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Newsletter of the Helderberg Sunrise Rotary Club (HSRC) Meeting: Lord Charles Hotel, Main Street, Somerset West,

06H30 for 07H00 to 08H00 – President: Clive Reed

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The Sunrise President Clive Reed – Nr 12

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Helderberg Sunrise

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VOICE OF ROTARY

We wish to thank Caroline and her team for two beautiful and successful evenings of the first VOR production of 2015, The Merry Black Widow, at the Lord Charles Hotel.

The star of the VOR project 2015, no doubt, is Marianne Tulleners. She managed all the raffle prizes, in total more than R22,000, all by herself. Congratulations this is truly amazing.

CLUB INFORMATION

Above PDG Lynette Stassen and Rotary Leadership Institute’s chairman, Beth Thomas. Lynette was one of ten certified and registered trainers for the District 9350 on completion of the course. Two trainers are from the Helderberg Basin, PP John Whittal (RCoH) and PP Lynette Stassen (HSRC). Here she receives her certificate from Beth after completion of the course.

Thirty members participated in the training offered by Part One of the new skills development course established by the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) Training was presented by Beth Thomas of the Vereeniging Rotary Club, herself a former DG and the Chairman of the Southern African Division of the Leadership Institute. The RLI training is new in D9350 and a total of 10 Trainers were inducted for District 9350 and certificates presented. The aim was to develop good leadership skills amongst Rotarians and to give them a thorough knowledge of Rotary International, its aims and objectives, throughout the world.



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President Clive Reed – Nr 12

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Helderberg Sunrise Rotary Club

WEEKLY WINE RAFFLE SPONSOR

SOMERSET WINES DIRECT – Weekly draw Sponsors

Address: 9 Julian Road, Somerset Business Park Phone: 021 851 0734 Web: www.swdirect.co.za Directions:

N 2 towards Grabouw passing Toyota on right

Over the train bridge

Left at first traffic lights into Hazeldene Drive

Right at roundabout into Derrick Drive

1st right into Stuart Close

1st left into Julian Road

50 metres on left. Please support our Sponsor

BUS TRANSPORT DONATION

Helderberg Environmental and Education

Project (HEEP)

Tel/Fax 021 852 8831 (w) 021 851 6951 (a/h)

The Bus Fund was initiated by the Somerset West Bird Club in 2000 when one of the club members Max Ellwood donated money for environmental education. It was decided at a committee meeting to start a fund for the disadvantaged schools to travel to various environmental and educational destinations. At the meeting Freya Brett agreed to manage the project and to date (beginning 2015) 344 buses have transported 16 425 learners to destinations where they had the opportunity to experience Nature first hand and learn about their Natural Environment.

We would just like to thank you once again for your kind donation towards the Bus Transport Project. Kind regards, Freya Brett

http://www.swdirect.co.za/



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VISIT REPORT ACJ PHAKADE

General

- Members : Bridget Fuller , Jean Millar and Ton Houben

- Purpose : assessment / effectiveness Lfa project

- Duration visit : 11/2 hour

- Language : Xhosa / English

- Interviews : Vice Principal Ms Pumla ( Pricess ) Ngcukana ( also Grade 3 teacher ) , Swana (Grade 1 ) , Sylvia ( Grade 2 ) and Thembu ( Veronica – Grade 3 )

- School presently has in total 1.150 learners of which some 225 ( 5 classes ) in Grade 1 , 180 ( 4 classes) in Grade 2 and 180 (4 classes) in Grade 3

- Next tot his the school also has 3 Grade R classes with some 90 learners .

- In 2014 the school was provided with the Grade 3 readers being the last in the series

LfA Assessment

A. Vice-Principal

- LfA was introduced in 2011 and since introduction in Grade 1 the readers are being used systematically in all Grades .

- The books are used 4 x half an hour per week in the combination Xhosa and English considered to be very helpful

- Particularly in Grade 3 results regarding Xhosa Language were pretty poor in 2012 and especially 2013 also due to big influx of non Xkhosa speaking learners

- Based on the Systemic Tests 2014 carried out by the Western Cape Education Department ( WCED ) inspectors independently from the teachers the pass rate for Xhosa Language in Grade 3 improved very substantially ( see page 7 of first Attachment ) from 7% to 36 % from 2013

- According to Ms Pumla this was in great part contributed tob y the first time introduction of the Kagiso readers in Grade 3 .

