ZOOM MEETINGS
FRIDAY 7am
Until further notice, the regular Friday 7am Zoom meetings continue.
The major up-side is that you don't even have to be in the same country to attend - so do invite Rotary friends from other countries to join us!
Request an invitation: email Sue Truter
"On Sunday, 12 September we celebrate the launch of Ship Waterfront on its 29 year voyage. Having played a vital role in the formation of RC Waterfront, have asked our Centennial Captain, David Bradley, to provide this week's guest log. Many thanks David for archiving our history since our maiden voyage, for propserity!"
Captain June Webber
Read David's guest log in the Bark...
SEPTEMBER
is BASIC EDUCATION & LITERACY MONTH
MEETINGS & EVENTS
Join our virtual 'Zoom' meetings
Contact Sue Truter.
She will send you an invitation link.
Fri 10 Sep 2021
Business Meeting
Sun 12 Sep 2021
29th Anniversary of Charter of WRC (Fellowship Get Together)
Fri 17 Sep 2021
Alex McDonald - E-library solution for schools.
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Public Holiday - no meeting.
Fri 1 Oct 2021
Maryke Musson - "The future of fish is here".
Fri 8 Oct 2021
Business Meeting
Fri 15 Oct 2021
Michelle Webber - 2021 Olympics
Fri 22 Oct 2021
Interschool Debating Winners: DF Malan and Bishops
Fri 29 Oct 2021
WWF SA - Campaigns.
EVENTS
Sat Sep 18 2021
International Coastal Cleanup Day with 2 Oceans Aquarium at Monwabisi Beach. More details in the Bark...
Sat Oct 2 2021
District 9350 Mini Conference from 09:00 - 12:00 in zoom format to include a 30 minute session on the Rotary Foundation
Oct 10 2021
Cape Town Cycle Tour
Oct 17 2021
Cape Town Marathon
Oct 28-30 2021
Boat Show at the V&A Waterfront (Virtual Swim)
We're FUNDRAISING to build a new GRADE R classroom at Chapel St Primary School!
The plan is to build a new Grade R classroom at Chapel ST Primary so that the existing classroom can be converted into a beautiful library for the whole school.
Get inspired! Read the project proposal here...
DONATE NOW
( THANK YOU - every bit helps!)
Welcome to the crew:
Jan Buurman
Read this week's
NEWSLETTER
(Seal's Bark) here
July 2021 - Inner Wheel Club of Waterfront delivery to Atlantis RC
The members of the Innerwheel Club of Waterfront visited the Atlantis RC on 8 July to hand over comfort packs, cuddly toys, baby packs and educational toys to the Thuthuzela Clinic and the Atlantis State Hospital, above.
L->R Atlantis RC (ARC) member Karin, Sister Esterhuizen from the Paediatric Ward Wesfleur Hospital staff member, Nathalie Brandt Social Worker, ARC, Hospital team staff, Anne (Waterfront Inner Wheel), team staff, Jeannine Nel Hospital Dietician and Danny Petersen (ARC).
1 September 2021 - The Flowers of Jacobsbaai...
That is the thing with "Flower-Time" on the West Coast: from all over, people gather to enjoy the sheer miracle of watching a harsh, inhospitable landscape transform (literally overnight) into a wonderous garden of the most delicate blooms (some only flower for a single day).
On Sep 1st, some fortunate WRC members took the time to go out there and 'smell the flowers'.
Thank you Piet Postema - your pics are gorgeous!
29 August 2021 - Packing cans for Ladles of Love: When we stand together, we are so strong!
The 6,7km line of food cans should have happened on Mandela day, but we went into one of our CoViD lockdowns... Thankfully, the delay brought us to a glorious (almost) Spring Sunday at the end of August and the people of Cape Town rose to the occasion like heroes. In a little over 2 hours they packed the line into a new world record.
WRC was there, Waterfront Rotaract was there and so were many willing hands from almost every service organisation near Cape Town. Well done Ladles of Love - the organisation of the event was superb!
The pallets of donated food cans were impressive, but most touching were the 'line-packers' - most arrived with a few more cans to add to the line.
Read more in the Bark - there's lots more pics too!
23 Aug 2021 - High School Debating Finals
Winning DF Malan team: Tala Wiese, Renke Lorio and Frans Vergeest who successfully opposed the proposition that humans in the armed forces should be replaced by strong artificial intelligence.
16 Aug 2021 - Somerset Hospital Staff Rec Area is done.
Although the space was only finished on Friday, over the weekend already the staff at NSH could be seen enjoying a little bit of 'outside' during their breaks - and that was exactly what it was built for.
