2018/19 Board of WRC
Janice Halliford (Club Admin), Debby Daniel (Treasurer), Hans Stampfl (Service Projects), Glynis Jennings (Membership), Alfons Genseberger (Sargeant at Arms/ Bosun), Sue Truter (President/ Captain), Maryka Vermaak (Foundation), Vaughan Pierce (Public Image), Derek Pead (Secretary), Siham Boda (Past President) and Phephelaphi Dube (Youth Service). Not in picture: Piet Postema (Service Projects) and Spiro Mitchell (Fundraising).
NEWS from earlier...
30 June 2018 - Induction of Capt Sue Truter as 28th Captain
2017/18 Captain Siham Boda inducts Sue Truter as the 28th Captain of WRC.
Siham Boda receives a Paul Harris from Sue for service to the club - above and beyond...
Helen Wrankmore welcomes Captain Sue with Inner Wheel's traditional red rose of friendship.
Siham with a super-special "Thank You" for June Webber.
Awards for Johann Gerber, Walter Licata and Janet Kriseman
Awards for Maryka Vermaak and Derek Pead
The 2017/18 Board takes a bow...
Maryka Vermaak and Helen Wrankmore.
Alex Shubert, George Mua, Alfons and Lisette Genseberger.
Siham Boda, Siham's Mom, Zainab and Hans Stampfl.
Marie-Claire and Eric Goldschmidt introduced Sue Truter to Rotary. Sue was honoured to have them both attend her induction as president.
Glynis Jennings, Sue with her mom, son Steven and friend.
Hanarie Wenholdt, AG, Henno De Wet with his wife Lizelle De Wet, who is incoming president of Blouberg Rotary Club and Vaughan Pierce.
Natalie Pead, Inge and Dirk Hoffman
Carol, Debby and Nadene
Gordon and Jessica Miller
Karen, Carol and Nadene
Rob Wolffs and Lionel Daniel
Truida Potgieter and Martin Colman and Margie Licata
Alex Fotoh, Theoniel & Truida Potgieter
Janice Halliford and Vic Hamaty
Margie and Walter Licata
Phephelapi Dube
5 May 2018 - District Conference in Luderitz
Waterfront Club received a 2016-2017 recognition banner for its support of the Annual Fund of the Rotary Foundation. Of the 35,000 Rotary Clubs – Waterfront Rotary is distinguished as being one of the following: * One of 1,573 clubs to achieve Top Three Highest in per Capita Annual Giving; * One of 5,034 clubs worldwide to attain status as an Every Rotarian, Every Year Club; and One of 4,136 clubs worldwide to become 100% Foundation Giving Club.
PP Piet Postema (Captain in 2016/17 year) was delighted to receive the award.
Tea-time at conference in Luderitz.
RI Convention in Canada
One of the many highlights for Piet and Anne Postema from WRC, was to meet up with ex-WRC members Bernadette and Nigel Brown, who now live in Sydney.
Anne Postema and Nigel Brown enjoying a light lunch in the shade.
2 June 2018 - Big Band Jazz Festival at the Baxter
Maryka Vermaak and Jannice Halliford with Ann Barr who is the Producer/Coordinator of the Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival.
Janice Halliford (with support from Maryka and Vaughan) of WRC organised for Haven Homes Old Age Home (Woodstock), Avondrust Home (Rondebosch), Noah Home (Woodstock) and Arcadia Home (Mowbray) to attend the event.
May 2018 - June in Portugal
June Webber with District 1960 governor - Fellow Afonso Malho.
June with President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
20th May 2018 - Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
On Sunday 20 May the RC of Waterfront presented a Gala Concert with the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and three young solists in the Artcape Theatre.
Pictured here are the orchestra, pianist Sulayman Human, flautist Myles Roberts, cellist Chris Njapha and conductor Brandon Phillips acknowledging the standing applause.
Proceeds will be shared between the Youth Orchestra's Masidlale project where learners at Prestwich School in Green Point learn to play string instruments, and to financially enable members of the Interact Club of Trafalgar High to attend an environmental camp at Soetwater.
19 May 2018 - Awaken the Giant in you!
Nadene (right in pic) attended the ‘Awaken the Giant in you’ breakfast hosted by Teen Entrepreneur founder Lydia Zingoni (left in pic). Learners from many schools attended to listen to Ayanda Mazibuko talk of his journey to becoming Tsogo Sun’s youngest manager. Waterfront RC sponsors a Teen Entrepreneur club at Trafalgar high School. An amazing initiative to encourage Teenagers to be bold and open their own businesses.