- Very much in favour of Kagiso readers refreshment workshops for new teachers of the various grades

- Would also be very interested in participating in a maths project

B. Teachers

- They are without exception excited about the readers and call them enticing , and provocant to the learners

- The readers are used in many ways in both English and Xhosa eg for translation purposes for both languages , for interactive story telling as well as for spontanious reading for learners that have some spare time whilst the other learners are involved in other class activities

- In their view the learners are clearly grasping the concepts of the books as they retell the stories in their own words

- The Vice –Principal provided some statistics from the Annual National Assessments ( ANA ) which is an annual test performed by the school itself and results were very promising comparing 2014 with 2013 ( see also Attachments 2 and 3 )

- Xhosa Language Grade 1 from 61.9 % score to 67.7 % score



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- The above own tests confirmed the notable improvement in the marks for Grade 3 Xhosa Language whereas the deviations for Grades 1 and 2 are within acceptable limits , bot plus and minus

- Also as regards Maths the ANA showed pisitive tendencies again with Grade 3 as te big leap forward

- Teachers explained the Maths improvement especially in Grade 3 as a positive side effect of the improvement in the Xhosa language part : makes things more relaxed for the learner to focus on Maths as well

Visit to classroom

Visits to classrooms were not carried out at the request of the Vice-Principal in view of time constraints ; teachers had some catching up to do from last week when some time was lost due to administrative issues

C. Final Comments HSRC members

- The Kagiso readers are used in a structured and systematic manner and form an accepted addition to the WCED material within the curriculum

- Teachers are very enthusiastic about the contribution of the readers to the results which can be measured in a tangible as indicated above

- A follow up visit to be planned for 3rd or 4th trimester both for visit to classroom and possibly Maths

VISIT QATYANA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Picture of the handover of the school utensils to Ms Mniki , Principal of Solomon Qatyana Primary, we did on our way back from our visit to ACJ Phajade Primary School.

She was thrilled by all the goodies and we have to say thank you on her behalf. They truly deserve our support (Bridgett expressing this by holding the trophee!) and it is fantastic to see her so happy with this contribution.

BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

WYNPRESS Rotary Club of Wynberg Feb 5, 2015

Some positive thoughts from the Bill and Melinda Gates

Apart from its deep pockets, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation sets itself apart by exuding a sense of optimism that the problems affecting large portions of the global population can be solved within our lifetimes. The rise of China and India has already lifted a billion people out of abject poverty and improving governance is likely to achieve a similar feat in the next decade for even more countries. You might think that such striking progress would be widely celebrated, and that people would rush to figure out what is working so well and do more of it. But they’re not, at



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least not in proportion to the progress. In fact, we’re struck by how few people think the world is improving, and by how many actually think the opposite – that it is getting worse.

We believe this is partly because many people are in the grip of several myths – mistaken ideas that defy the facts. The most damaging myths are that the poor will remain poor, that efforts to help them are wasted, and that saving lives will only make things worse.

We understand why people might hold these negative views. This is what they see in the news. Bad news happens in dramatic events that are easy for reporters to cover: Famine suddenly strikes a country, or a dictator takes over someplace. Good news – at least the kind of good news that we have in mind – happens in slow motion. Countries are getting richer, but it’s hard to capture that on video. Health is improving, but there’s no press conference for children who did not die of malaria.

The belief that the world is getting worse, that we can’t solve extreme poverty and disease, isn’t just mistaken. It is harmful. It can stall progress. It makes efforts to solve these problems seem pointless. It blinds us to the opportunity we have to create a world where almost everyone has a chance to prosper.

If people think the best times are in the past, they can get pessimistic and long for a return to the good old days. If they think the best times are in the future, they see things differently. When science historian James Burke wrote about the Renaissance in ‘The Day the Universe Changed’, he pointed to one source for many of the advances that happened in that amazing period: the shift from the belief that everything was decaying and getting worse to the realization that people can create and discover and make things better. We need a similar shift today, if we’re going to take full advantage of the opportunity to improve life for everyone.

