I wasn't at the meeting so many thanks to David Bradshaw.
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| President Jean with Leon & Wilma Cronje of DieBoere Gemeenskap Transvaal |
Wilma explained that the person who normally does the presentations for
them is currently in Zimbabwe but she will do her best.
They are providing assistance to poor white communities in the East and
West Rand and Pretoria. Many of these communities are situated on farms
and they pay to stay there, in old sheds, old caravans and various
makeshift
accommodation.
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| Les Short isn't sure that the Boks will win. |
The Boere Gemeenskap Transvaal was officially established in 2015 but
Leon & Wilma have been working to help street and homeless people since
2013.
There are no medical facilities in the White Squatter camps and
the lack of transport exacerbates the situation.
These people(they are currently assisting around a 1000 men, women &
children) are desperate for food and clothing, they get no assistance from the
Government. The BGT will happily collect goods that can be donated to
these poor people, be it food, clothes, toys etc.
Wilma stated that they are not racist at all ,they are just trying to
help th, Cyber Security andeir Volk, who have been forgotten and neglected.
It was again collection time at Spar in Norwood. I was on the Saturday 9:00 till 11:00 shift and it was very different to normal as most of the shoppers were wearing Springbok jerseys and buying chips or beer and obviously only had one thing on their mind which didn't include us. Fortunately some people were generous...even some wearing Springbok jerseys...but we weren't as successful as last month. Costa Qually followed us with the 11:00 shift...when we left the car
President Jean was more conventional with Mark Franklin, Pam Donaldson and Tutty Faber as wellas the two Leopards from Alexandra.
The Tonkin Clan will be telling us after a recent experience in the club.about security on the Internet which is very appropriate.
Internet security is a branch of computer security specifically related to not only Internet, often involving browser security and the World Wide Web, but also network security as it applies to other applications or operating systems as a whole. Its objective is to establish rules and measures to use against attacks over the Internet.[1] The Internet represents an insecure channel for exchanging information, which leads to a high risk of intrusion or fraud, such as phishing, online viruses, trojans, worms and more.
Many methods are used to protect the transfer of data, including encryption and from-the-ground-up engineering. The current focus is on prevention as much as on real time protection against well known and new threats.
Thirteen Years ago Magdalen Leung made a promise to an orphan boy in South Africa
Magdalen Leung, foundation chair of the Rotary Club of Richmond Sunset (Vancouver, Canada – RID 5040) and a long-term Richmond resident, had been working in the village as a volunteer, helping with the school in Refilwe.
As she was about to leave, the students ran out of the classroom to hug her goodbye, but one little boy named Success approached her and asked, “Mrs Leung, are you gonna come back, or you will never see us again, just like other people did?”
The memory of that question still stings.
“So I made a promise to these kids,” Leung said, choking back tears. “I told them I would return to the village each year as long as you need me.”
Leung has kept that promise. Every year she has returned, bringing supplies and other volunteers with her.
In March 2013, she took a group of Hugh Boyd students to help build a school, work with the orphans and develop a greater appreciation of what it means to be of service to your community.
Since her initial visit, some of the young students have grown into well-educated individuals with a range of opportunities.
“One boy from the village told me if I were not here, he would never have had the chance to learn how to read or write, and he might have ended up as a farmer for the rest of his life,” said Leung.
Even at her most busy times working as a realtor and raising a family, Leung has never thought about quitting volunteerism.
“What I do might be a drop in the ocean, but with more people joining the team, we can make a difference in their lives,” said Leung.
And if one charitable project isn’t enough, for the past five years Leung has been actively involved with Gift of Life Global, which raises money to fund surgeries for children with congenital heart disease in China.
Leung went to China last year to visit An Jing, a seven-year-old girl who needed heart surgery, but was shocked to learn the Rotary was still $5,000 short of what was needed to pay for the operation the girl urgently required.
Leung recalls telling the doctor, “Please go ahead.” She then borrowed some money from her husband, and luckily some friends chipped in for the donation.
Leung returned to the hospital two days later to check on An Jing, and the surgeon introduced her to the girl by explaining, “The lady flew from Canada to China to save your life.”
“The girl asked the surgeon, ‘could you please teach me how to say I love you and thank you in English,’ and then she said these words back to me,” Leung continued, “just by seeing the happiness in people’s eyes, how could I stop volunteering? ”
Today, Leung is one of 22 members of Rotary Club of Richmond Sunset who volunteers globally.
“The principle of the Rotary club is fostering world peace and understanding. You will become more tolerant, compassionate, caring, and plain loving towards one another by giving back to society,” said Leung.
Rotary Club of Richmond Sunset will celebrate its 20th anniversary on July 6 at Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel.
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