May 2018 - Monte Rosa's Golden Oldies at Mugg & Bean
Walter & Margie Licata with the residents from the Monta Rose Old Age home. Everyone enjoyed tea, coffee and cake at the Mugg & Bean at the V&A Waterfront.
Golden Oldies at Mugg & Bean - 21 Aug 2018
The residents of Arcadia Home in Mowbray enjoyed a fun afternoon of tea and cake at the Waterfront, organised by Jannice Halliford from WRC. Big thanks to Susanne Schubert - wife of Alex Schubert - who joined the party!
13 Aug 2018 - Specs for Haven Homes
Captain Sue Truter, Janice Halliford and Vaughan Pierce of Waterfront Rotary Club - most ably assisted by Gladys Mahamba, Kay Neethling and Jerome Ontong from St. John's, handed over spectacles for six residents at the Haven Home Old Age Home in Woodstock.
Thomas, Clive, George, John, Wendal and Dorothy were thrilled to receive their spectacles, and the frames were so stunning, it made them all look years younger!
Janice Halliford did a great job of organising and facilitating the event - well done Janice! :-)
THE FOUR WAY TEST
- Is it the TRUTH?
- Is it FAIR to all concerned?
- Will it build GOODWILL and better FRIENDSHIPS?
- Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
2017 is ARCHIVED
In case you feel like a trip down memory lane... catch up on some of the 2017 highlights here...
2016 is ARCHIVED
In case you missed it... CLICK here for some of the 2016 news...
5 Jan 2018
Janet Kriseman receives a most generous donation from Ria Vermue and Patrick Westerburger from RC Amsterdam Westertoren. The money is earmarked to help support a librarian assistant at Prestwich School.
17 July 2018 - Golden Oldies at Mugg & Bean
Janice Halliford from WRC hosted some of the residents of Oak Haven Old Age Home in Heideveld. Mugg & Bean have been generous supporters and Janice gave each of the guests a 'goodie-bag' to take home.
17 July 2018 - Belgium Show Choir at Red Cross Childrens' Hospital
The Rotary Club of Overpelt, Noord-Limburg in Belgium brought the Belgium Show Choir to sing for the patients at Red Cross Childrens' Hospital. Everyone enjoyed the event and there was even time for a banner exchange and enthusiastic fellowship.
May 2018 - Kokerboompie Nursery School
On the way to the conference in Luderitz, Anne Postema, Glynis Jennings, Sue Truter, Hannarie Wenhold and Piet Postema stopped off at Rooifontein in Namakwaland to visit the nursery school and hand over donations of non-perishable foods, clothes, school supplies and books from the Waterfront RC Inner Wheelers.
8th April 2018 Inner Wheel Bowls Day
The Inner Wheels Bowls Fun Day was a HUGE success! A big thank you to the Inner Wheel ladies and the club members who came out to support. Thank you Spiro - the boerewors rolls were delicious!
12 Apr 2019 - Pick n Pay's People n Planet Project
Andre Nel of Pick n Pay CSI & Sustainability came to talk to the Club about the wonderful People n Planet (PnP) initiative Pick n Pay is doing for communities and schools around the country. Andre presented on the Pick n Pay Schools Club as well. The Pick n Pay School Club is South Africa's largest independent education platform. The club provides much-needed educational support to 3000 schools across the country and in so doing creates change in the lives of over 1.87 million learners and 87,500 educators.
30 Mar 2019 - Rob the Seal moves house...
Rob the Seal (and his visitors book) left the hospitality of the Peads, to take up residence with Pieter Swart.
The decades old custom of "passing on Rob the Seal" was started to encourage club members to socialise ouside of normal club activities.
3 May 2019 - An unexpected Reunion
Alan Knight, visiting from Charing Cross club in Glasgow, was pleasantly surprised to re-meet Piet Postema. In the 1980's they both worked for Stocks and Stocks on the Sun City construction site.
17 Apr 2019 - Cycling for Easter Treats for CRCH
Spiro organised the "Unwined Cyclists" to gather Easter goodies for the children of the Christine Revell Children’s Home. Alicia, Maryka and Piet represented the Home and Captain Sue joined the festivities.
16 Apr 2019 - Golden Oldies at Mugg & Bean
Golden Oldies from Guguletu Senior Centre enjoyed coffee and cake, kindly supplied by Waterfront Mugg and Bean. To entertain and assist them were Margie and Walter Licata and Waterfront Rotarians Janice Halliford, Glynis Jennings and Vaughan Pierce. Chelsey Kelly and Lola Mills handed over Easter Goodie Bags, kindly provided by Janice.
26 Aug 2019 - Schools' Debating Competition
In a fitting tribute to Women's month, both the Senior and Junior Debating competition was won by all girls teams. The standard was impressively high - well done all!