HOUW HOEK CYCLE TOUR

SAVE THE DATE

SUNDAY 3 MAY 2015

Driving for the Houw Hoek cycle tour is on SUNDAY 3 MAY 2015. It is only ONE day. We are looking for 30 drivers.



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BRAK EN JAN XMAS PARTY

The children enjoyed every minute of it!

NIGHTSHELTER GOLF DAY

GAVIN WITH RED SOCKS TO MATCH



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YOUTH EXCHANGE STUDENT

Neil Wallace visited our club with an interesting presentation on Brazil and presented President Clive Reed with a banner.

WE SAVED ROBERT A SEAT

ROTARY VOICES

Rotary Membership – Edited from an Article published in “The Rotarian” and the RI Website.

So often we operate within our Clubs doing wonderful work without giving much thought to our place in a much bigger Rotary Family. So here is some Rotary information that will put things in perspective.

Enjoy the reading – David Barnard

“For more than a decade, Rotary's membership has lingered around 1.2 million. That means that for every person who joined during that period, another person left. Last year, membership hit a 10-year low, at 1,185,000, though we've since rebounded, raising the figure this year to 1,207,102.

For RI President Gary C.K. Huang, that's not good enough. He hopes to increase membership to 1.3 million by the end of his term.

"It's simple: The more members we have, the more people we can help," Huang says. "A stronger membership base will result in strong communities."

How can we reach his goal? And how can we keep the members we already have? Here's a look at regions and countries that have increased membership, as well as an overview of ways that Rotary leaders are working to grow our membership.

Where is Rotary growing and why?

Africa

"The average age of Rotarians in Africa is younger than in the United States or Europe. Clubs are relevant and vibrant, and support the belief that it is an honor and a big deal to become a Rotarian," says Thomas Branum, past chair of the Reach Out to Africa Committee and past RI director. Since 2004, Africa has gained more than 6,000 members.

Germany



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Germany gained more 11,000 members from 2003 to 2013, an increase of 27 percent. "German clubs put an emphasis on personal connections between members and their families and try to develop programs and events in which many play an active role," says Rotary coordinator Peter Iblher. "We try not to overwhelm our members with financial requests and purely financial goals. We try to create an impression of club life as being rewarding and valuable for members and their families."

Lithuania

RI Director Per Høyen, credits some of the membership growth in his zone, particularly in Lithuania (which doubled its number of Rotary members between 2003 and 2013), to favorable media coverage and positive government relations. "Lithuanian Rotarians get the media interested in the projects they are doing all over the country. This 'free' PR creates a lot of interest among people and makes it easier to get new members, because people know what Rotary is doing," he says.

India

In India, where membership grew by 38 percent between 2003 and 2013, three districts are collecting data to develop a plan for starting new Rotary clubs for the sons and daughters of members. Other strategies include recognizing those who recruit new members at appropriate events, and inviting prospective members to half-day seminars to learn about Rotary. "We target former Rotaractors and encourage them to form new Rotary clubs," says Ulhas Kolhatkar, a Rotary coordinator and past district governor. "We also encourage participation from second-generation Rotarians."

Taiwan

"One way we've been successful in Taiwan is focusing on alumni — people who were in Group Study Exchange and former Rotaractors. We keep track of these people," says Huang. From 2003 to 2013, Taiwan gained more than 7,500 members, an increase of 49 percent.

STEVEN OJI

“IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME” 60 years ago all development in products was to save time, especially the kitchen appliances. Today however, with all that development, we are more pressed for time than ever especially the working parents.

Predictions of the Past were: “Our grandchildren would work around three hours a day” … ..”and probably only by choice.” - John Maynard Keynes

“Whatever would people do with all this free time?”

Psychologists • McKinsey: a “perennial time-scarcity problem”

afflicts executives all over the globe • especially profound among working parents • Time-saving gizmos have become symbolic of

time eaters • Blackberrys • Traffic Jams • Robotic Voice Messaging Systems • Physical Danger through multi-tasking

In the 20th Century the Badge of Honour was Leisureliness.

