From the Pen of our President....
Dear fellow Rotarians and friends,
Today is
International Woman’s Day – although we celebrate our own local day for women
in August, it is definitely worth taking a few moments today to think about
those women who have made a difference. Celebrate the woman and women in your
life and in the community.
We celebrate 2 new members in our club this week – welcome,
and I hope it is not too long before you meet fellow members in person.
I will investigate Wanderers once again – last time was just
before we had the end of year lockdown imposed. But the big question is, if we
are welcome back at Wanderers with a satisfactory arrangement, will all
members, who are local, come back to in-person meetings?
Thank you to those of you who have contributed to the Club’s
history and recollections – keep those memories coming. Some incredible
projects have been completed over the years.
Please book for the Centennial Conference – it looks like it
is going to be spectacular. I was blown away when I saw what has been going on
behind the scenes.
Have a good one…
Yours in Rotary,
Ann
Last Friday....
In celebration of the induction of two new members President Ann once again opened her home to whoever wanted to participate in the flesh.
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| James, Jean and Costa following Brooks on Zoom |
Brooks Spector, a retired career diplomat is no stranger to our Club, and last spoke to us ahead of the U.S elections in November 2020.
The Biden administration is now firmly in the saddle, so we all listened with interest as to "What's going on in Washington and the World?" Or in Brooks' words: " The Obama Administration 3.0".
The most pressing items on Biden's agenda are:
1) the vaccine Roll-out
2) a sustainable stimulus package, and kick-starting the economy
3) dealing with internal racial inequalities
4) equitable immigration reform
5) rejoining the Paris Climate Accord, and
6) rejoining the WHO
Foreign policy items on his agenda include dealing with thorny issues in Iran and Saudi Arabia, the ongoing conflict between Beijing and Hong Kong, Myanmar, Taiwan, North Korea and the Middle Eastern dynamics.
But a glaring omission in U.S foreign policy seems to be the African Continent.
AGOA (the African Growth and Opportunity Act) a piece of legislation approved by Congress in 2000 comes to an end in 2025, and in Brooks' opinion will not be extended, which means that African leaders will need to start negotiations with the Biden Administration with some urgency.
And then the long awaited induction.
Charmaine Leesmann and Anne Padmore had been attending so many of our Friday meetings in the last few months that you could have been forgiven if you thought they were already members.
Sadly we could not afford them the usual induction fanfare, but hopefully they still felt that this was indeed a special occasion.
The Ramble editor documenting the occasion, our President prepares for the presentation and Charmaine and Anne wait for their induction in anticipation.
Born 30th August 1967, Anne Padmore is single, has 2 wonderful children, her son, Jarred, is 32 and is in investment banking. Her daughter, Amy, is 24 and they are getting ready for her to get married next Feb. Born and raised in Durban, she moved to Johannesburg about 20 years ago but still support the Sharks. She's a very enthusiastic golfer, she says not very skilled but she has loads of fun with the "cows" at the Irene Country Club.
Charmaine Leesman was born in a small town on the edge of the East Rand called Nigel on 26 March 1973.
She met her husband (Mike) at school, and started dating when they were both 16. They both went to Nigel High School. They moved to Pretoria in 1994, and have lived there ever since.
They have two sons, Gerald (29) and Tyron (24).
She started working at the OK Bazaars when she was 16 and still at school. After completing Matric in 1990, she went to Springs Technical College and studied there for 2 years. Her career started in the Motor Industry in 1993 at BMW.
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| A small intimate induction ceremony |
The Rotary Club of Rosebank demonstrates gratitude....
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| Tony Zourides - Senior Manager and Sybille Essmann |
Donor fatigue has become a catch phrase and thus it is doubly important that we thank the gracious Norwood community for their generosity.
With a little bit of help from her techno-savvy son-in-law Max Jean designed a thank you poster that is now being prominently displayed in the Norwood Spar for all the patrons to see.
MoMo's Thai cooking Master Class.....
Prepare for a culinary treat on Wednesday 17th March, 7 pm. You are all invited to this Zoom event.
If you want to follow MoMo's recipe, here are the ingredients:
Pad Thai
A pack of rice noodles
Chicken breast, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons of Soy sauce
4 cloves of garlic, sliced
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon of White pepper
1/2 a cup of dried shrimp
1 cup of Garlic's chives (optional)
1 cup of Bean sprouts (optional)
Pad Thai Sauce
Tamarind paste
Palm sugar grated
2 tablespoons of fish sauce
1 tablespoon of Thai black soy
Save the Date; a fundraiser with a difference......
Please pencil Saturday the 17th of April into your diaries, because you will be in for a musical treat when well known accordionist Sergio Zampolli and his partner Amarillie Ackerman will entertain us at
an afternoon soiree, time and venue to be confirmed shortly.
As a little taster please click into this YouTube video.
La Cumparsita by Sergio Zampolli
WASH.....
This Friday....
MoMo, our long-term exchange student, who spent nearly a year in Thailand will report back to us this Friday. It is sure to to be an interesting presentation. Don't miss it.
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