Thanks to Johann Gerber and Dirk Hoffman for the many hours they devoted to this project, and to the WRC Inner Wheelers who prepared refreshments during the break.
The Senior Trophy was won by Hershell who conclusively beat DF Malan, on the night.
PDG Ian Purch congratulates Springfield Convent who beat their rivals from Camps Bay High, to take the Junior Trophy.
27 Aug 2019 - Wynberg Quiz Evening
Thanks to Glynis's exceptional organisational skills and the mental acuity of the team, WRC managed to get a very impressive placement inside the top 25%.
18 Aug 2019 - One-to-One Fun-Day for the Mentally Disabled community of Cape Town.
Piet, Sue, Jannice and Pieter - the morning shift.
Chris Winberg and Johann Gerber with Rain Morgan and Pieter Swart
Jannice and Florencia encouraging some youngsters...
Rain with some of the 141 hats she and Pieter's mom, Hanna knitted during the year - with some of the snoods knitted by Sarah and Mike's packets of raisins that was a firm favourite with the older people. (and yes, the wind was blowing - its not us moving that fast :-)
...and then things got crowded - and LOUD - but a tremendously good time was had by all!
2 Aug 2019 - Launch of the 2019 Waterfront Canal Challenge
Waterfront Rotary Club is very proud to be part of this exciting event which got off to a brilliant start at the media launch on Friday, 2 August 2019. Special thanks to our Waterfront Canal Challenge Brand Ambassadors, Ryan Stramrood and Michelle Weber and to our primary sponsor - the V&A. The support of the Cape Town International Boat Show is also hugely valued. We look forward to sharing the weekend of 18 - 20 October 2019 with them in what promises to be an epic weekend of family fun at the V&A Waterfront!
Ryan Stramrood, Michelle Yach, Michelle Weber and Capt Derek Pead with the brand new Theo Yach trophy.
18 July 2019 - Mandela Day - Adding our 67 minutes...
Waterfront Inner Wheelers help out at the Ladles of Love Soup-a-thon...
Glynis Jennings (wearing her Inner Wheel hat) and Rene Mitchell prepping veg for the marathon soup-cook organised by Ladles of Love, an NGO assisting the indigent of Cape Town.
The event took place near the fountain on Heerengracht and each volunteer paid R100 to participate (and spend hours chopping and peeling!)
Clothing and blanket parcels were also handed out - most welcome on such a bitterly cold day!
Captain Derek gets his hands dirty planting Spekboom...
Captain Derek Pead was in excellent company as Beverley Schafer - the current deputy speaker of the provincial parliament - lent a hand.
The spekboom planting initiative at the little blue train in Seapoint was organised by Seapoint RC - whose president - Farhat Danyal is here with Capt Derek and Glynis Jennings who almost managed to be in 2 places at the same time!
Piet delivers edu-aids...
Anne Postema makes these handy education aids from various types of bottle tops. Apart from doing its bit for the environment, it is hours and hours of work to sort, write on and pack all the sets.
Piet with Nomsa Baleni and Lydia Makiva of the Sunflower Educare Centre.
Lungiswa Jikolo of Gege’s Educare Centre and Nomonde Tshamlambo of the Likwezi Educare also received sets.
13 Sept 2019 - Boundary Primary School's Library Revamp
Waterfront Rotary has been assisting Boundary Primary School in the creation and maintenance of its library. What started as an empty room followed by the donation of some old green and wooden shelving has now been transformed into a bright and colourful library. Waterfront Rotary donated the paint, and the school community sanded and painted the shelves over the school holidays. The school has purchased new carpeting which will arrive soon to make the room even more inviting. Well Done Janet Kriseman for your oustanding work!
3 Sep 2019 - Siham meets John Hewko
John Hewko (centre), CEO of Rotary International is visiting Cape Town for the World Economic Forum. Siham Boda caught up with him at the Rotary Club of Cape Town where he spoke about the great things happening in Rotatry. He also spoke about the challenges we are facing, the largest being Membership and how to attract new members. Siham presented him with some pomotional items from the Waterfront Canal Challenge. With them is DG David Holtzhausen.
21 Jun 2019 - Welcome Flor!
Florencia Lopez Tobias was inducted as the newest member of our Club. Welcome aboard Flor! Accompanying her was her husband Jonathan Henning.
21 Jun 2019 - Adventures into Citizenship
Phephelaphi Dube with Nkosi Maseko and Tabitha Kongo at the morning session at the council chambers - part of Rotary Club of Cape Town's Adventures into Citizenship initiative.
Steven Boers from Cape Town Rotary welcoming everyone to the luch at Good Hope Seminary High School. Mr Linz - the acting principal of Goodhope Seminary - gave a most inspiring and entertaining address.