Badge of honour today: Busyness, Stressful feeling of time scarcity

To be pressed for time is a sign of prosperity, social status, achievement aim. This is only natural in societies where the most impressive have a lot to do

Sebastian de Garcia a Pol Scientist asked in 1962: “If Executives are such a powerful and wealthy force in America, why don’t they get more of that free time which everybody else finds so precious?”

When Hours are financially quantified people worry more about using time profitably

When income rises, everyone’s time becomes more valuable



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Time is Money

Create Urgency “Every Moment Counts” Less volunteerism among hourly paids

Rising Stinginess Individualistic Cultures exasperate this

Higher pay = Work longer hours

Higher pay = more time pressure everywhere

More money, less time to spend it (Conundrum of Wealth

Being busy can make you rich but being rich makes you feel busier still.

• 2011 Research: Richer families complained about time anxiety than poor ones.

• Feel Compelled to maximise utility of leisure time.

• Try to consume more than one good in any given time unit.

• Varying degree of success

In Conclusion

Understanding the problem already helps. Keep time in mind but don’t let it rule your life.

“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” – Bob Marley

ROTARY PEACE FELLOW:

STORYTELLING CAN BUILD PEACE Posted 23 Jan, 2015

Kiran Sirah speaks at the International Assembly

22 January. Photo by Alyce Henson/Rotary International

Kiran Sirah is the executive director of the International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee. He graduated from the Rotary Peace Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2013 with a Master of Arts in Folklore. The following is a excerpt from his speech 22 January at the International Assembly, a training event for incoming leaders in San Diego, California, USA.

There is a saying: The world is like a book, and those who do not travel will only ever have read the first page. For me storytelling is a way of traveling the world. Why? Because it enables us to be inspired, to follow our dreams, and to realize that our stories belong to a world full of stories just waiting to unfold.

Human beings tell stories. It’s part of our DNA. Stories have the power to touch hearts, excite minds, make us laugh, and bring us to tears. Stories enrich us to help us build communities. They let us experience new worlds and give us the power to transcend borders, time, and space.

But our world is imbalanced and troubled. And there has never been a time more important than right now



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to tell our stories. As all of us in this room today work to empower other people to seek freedom, I believe we must start by freeing our minds, because out of conflict, we may just hear new stories. . . .

While studying as a Rotary Peace Fellow, I had an experience where I had to leave the United States and return. When I returned I went through airport customs. Now, as a single brown man, I am not unfamiliar with special questioning from airport police officials! However, on this occasion, the airport customs officer looked up at me and asked me, “What are your plans and why are you here?” I told him I was a Rotary Peace Fellow and how it’s the program that is supported by Rotary and has become the highest educational program of its kind. He looked right at me, handed me back my passport, looked me right in the eye, and then smiled and thanked me for helping to make our world a better place. He said, “We need people like you in our world.”

As a Rotary Peace Fellow, I can say with my hand on my heart: Rotarians, we need people like you in our world! Because you are the story behind this story. You are the reason Rotary Peace Fellows can make differences in the world, and you are the ones that are empowering the peace fellows to negotiate the complex peace and conflict resolution programs, and build the story and legacy of the Rotary family.

I believe that Rotary’s story is one of the greatest stories that need to be told. After all, to achieve peace in our world; we all need to connect on this human level. So let’s continue to tell our story.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

• Rotary’s 110th Birthday, February 23rd 2015 at Huis Jan Swart

• Argus Sunday 8 March 2015 Marshalling

• 2015 RI Convention, Sao Paolo, Brazil – 6-9 June, 2015

ROTARY TURNING 110 YEARS OLD



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RACE NIGHT 27 MARCH 2015

VOCATIONAL SPEAKER

Vocational speaker Ton Houben

LUCKY DRAW AND THE WINNERS

Stella Marais and Gary Gaitskill were the lucky winners each of a bottle of Lord Somerset Wine,

Sponsored by Somerset Wines Direct. Somerset Wines Direct is situated in Julian Way, Somerset Business Park adjacent to the N2.

