The Marine Bursary Golf Day is sponsored by Fendercare Marine this year. Please see the invitation below.
Owami Zuma, General Botha Grade 11 student sponsored by the NSRI, returned home after 11 days in Spain with the Marine Inspirations (MI) team. Owami and four of her peers joined Captain Phil Wade, Mrs Anne Wade and Captain Anthony Just for an international maritime perspective. The bursary fund helped raise funds for this annual trip and other projects with the Golf Day and Big Bottle of Wine Party. Thanks to the MI team for nurturing sea fever in our young bursars.
The group of students photographed in Majorca, Spain.
Owami Zuma has also won the Most Improved Rope Work Award at the recent False Bay Yacht Club Annual Youth Awards. She also takes on the role of Captain for the new season. Congratulation Owami!
Tertiary students Menelisi Mkhize and Avela May are recovering from their mid year exams. The students are doing remarkably well and look forward to next year’s practical experience.
Loyiso Jantjies, past student, reports that he will join Vuka Marine this August to continue with his OOW sea time.
Please contact the administrator to get involved in the Cape Town or Durban Branch activities. The Cape Town team are at work preparing for our annual matric tutorials and sea cadet camp in Lakeside, Cape Town. Keep an eye on our facebook page for our news as it happens.
Calendar events20 - 25 September NSRI introdcutory camp in Kommetjie, Cape Town22 November Fendercare Marine bursary golf day 2019