Capt Sue with the two Grade 11 learners from Trafalgar High School we sponsored: Nkosi Maseko and Tabitha Kongo.
9 Jun 2019: a Youth Concerto Festival
The Rotary Club of Waterfront, with the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, will be presenting a Youth Concerto Festival on Sunday 9 June at 16:00 in the St John’s Church in Wynberg.
Seven upcoming young classical musicians will be performing various popular works accompanied by the Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra under the baton of Brandon Phillips.
All profits from the concert will be shared equally between the Rotary Club of Waterfront and the Youth Orchestra.
The Youth Orchestra will use its share to assist in funding the Masidlale (Let us Play) Project - a grassroots training programme that teaches 100 learners from Gugulethu, Khayelitsha, Langa, Pella, Mamre and Atlantis to play various musical instruments, as well as the CPO Music Academy (based at Rhodes High School in Mowbray) that offers theory and practice every Saturday morning to 120 music students at intermediate and advanced level by 17 specialist teachers.
Rotary Club of Waterfront will apply their share to enable deserving financially challenged learners from Trafalgar High School to partake in activities of the Youth Sailing Academy in October during the Boat Show in the V&A Waterfront as well as supplying lawn and equipment for the playground of the Siyakhanyisa Early Childhood Centre in Langa.
Soloists L->R: Chris Njapa (cello), James George (trombone), Herman de Wee (horn), David Cyster (clarinet), Amanda Lawrence (flute), Liam Slabbert (bassoon), Nwuko Sunday Kelechi (cello)
14 May 2019 - Christine Revel Childrens' Home Outing to the little Blue Train
Many thanks to Janice for organising this outing for the children of Christine Revell Children’s Home in Athlone.
The little people had a wonderful time at the Rotary Blue Train Park in Mouille Point. Thank you Gavin Schachat from Sea Point Rotary Club for making this possible.
Clearly the children loved the outing and the play area and the train and the chicken and chips - much happiness all round!
1 Dec 2018 - Siyakhanyisa Graduation
The little people show off their accomplishments with energy, enthusiasm and confidence - excellent skills to take to 'big school' in 2019!
Proud parents joined the kids on stage to receive their graduation certificates.
The hall was decorated most festively - the teachers certainly put heart and soul and serious effort into the event.
And everyone turned out in their finest clothes... Well done the teachers and helper-moms who made sure that all the white dresses (and shirts!) stayed clean until after the performance.
Thank you again Peter Carson and Wendy Pronk and IPP bv for your most generous donation of backpacks for the graduates who are leaving Siyakhanyesa to go on to Grade R (Reception year) in 2019!
25 November - Braai & Boule Fun-Day at Glencairn
Enjoying the French themed "Braai & Boule" event at Glencairn on Sunday, are Koos Burger Camp Warden, David Bradley from WRC, Francois Coetzee, Camp Director RC Cape Town and Waterfront Crew: Lorna, Anne, Piet and in front: Glynis, Janet and Captain Sue.
Captain Sue Truter used the opportunity to get her hands dirty... She planted a Waterberry tree and made sure the tree planted by Siham Boda earlier in the year was getting along nicely!
24 Nov 2018 - Inner Wheel News
Anne, Glynis, Lorna and Pauline from Waterfront Inner Wheel spent the morning packing comfort boxes for victims of rape and sexual assault.
These are simply ice-cream containers packed with items which are needed at the Thuthuzela Centre in Atlantis. The boxes include shampoo, a washcloth, panties, toothbrush, toothpaste, body lotion, tissues, sanitary towels, soap.
The Inner Wheel ladies are happy to receive donations of small sample bottles of toiletries and ice cream containers - cash donations will be used to purchase the other essentials in the packs that are a tiny gesture of human kindness at a time when these women and girls need it most.
31 Oct 2018 - Peter Carson, Wendy Pronk and the good people of IPPbv visit WRC
A group of colleagues from International Precision Products in the Netherlands, led by Peter Carson (a dedicated Rotarian) and Wendy Pronk, visited Christine Revel Childrens Home, where they handed over donations of toys and goodie bags for the kids as well as a super-generous donation of 4,000 Euros that will be used for the solar project at the home.
Later, the group visited Siyakhanyisa where they were met with enthusiasm by the little people (who swamped Maryka for hugs!)
26 Oct 2018 - Visit of AG Menno de Wet
Thank you AG Menno for an inspirational message about the importance of actively recruiting Rotary members. There are so many long term friends of Rotary who might like an invitation and until we actually ask, they will never know...
