From the Pen of the President...
I have been having
particular problems with trying to get refunds of the balance of rates paid in advance
on properties sold from my wife's estate. I have finally been told that a
refund has been made by Buffalo City after more than 2 years of sending
numerous emails, copies of documentation, etc. For the City of Johannesburg, I
am in the process of escalating the matter to the Ombudsman. What a pity that
many of our municipal and government officials do not apply the Rotary 4 way
test - life would be so much less frustrating if this were done!
Costa Qually
President
Tailpiece
They say that age is all
in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body.
Last Friday....
.....being the third Friday of the month was the Club business meeting.
President Costa demonstrated that he was more than capable of dealing with the technical side of running a hybrid meeting.
It was refreshing to see members like Marianne Soal, Hugh Rix, Lenore Terblanche and Roger Wedlake make an appearance in person at Wanderers, and good to welcome back Richard Tonkin and Juanette McCrindle on Zoom.
Welcome also to our guest Michelle von Benecke, who is considering becoming a Rotary member.
Committee chairs Pam Donaldson (Attendance), Richard Moloney (International), Youth (Jean Bernardo), Ann Hope-Bailie (Public Relations) were not present at the meeting to do their report backs, but on the Youth front President Costa was able to update us that he had inducted a new Interact President at the Highlands North Boys High School on Wednesday the 18th of May.
He was delighted that about 40 high school pupils were in attendance at the ceremony.
Their new President is Neo Segooa, and he is flanked to his right (our left) by past presidents Philani and Ari. Teacher Mojuta Motlhamme, on Neo's left (our right) will be taking over the responsibility as liaison officer from Mimi van Deventer who will be going into retirement at the end of this month.
We wish Neo a successful year as President.
Our Treasurer John Symons was able to give us the final Blanket Drive figures which amounted to a very impressive R46 000. Sonja Hood was instrumental at getting a donation of R10 000 from E-Toll and through Tutty we received a R5 000 donation from KES and a further R3 000 from King Edward Preparatory School. Our presence at the Nicol Highway Pick 'n Pay brought in about R26 000.
David Bradshaw has compiled the list of how the blankets will be distributed amongst the various charitable organisations that stand to benefit.
Our head of fundraising Sonja Hood informed us that we have 88 confirmed bookings for the Quiz evening taking place at the Parkview Golf Club this Wednesday the 25th of May, and with all the wonderful prizes up for grabs it promises to be an occasion of spectacular proportion.
Rotary Leadership Institute...
Last weekend Sybille attended two full days of very valuable training offered by the District 9400's ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (RLI) - Part 1 and Part 2 - and which was generously hosted by the Rotary Club of Meyerton/Henley-on-Klip and facilitated by fire-cracker trainer Wendy Damons. Wendy is a member and PP of the Rotary Club of Ermelo. She was ably assisted by Fiona Brokensha (a member and PP from Meyerton) and Rita Millan (a member and PP from Kyalami). Most of the attendees hailed from the Vaal area but there were quite a few of us that had made the trek from other parts of Gauteng. There were many members new to Rotary, but every one of us was eager to learn more about this amazing organization. Wendy's opening statement was that Rotary is a Service Organisation and not a Charity and all topics covered in these two days touched on the nuts and bolts of the impact we as Rotarians can and will have on the community. It was two days well spent, and Sybille would recommend that when the next training opportunity is availed, JUST DO IT! THE ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (RLI) provides quality education on Rotary Knowledge and Leadership Skills to Rotarians, Anns and Rotaract members. These educational opportunities aim to teach skills that will benefit the members in their lives and in their volunteer service. RLI is a recommended program of Rotary International, and is open to all Rotarians, Anns and Rotaracts. The Certificate courses consist of Parts 1,2 and 3 and the Graduate courses of Parts A, B and C. These courses include the following topics:
PART 1 • My Leadership in Rotary • My Rotary World • Ethics and Vocation Service • Foundation I: Our Foundation • Engaging Members • Creating Service Projects PART 2 • Rotary Opportunities • Effective Leadership Strategies • Attracting Members • Club Communication • Team Building • Foundation II: Targeted Service PART 3 • Strategic Planning • Foundation III: International Service • Public Image & Public Relations • Building A Stronger Club • Making a Difference RLI GRADUATE course content includes: GRADUATE PART A • Motivating Volunteers • Membership Issues GRADUATE PART B • Diversity: The key to saving Rotary? GRADUATE PART C • Effective Public Speaking, hosted in conjunction with Toastmasters International Virtual Quiz Kerala India v. Rosebank....Last Wednesday saw a rematch between various clubs from Kochin, Kerala in India and the Rosebank Rotary quiz team. After some initial loadshedding issues we managed to get the challenge going and Quiz master Baburaj's questions were interesting and challenging and certainly put us to the test. Sadly, although the likes of James Croswell and Debi Lieberthal put up some commendable scores, we were still well and truly trounced. However, we all agreed that it was a fun evening of fellowship and laughter.  This Friday....... please join us at Wanderers (or on Zoom) when we will present Zamokuhle Mguli, who is a Oncology Nurse Navigator and currently studying for a Master's degree, with the prestigious Lester Connock Award for Postgraduate Nurses. |
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