Their website – www.swdirect.co.za

http://www.swdirect.co.za/



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INFORMATION MEETING

An information meeting on Rotary in general and the club’s projects were held at the home of Corona, for new Rotarians

NEW MEMBER INDUCTION:

STELLA MARAIS

BIRTHDAYS

• FEBRUARY 2015

• 6th Henry Fuller

• 6th Natasha Teasdale

• 8th Chris Whitehall

• 9th Desiree Williams

• 12th David Beavis

• 13th Delon la Vita (Natasha)

• 14th Casper Kruger

• 14th Lynette Stasse20th

• 20th Issy Staude

LINKS

• Race Night: http://race.hsrotary.co.za

• Voice of Rotary: http://vor.hsrotary.co.za

• Transfers: http://vehicletransfers.hsrotary.co.za

http://race.hsrotary.co.za/

http://vor.hsrotary.co.za/

http://vehicletransfers.hsrotary.co.za/



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SPEAKER PROGRAM:

Jan-15 Rotary Awareness

6th Beatrix Pickard-Cambridge

Face Essence

13th Vocational Marianne Tulleners

20th Sharon Sinclair Colours

27th Business Meeting

Feb-15 World Understanding

3rrd Pieter de Jager Author – of book “Higgins & Lady” (Graham)

10th Vocational Ton Houben

17th Frans Groenewald

Artist


Mar-15 Literacy Month

3rd Dr Ruan Veldtman

The African Honey Bee with honey tasting

10th Vocational Norbet Orth

17th Natascha Bester Annhouwen


31 st Vasti Geldenhuys

Evening meeting - Rowing to NYC with Riaan Manser

April-15 Magazine

7th Chris Willmot Just Footprints

14th Vocational Malcom & Valerie Boddington

BANKING DETAILS:

Standard Bank of South Africa

Helderberg Branch: 033012

Account Number: 072317299

HELDERBERG SUNRISE

ROTARY CLUB MEETINGS:

Venue: NH Lord Charles Hotel

Time: Tuesdays @ 06h30 for 07h00

Cost: R 60

Monthly Assemblies (Club Business): 4th Tuesday

Annual Assembly: 4th Tuesday in November

Board Meetings: 4th Monday preceding Club Business Meeting

MEMBERS: IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND A MEETING, PLEASE SEND YOUR APOLOGY TO PETRO TALJARD @ [email protected] or SMS 082 330 3389 before 10h00 on Monday

CONTACT DETAILS:

E mail: [email protected]

E mail [Members]: [email protected]

Club Website: www.hsrotary.co.za

District Website: www.district9350.co.za

RI Website: www.rotary.org

Postal Address: P.O. Box 3976, Somerset West, 7129

mailto:[email protected]


http://www.hsrotary.co.za/

http://www.district9350.co.za/

http://www.rotary.org/



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ROTARY CLUBS

IN THE HELDERBERG

Somerset West Rotary Club

Venue: Rotary Clubhouse Cnr CLoetenberg & Drama Roads

Time: Mondays @ 19H00

Contact: Bryan Butler

Gordon’s bay Rotary Club

Venue: Gordon Bleu Restaurant Villa Via Hotel, Gordon’s bay

Time: Tuesdays @ 18h30

Contact: Retha Gardiner

Strand Rotary Club

Venue: Schonenberg Retirement Village Main Road, Somerset West

Time: Thursdays @ 18H30

Contact: Kobie Farmer

Helderberg Rotary Club

Venue: NH Lord Charles Hotel Main Road, Somerset West

Time: Thursdays @ 12h30

Contact: Johanna Young

Please remember to get your make-up slip

HSRC BOARD MEMBERS 2014 - 2015

President: Clive Reed [email protected]

President Elect/ Membership: Linda Merand

[email protected]

Foundation/ International: Carl-Heinz Duisberg

[email protected]

Treasurer: Casper Kruger

[email protected]

Secretary: Rodell Govender [email protected]

Community Services: Gareth Bradburn

[email protected]

Events: Gavin Staude [email protected]

Social: Ona Greeff [email protected]

Speaker Programme: Bridgett Fuller

[email protected]

Youth Services: Ann Sterling Roberts

[email protected]

Webmaster/Public Relations: Anthony Wait

[email protected]