19 Oct 2018 - Thank You "A-Team"!
Siham Boda especially thanked June Webber and Spiro Mitchell for their assistance on the Waterfront Canal Challenge (her "right and left arms"). Also on Siham's "A-Team" was Hans Stampfl, Nadene Rolston and Alex Schubert - Thanks for your support! The rest of the club members also came together and helped on the day. A special thanks to each and every member - together we made the event a BIG success!!
18 Oct 2018 - RIP Theo
Members of Waterfront Rotary Club were devastated to learn of the sudden passing of Theodore Yach - our Waterfront Canal Challenge Ambassador - last night, four days after the inaugural inner city canal swim event at the newly developed Battery Park area of the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town.
We were privileged to have been able to provide Theo with a public platform to publicise his mission of a plastic-free ocean, leading up to and during the event, to pay homage to him and to shine the spotlight firmly on his remarkable life.
Our sincere condolences go to his wife Michelle, and to his sons Daniel and David. Thank you Theo for choosing our event to make your final splash! RIP.
13 Oct 2018 - Waterfront Canal Challenge
The weather could not have been more perfect, the venue was gorgeous and the participants enjoyed it tremendously!
HUGE congratulations to the WRC's Organisers of the Canal Challenge!
More pictures on the Canal Challenge Page and also on Waterfront Rotary's Facebook page and the Canal Challenge page and the District Page...
Have YOU made the Ocean Pledge?
The Waterfront Canal Challenge event is raising awareness - one wave at a time - of the dangers of plastic to the oceans and marine life.
We are so super-proud to share the energy of Ocean Pledge - do go and have a look at what they do.
23 Sep 2018 - Cape Town Marathon
The weather could not have been better and the feedback from many veteran participants and spectators was that the event was extremely well organised.
Compliments to the 'engine-room' - the humans on the ground - THANK YOU - you made it happen!
Pieter and 'Moose' - Mr Event Security - his stallwart support & management of his charges was a great help to the WRC Marshalls.
Captain Sue Truter and some of the volunteers handing out medals at the Finish Line of the 42km Marathon.
The WRC members called in favours from many of their friends - some got up as early as 3h30am - and with the help of the wonderful Trafalgar Interacters (and former Interacters), each one of our 47 marshalls helped to create an event we can be proud of. Thank you one and all!
25th Sep 2018 - Golden Oldies at Mugg & Bean
WRC's Janice Halliford entertaining residents of Haven Homes at the Waterfront Mugg & Bean. Thank you Mugg & Bean - your support is priceless!
21 Sept 2018 Winners of the Schools Debating speak at WRC
Katherine Ward team member and guest speaker from winning junior team Springfield and Imam Domingo team member and guest speaker from senior team Reddam House and Springfield teacher Maria Christodoulou with Dirk Hoffman and Johann Gerber.
27 Aug 2018 - Rotary Inter-schools' Debating Competition Winners
The Senior Debating team from Reddam Constantia receiving their trophy from Capt Sue Truter and DG Casper Kruger.
The finals of the 29th annual Rotary Inter-schools' Debating Competition took place at the German School in Tamboerskloof on Monday 27 Aug.
In the Junior division (gr 8,9 and 10) Springfield Convent defeated Camps Bay High while in the Senior division ( gr 11 and 12) Reddam Constantia beat Parklands College.
"One-to-One Sunday" 19 Aug 2018
"One to One Sunday" is a super-fun day for the "Differently Abled" community of Cape Town, organised by a number of local schools and service organisations.
Preparations start months in advance and on the day, it is "all hands on deck" to help with set-up and run the event through 2 super-busy (and noisy!) sessions.
A HUGE thank you to all the helpers: Lionel, Debbie, Sue, Johann, Nadene, Nicholas Withey - and not in the picture: Rob Wolffs, Pieter, Mike, Siham, Derek, David, Dirk, Pepsi, Dr Mo and his lovely daughters, Alfons, Jannice and Maryka!
Piet Postema does the 'Soup Run'
Peter Solomon (far left), Director of The Carpenter Shop and Ian their Social Worker, receiving 3 tubs of soup mix (makes 1 200 bowls!) on 17 August.
On 15 Aug Piet delivered mattresses and soup to the manager (left) Qondo Jikolo at her Entuthuko Day and After Care Centre. This creche is in the Langa township and serves 48 children and requires a lot of assistance.
9 Aug 2018 - Womens' Day Breakfast
The Cullinan Hotel most generously sponsored a Women's Day Breakfast to benefit Christine Revell Children's Home. WRC members and Inner Wheelers enjoyed the food and the excellent company: Nadine, Nazli, Maryka, Sue, Anne and Glynis (front).
