From the Pen of our President.....
At the time of writing this, we are facing a number of
instances of violence, looting and destruction. It is of concern to all of us,
particularly as the security forces currently seem to have a limited ability of
controlling the situation. It is important that we do not let fear take control
of us and that we do not exacerbate the concern of many in the community by
spreading negative comments and false news.
Rather, we need to have faith and to concentrate on the
principles and objectives of Rotary. The beneficiaries of many of our projects
and efforts are likely to be more adversely impacted and threatened than we
are. So, take care, exercise reasonable safety precautions, and continue making
a positive contribution to our community.
I have no doubt that this too shall pass!
Have a great week and keep warm.
Costa Qually
President
Tailpiece
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what
happened
Last Friday....
....we had the privilege of spending an hour being inspired by Mark Herbert, a dynamic and creative life coach who assists young people to develop as leaders and guides them to have a positive influence on those around them.
Mark lives in Guildford Surrey with his young family and Marianne Soal's son Joshua had met and worked with him while he lived in the UK.
Mark's enthusiasm for his chosen career stems from his years as a Secondary School Teacher, working as a Construction Worker, a stint as a Landscape Gardener, from being a Sports Coach to Church Pastor, from Charity Chairman to Leadership Consultant.
It gave him the tools to establish his own company, Leader-full and to publish a book, which is available in hard copy, on Amazon Kindle (UK) and is also being recorded as an audiobook.
In a lucky draw Jerry Bernardo won a hard copy of the book, and maybe if we play our cards right he will allow us to borrow it from him.
Some pearls of wisdom Mark imparted:
- Every person has a unique thumbprint
- You alone are responsible for your actions
- You grow through failure
- Inspire one person to become a leader
- Use leadership to serve
- Do not be afraid to learn from someone who is younger than you.
Blanket Drive Update.....
The collective efforts of the Rotary Club of Rosebank managed to collect a staggering R119 610 towards the 2021 Blanket Drive; granted there was a generous donation of R40 000 from the Bryanston Methodist Church, a further R16 000 from the Bryanston Catholic Church and R19 200 from Rosebank- Initiate Life, but at R80 a blanket it means that this year 1 495 souls will be kept warm.
Because of lockdown conditions we only managed to capture a few blanket hand-overs, but as they say in the classics: every picture tells a story.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society in Kensington also gave the blanket recipients a warm meal.
Charity begins with Me, who have a feeding program for children in the Durban Deep, Krugersdorp made 37 children very happy.
Marilyn Bassin from Boikanyo (the Dion Herson Foundation) has been distributing blankets crocheted by an ex-Rotarian of the Welkom Flamingo Club and towels received from the Humanitarian Centre to a needy community in the Mtunzini KZN district.
Marilyn reported that a truckload of 600 blankets donated by Rotary and Warm the World was shipped into the far-flung parts of South Africa and another load of blankets is going up to Tzaneen this week where they will be distributed by the Choice Trust.
Have you booked your ticket for Clem Sunter's Presentation yet?
When: 4th August 2021 at 7 pm.
Where: Relax in the comfort of your home – the link will be sent to you on email when you book your ticket.
Tickets: R100 per login available on Quicket
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/145206-thinking-the-future-with-clem-sunter/
Funds raised will be donated to the Alexandra Education Committee (AEC).
Alexandra Education Committee – Creating opportunities for children of promise from Alexandra since 1996 (alexeducation.org.za)
The AEC exists to provide bursaries for academically promising learners from low-income families in Alexandra for the full
five years of education at well-resourced high schools.
Protect yourself with a Rotary Face Mask...
David Bradshaw has a stock of Rotary face masks which you are welcome to purchase from him.
This Friday....
Our monthly Business meeting.
No comments:
Post a Comment