From the Pen of the President...
The local
elections have been dominating our lives for the past few weeks. I am sure we
are all looking forward to the end of politicians making commitments that we
know will very likely not be met. I just hope that the results convey a very
strong message that most people want reliable services and a degree of
efficiency that has long been absent in far too many municipalities and
government departments. Here’s hoping that there is a noticeable improvement
going forward.
Costa Qually
President
Tailpiece
A polling station
is a place where you stand in line for a chance to decide who will spend your
money
Last Friday...
As the Covid numbers come down and the vaccinations are ramped up, an executive decision was made by the Board that we will be returning to Wanderers for in-person meetings at least twice a month - for the business meeting and then the social meeting at the end of each month.
It was opportune that we could use this month's social meeting to induct our newest member Debi Lieberthal. Debi is no stranger to our club, as she has been a regular participant of our weekly quiz challenges.
She works at the Wits' Donald Gordon Mediclinic as a nursing sister, she is a widow and her hobbies and interests include walking, gardening, reading, puzzles, knitting, traveling and family and friends.
We wish Debi many rewarding years as a member of the Rotary Club of Rosebank.
Duty Sergeant Les Short presided over proceedings and it was great that we could once again have a wine draw which was won by Melodene.
To have Juanette Mc Crindle present at the meeting in person was very special, as we have only been able to "see" her via Zoom for the past 18 months. Sadly she has made the difficult decision to move to Hamburg for good, and she will only be in Johannesburg briefly to pack up her possessions and sell her house.
It was then Roger Wedlake's turn to share his story with us. He titled his talk: "My journey to Wellness"
Both his parents died at a very young age, and this fact made him very aware of his own mortality. He was diagnosed with high cholesterol in his early forties, but it was really only when he went into retirement after working many years for Anglo American, where he travelled at least six months of the year and thus led a fairly unhealthy lifestyle, that he decided to focus on becoming healthy.
In his quest for Wellness he has read a multitude of books, such as "The Cholesterol Myth", "Stop Ageing Now", "Dead Doctors don't Lie", "How to stop your Doctor Killing You".
Roger is a big proponent of supplements, and he particularly emphasised the importance of Vitamin C,
which your body needs to lay down collagen and for the flexibility of arteries. It is present in many foodstuffs, but unfortunately cooking at more than 60 degrees destroys its efficacy.
Unfortunately Rogers talk was limited by the clock, but in the New Year he will share Part 2 of his Journey to Wellness with us.
The Norwood Spar Food Drive...
Every year the Norwood Spar generously allows us to approach their patrons to contribute non-perishable food items to our collection trolleys, the proceeds of which will be donated to various charities at Christmas time.
This past weekend Tutty, Ken, Pam, Costa, Sybille, Anne Padmore, Juanette Mc Crindle and hubby Rainer volunteered their time to this worthy cause.
We will be repeating this drive on the last weekend of November (27th/28th) and the first December weekend (4th/5th) and we urge every Rosebank Rotary member to please put up their hand for at least one 2 hour shift. Tutty is co-ordinating the shifts, so please let him know which shift you will be able to do.
Rosebank Rotary features in the Killarney Gazette...
For those that have not seen the hard copy of the weekly Killarney Gazette which was published last Monday, please click into this link to read the online version of the article.
This Friday...
..We will be reverting back to a Zoom meeting, but it is again is proof how technology connects us with people from all over the world.
Anthony Conn from across the Pond in the USA and Edvard Skodic in Slovenia will talk to us about the Northern Balkans. It promises to be a goodie!
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