Sat 21 July - Century City Rotary Club Charter Event
Captain Sue from Waterfront Rotary handed over our banner to newly inducted Charter President Anthony Lawrence of the Rotary Club of Century City, Cape Town at its stellar charter event on Saturday, 21 July at the Oasis Retirement Centre in Century City. The event was attended by some 150 Rotarians and friends, from 25 clubs, it was a milestone event in the history of District 9350. We wish them "fair winds", and look forward to much fruitful collaboration!
20 Mar 2018 -Golden Oldies at Mugg & Bean
The Golden Oldies from Guguletu Seniors were hosted at The Mugg & Bean Waterfront on Tuesday 20th March 2018 for coffee and cake. Janice Halliford, Walter and Margie Licata were there to assist and make sure they had a fun afternoon.
8-11 Mar 2018 Cycle Tour Weekend
Cape Town Cycle Tour (previously known as The Argus Cycle Tour) is a busy time for WRC - and in fact all the Rotary clubs in Cape Town.
Top sees Cape Town's deputy mayor - Alderman Ian Nielson - welcoming the cyclists from Empangeni Rotary Club, who rode down to Cape Town to "ride the Argus".
In the days before the race, our club sells parking tickets for race day. It is a great fun way to raise funds - soaking up the pre-race excitement is an added bonus!
Marshalling on race day - these volunteers are the 'moral support' on the road and they do a great job of directing the traffic. A BIG thank you to all who so generously gave their time!
3 Mar 2018: Farewell for Sanjay & Sapna Sood at Saigon
A few members of the Club had a farewell dinner with Sanjay and his wife Sapna at Saigon restaurant.
5 Mar 2018 - Interacters visit NOAH
Trafalgar Interact Learners with interact teacher Alvin Haupt visiting the golden oldies at Noah Home in Woodstock. The learners sang for the pensioners and gave them biscuits.
23 Feb 2018 - Farewell Sanjay!
Sanjay Sood is leaving WRC to return to India. Thank you Sanjay for four memorable years of service to our club - we wish you well!
20 Feb 2018 - Golden Oldies at Mugg & Bean
Some of the residents of Belgravia Seniors Centre were treated to tea and cake at the Mugg & Bean in the V&A Waterfront. Janice Halliford organised the outing and she was assisted by Captain Siham Boda and Margie & Walter Licata. As ever, the 'oldies' had a great time... Thank you Mugg & Bean - you make a difference!
11 Feb 2018 - Early Acters at Soetwater
Over the weekend of 11th February, 15 Early Acters from Rahmaniyeh and 15 from St Mary's enjoyed an unforgettable camp at Soetwater. They not only learnt about matters environmental, but also about friendship and teamwork.
The camp was most generously sponsored by V&A Waterfront management and as the "Thank You" letter from Rahmaniyeh said: "...for many, this was a once in a lifetime opportunity that they will remember forever."
Big "Thank You" too to Nadene Rolston and Phephelaphi Dube from WRC who provided support.
26 Jan 2018 St Mary's Interact Induction
St Marys primary school inducted their Earlyact club for 2018. Their teacher Laura Vermeulen, Nadene Rolston and Phephelapi Dube are seen here with the committee members. They are very excited to get to work on their first fundraiser: a Valentines dance.
12 Jan 2018
Today a group of Waterfront Rotarians visited Baphumelele fountain of hope.
Nadene, captain Siham and Debby handed out goodie bags containing toiletries, stationary and clothing, to a group of vulnerable children that are housed here.
The group were very appreciative. Further needs for this facility include sporting equipment and educational outings.
June 2019 - Big Band Jazz at the Baxter
It was an evening of much loved big-band jazz tunes at the Baxter for some of our 'oldies'!
Big "Thank You" to Jannice for organising and Glynis and Maryka for their support. It is humbling to realise that this event is in its 21st year - what a magnificent achievement!
26 May 2019 - Potjiekos at Glencairn
It was a magnificently beautiful Sunday for the annual Potjiekos competition at Glencairn.
Glynis, Sue, Maryka, Hannarie, Martin and Annette had a wonderful time.
Inner Wheel News
The Executive of Inner Wheel Club of Waterfront RC for the 2018-19 year is:
President: Lorna Bradley
Secretary: Anne Postema
Treasurer: Renée Mitchell
Inner Wheel News
Apr 2019: Inner Wheel News
Renee Mitchel has been elected Treasurer of District 935 Inner Wheel and Lorna Bradley as a Director on the Governing Body of Inner Wheel International. Renee and Lorna's 1 year terms officially start on 1st July 2019. It is a great honour to be elected to the Governing Body that has 16 Directors from 104 countries. Well done Lorna!