Well Done Piet, Maryka and Sue - and Gary (Janet's husband) for liaison with Somerset Hospital.
Aug 2021 - Somerset Hospital - Progress!
Good news in from Piet Postema: “Work has started on the New Somerset Hospital outdoor breakaway area for health care workers. We are hoping the works will be completed by the weekend.”
27 June 2021 - RotaRally Day
And finally - after months of planning - it was RotaRally day, and some of the crew from AMS says "Thank You"!
Super-Heroes (all appropriately masked of course!) and their dogs, participated with great enthusiasm - and what a bonus - the weather was AWESOME!
Read the RotaRally Wrap here...
19 June 2021 - Waterfront Rotaract Chartered
Emily O'Ryan is the first president of the newly chartered Waterfront Rotaract Club.
Charter member inductees of the Waterfront Rotaract Club with District Governor Carl-Heinz Duisberg and Councillor Tim McMahon
A memorable event - high, youthful energy and bright optimism - what a legacy for Capt Janet Kriseman!
June 2021 - New kitchen cupboards at Christine Revell Children's Home
When your kitchen has to produce 50 times 3 meals (plus snacks!), every single day, anything that will make the work easier, is welcome and these new cupboards and storage units will help a lot! Many thanks to Karryn Cartoulis for initiating the donation!
June 2021 - Siyakhanyisa ECD gets a new lawn
What a difference the artificial lawn makes to the playground at the Siyakhanyisa ECD in Langa. The kids are going to have such fun on their new kid-friendly playground!
SPEAKER'S CORNER
Fri 3 Sep 2021 - Louis Heyneman - CEO of Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra
Louis provided some fascinating insights into the current state of affairs and future plans of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra.
The impact of the pandemic has been profound - it is time for radical re-imagination...
Fri 27 Aug 2021 - Siham Boda and George Nicholls - "Using technology to detect fraud"
If a 'gram of prevention is worth a ton of cure' it is certainly true for detecting fraud early. Siham and George presented their fascinating new process that is most certainly the start of a whole new era.
Fri 13 Aug 2021 - JOEL WEAVER RC OF KIMBOLTON CASTLE - DISTRICT 1070
What a fascinating glimpse into a "Rotary in Action" initiative called "Rivers to the Sea"...
Read more in the Bark... and look out for the movie "A Plastic Ocean" on Netflix and YouTube.
Fri 6 Aug 2021 - Jolene Butler - Langebaan Rotary
Imagine the joy of being the custodian of a wild flower reserve on the West Coast...
Fri 30 July 2021: Rebecca Mqamelo - School Debating opened my world...
What an inspiration to hear from a young woman who, through school debating, found a wide world of new horizons and opportunities.
Fri 23 July 2021: Jerry P. Zdrill - President of Rotary World Help
Our club was privileged to have the President of Rotary World Help - Jerry Zdrill from Vancouver Canada, tell us more about Rotary World Help (RWH). Rotary World Help (RWH) collaborated with The Rotary Club of Hermanus to land the container of PPE and medical equipment in South Africa, earlier in the year.
Read more in the Bark - its a fascinating story of ordinary people, determined to help where they can...2021/22 BOARD
CAPTAIN (President), Membership & Public Image
PDG June Webber
TREASURER
Debby Daniel
SECRETARY
Sue Truter
IPP & FOUNDATION
Janet Kriseman
PRESIDENT ELECT & Entrepreneurship
Alex Schubert
MASTER BOSUN
Derek Pead
CLUB ADMIN
Nadene Rolston
SERVICE PROJECTS
Piet Postema
ENVIRONMENT
Ralph Roseman
FUNDRAISING
Siham Boda
YOUTH SERVICE
Ashleigh Wrensch
2020/21 VOCATIONAL SERVICE AWARDS
Jessica Sloan was recognised with a Vocational Service Award.
HONARARY MEMBERS 2021/22
At the Board Meeting on 12 July, the Board took the decision to bestow Honorary Membership on the following people for the 2021/2022 - Thom and Bianca Mittag, Henry Mathys, Rain Morgan, Vaughan Pierce, Vic Hamaty and Glynis Jennings (President of Inner Wheel Club Waterfront). A special warm welcome to Henry Mathys of the V&A Waterfront!
HIGHLIGHTS PAGES
Highlights from earlier in this Rotary year as well as highlights previous years can be found in the links below:
Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta urges members to become more involved in service projects, saying that caring for and serving others is the best way to live because it changes not only other people's lives, but also our own.