We were all saddened to hear of the sudden death of Jack Donaldson immediately after his 80th Birthday. We all join President Neville in our condolences to Pam and her family.
Jack was an exceptionally nice man. We will all miss him and our thoughts and prayers are with you, Pam.
DONALDSON JACK (JOHN FREDERICK) 21/11/1935~ 24/11/2015
The Funeral service for Jack Donaldson will be held on Thursday 3rd December 2016 At 11 am , St Michael's Anglican Church, Bryanston Drive , Johannesburg. In lieu of flowers donations to The SA Guide Dog Association. THOM KIGHT & CO 011 837 553
PDG Peter Margolius (Honorary Member)
Peter is gravely ill in hospital so keep him and Elaine in your thoughts and prayers.
Last Week
Hamper sales have exceeded all expectations. I must admit that I was cynical about it with the price of a hamper going up from R99 to R160. It's wonderful to be proved wrong. All the hampers are bound for Phutadichaba in Alexandra. Congratulations to Mark Franklin for organising this.
Quarterly Dinner
I decided to cancel this as it was scheduled for the evening before Jack Donaldson's funeral and it would have been inappropriate to do otherwise. Many thanks to those who emailed their approval.
Attendance
There used to be the provision of becoming "Senior Active" and this meant that if you missed attendance then it was not recorded in the club's statistics. This has changed and if you have an aggregate of your age plus the length of Rotary membership equal to 85 or more then your attendance is again not recorded in the club's statistics. In other words, if you are 60 and have been a member for 25 years then you qualify......if you are 85 you qualify even if you are not a member!
Please consider this if your aggregate qualifies and you find it difficult to attend meetings as it will make a big difference to our returns. Just get in touch with me.
This Week
Merle Langenegger will be talking about herself. It used to be called a "My Job" talk. We are looking forward to Merle revealing all!
CYCLISTS RAISE NEARLY $3 MILLION IN MILES TO END POLIO RIDE
The fight to eradicate polio got a major financial boost from the annual Miles to End Polio bike ride that took place 21 November in Arizona, USA. Rotary General Secretary John Hewko and a team of eight RI staff members helped raise $2.9 million. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will match the funds 2-to-1, bringing the total contribution to PolioPlus to nearly $9 million.
This is the fourth year in a row that Hewko has biked in the 104-mile (167 km) El Tour de Tucson ride, one of the country’s top cycling events. More than 100 Rotary members from Arizona and around the world hit the pavement with the Evanston team.
The RI staff riders have been training together since September. “In the beginning, riding 104 miles seemed impossible,” says Jean Stanula, Rotary’s Global Events supervisor. “But we came together early Saturday mornings and rode 20, 40, 60, and 80 miles. After a while, it felt like we could do anything.”
Contributions of District Designated Funds (DDFs) were a big part in this year's fundraising effort, with more than $1.4 million collected. Districts can continue to donate DDFs to support the fundraiser through 30 November. President-elect John Germ will visit the district that donates the most DDFs, and the top five contributing districts will be recognized onstage at the 2016 Rotary Convention in Seoul.
Rotary members have taken part in the ride since 2009, when the End Polio Now campaign was designated an official beneficiary of the race, allowing Rotary cyclists to gather pledges for the campaign. In the first year, 27 cyclists raised $35,000. The number has grown exponentially ever since.
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