10 Mar 2019 - Cape Town Cycle Tour
A delighted father and son team who were lucky enough to buy the last parking ticket!
Capt Sue and Hans Stampfl selling parking tickets at the pre-race expo.
Marshaling on race day is a wonderful experience - the excitement of the crowd is contagious and weathering Cape Town's 4-seasons in an afternoon adds to the experience - and best of all, it earns our club much needed revenue!
Debby Daniel and her friend, Sue Dixon braving the wind!
Visitors Joseph Hansen and Florencia Lorenz Tobias along with Maryka Vermaak. The three of them were in charge of parking P1 on the day of the race.
International Inner Wheel President Christine Kirby has been visiting Southern Africa and was in Cape Town over the week-end. Here she is seen presenting her Banner to DG Casper Kruger at the start of the Cycle Race. Pres Christine was given the honour of firing the starting pistol for seven cycling groups.
8 Mar 2019 - Interacters visit Christine Revell
Trafalgar Interact Club with Interact teacher Alvin Haupt spent some with the children at Christine Revell Children’s Home - a fun event all round!
12 Mar 2019 - Happy Birthday Val!
Congratulations Val Griffiths on a milestone birthday! Val, who now lives in the UK, is a charter member of Melkbos RC and a past Captain at WRC and later WRC Inner Wheel. Sharing her birthday treat at Kirstenbosch is June Webber and Lorna Bradley.
5 March 2019 - Visit to Glencairn Camp
Charter member Paulette Colman and her husband Andrew, who are on holiday from Cornwall, joined Camp Warden Koos Burger and his wife Antoinette and Lorna and David Bradley for a guided tour of the camp facilities followed by a walk through the unique fynbos Labyrinth.
In spite of the very hot summer the camp was pristine with some green grass play areas.
After the walk the group joined the Fish Hoek Needlework Group at their Quilt exhibition where the centre-piece was a huge Labyrinth Quilt. This quilt is the work of several quilters and is a magnificent piece of work. Even after the very hot dry summer the camp was a jewel.
14 Feb 2019 - Golden Oldies at Mountain Manor
Michelle Whitehead from Mountain Manor Guest House hosted a Valentine's Day Tea for 20 Golden Oldies from Haven Old Age Home and Monte Rosa Old Age Home.
Janice Halliford and Glynis Jennings from WRC assisted and had great fun looking after the ladies and gentlemen.
Nikki Jackman and her team from "The Joy Movement" got them all dancing and singing.
7 FEB 2019 - Launch of the Langa ECD Project
Members of Newlands RC with the super-excited welcoming committee.
The crew from Waterfront RC.
Geraldine Nicol (Project Leader Langa ECD) presenting the initiative - other notable speakers included Jean Mpati (Chairperson of the Langa Forum of Principals), Jasper Walsh from HomeChoice (a major sponsor), Debbie Shafer of the Dpt of Social Development and Lungi Gwaai (MC and Newlands RC member).
Jean Mpati Chairperson of the Langa Forum of Principals (center) singing with members of the forum.
The enthusiastic delegates being entertained by the Leap School Choir.
Leap School Interacters working the registration desk.
Leap School choir presenting a spectacular song and dance routine.
19 Feb 2019 - New Library at Lavana School Lavender Hill
In 2016, WRC received a Global Grant from the Rotary Foundation to create and equip libraries in 9 primary and one high school in greater Cape Town.
It was an extremely uplifting occasion to attend the opening of the new library at Levana Primary School in the poverty stricken township of Lavender Hill, Cape Town. The library has been named after René Roman, a 13 year old Levana pupil who was a murdered near the school last year. René was a keen reader who aspired to be a teacher one day and her loss shocked the school community.
The opening of the library was preceded by a play written and performed by the learners themselves. Professor Jonathon Jansen gave the opening address, telling the learners that he too lived as a child in Lavender Hill and attributed his success to reading at an early age. We are so fortunate to have played a part in creating the learning environement for children in an area desperately needing help, and the hope that books can give.
15 Feb 2019 - Paulette Colman's visit
Paulette Colman who was a Charter member of our Club in 1992 is now based in Cornwall in the UK. Paulette and Theoniel had a lot to reminisce about: they ran in the first Signal Hill Noon Gun Half Marathon as part of the Waterfront Rotary Team. The second photo is of Captain Sue Truter with some of the original Members of the Club: Martin Colman, Theoniel Potgieter, Paulette Colman (not related to Martin) and David Bradley.
22 Feb 2019 - Nancy Onyango's Induction
What a pleasure it was to induct Nancy Onyango into the WRC family. Nancy - originally from Kenya - has lived in Cape Town for seven years and her special interests are education and ECD.
Welcome Nancy! We wish you much success in all your endeavors; we are so fortunate to benefit from your enthusiasm and energy.
RI Convention in Canada
One of the many highlights for Piet and Anne Postema from WRC, was to meet up with ex-WRC members Bernadette and Nigel Brown, who now live in Sydney.
Anne Postema and Nigel Brown enjoying a light lunch in the shade.
2 Feb 2019 - Libraries: District Workshop with WCED
This is Rotary in action. Following a very successful workshop with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) that was arranged by Janet Kriseman, Rotarians were invited to take books, which had been donated by Australian schools, for their library projects. Maryna de Lange, the Principal of Goedverwacht Primary School (a disadvantaged school in the West Coast/Piketberg region) happened to be in town, and was desperate for books to stock their school library. A few phone calls later, Maryna returned to Goedverwacht with a boot-full of books.
16 Jan 2019 - Peer Mediation Training at Rahmaniyeh
Siham and Phephelaphi conducted half a day’s training on Peer Mediation to 39 grade seven learners at Rahmaniyeh School. We taught the learners how to peacefully resolve conflicts and other life skills including anger management. The learners enthusiastically participated in the role plays and keenly engaged with Pepsi and Siham.
24 Nov 2018 - Inner Wheel News
Anne, Glynis, Lorna and Pauline from Waterfront Inner Wheel spent the morning packing comfort boxes for victims of rape and sexual assault.
These are simply ice-cream containers packed with items which are needed at the Thuthuzela Centre in Atlantis. The boxes include shampoo, a washcloth, panties, toothbrush, toothpaste, body lotion, tissues, sanitary towels, soap.
The Inner Wheel ladies are happy to receive donations of small sample bottles of toiletries and ice cream containers - cash donations will be used to purchase the other essentials in the packs that are a tiny gesture of human kindness at a time when these women and girls need it most.
Mike Goldman in Australia
On an epic journey through Australia - here is Mike at the Rotary Lookout Point, Mount Tamborine, Gold Coast, Queensland.
And having coffee with Bernadette and Nigel in Sydney.
17 July 2018 - Belgium Show Choir at Red Cross Childrens' Hospital
The Rotary Club of Overpelt, Noord-Limburg in Belgium brought the Belgium Show Choir to sing for the patients at Red Cross Childrens' Hospital. Everyone enjoyed the event and there was even time for a banner exchange and enthusiastic fellowship.
May 2018 - Kokerboompie Nursery School
On the way to the conference in Luderitz, Anne Postema, Glynis Jennings, Sue Truter, Hannarie Wenhold and Piet Postema stopped off at Rooifontein in Namakwaland to visit the nursery school and hand over donations of non-perishable foods, clothes, school supplies and books from the Waterfront RC Inner Wheelers.
8th April 2018 Inner Wheel Bowls Day
The Inner Wheels Bowls Fun Day was a HUGE success! A big thank you to the Inner Wheel ladies and the club members who came out to support. Thank you Spiro - the boerewors rolls were delicious!
Mar 2018 - Fire at Athlone North Primary School Library
Utter devastation in the wake of the arson attack at the Athlone North Primary School library. Thankfully, no one was injured in the fire - but the damage is extensive - it is going to take a long time and a lot of money to set it right.
Before the fire... such a tremendous loss for the school and the children and the teachers and the community.
18 Mar 2018 - #TrashBash on Sunset Beach
Fun filled morning at Sunset Beach on the #TrashBash mission pioneered by the Cape Town Acquarium followed by a brunch at the Paddocks Mugg & Bean (thanks Joe Hansen!). A BIG THANK YOU to all those who volunteered for the beach clean up.
26 Mar 2018 - Teenentrepreneur at Trafalgar
Lydia Zingoni from Teenentrepreneur introduces the students to the concept of entrepreneur clubs. The idea is to create income generating projects that will enable more teen entrepreneur clubs and strengthen existing projects. The learners were most enthusiastic about the idea!
29 Mar 2019 - Planning the 2019 Canal Challenge
Our team met with Derrick Fraser of Big Bay Events to plan the 2019 Canal Challenge Swim event in the V&A Waterfront, Battery Park area. Exciting ideas are being developed to expand this family fun event, with a serious focus on the elimination of single use plastic and preserving our ocean.
23 Mar 2019 - Rondevlei Trash Bash
Alfons Genseberger and Glynis Jennings at the first Trash Bash of the year with the Two Oceans Aquarium at Rondevlei, which forms part of the False Bay Nature Reserve. They were joined by Lisette Genseberger of Soroptimist International Cape of Good Hope. Another Trash Bash will be organised in 3 months time.
