From the Pen of the President...
Dear fellow Rotarians and friends,
Two points – the first one:
Jennifer Jones’ message in the most recent Rotary Africa was something I would like to reiterate.
“Not too long ago, Rotary members were expected to perform our acts of service quietly. I understood and appreciated the thought behind that - humility is a wonderful trait and we should continue to nurture it in other ways. But keeping Rotary to ourselves has a cost. And by sharing our Rotary moments, we are being generous with others and giving them an opportunity to understand the impact of Rotary. It brings to mind that wonderful aphorism: “People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.” So how do we make people feel Rotary? The best way is to share our Rotary moments. We have all had them - when the ordinary collides with the intention to create something extraordinary.”
Share your Rotary moments! At meetings, on the WhatsApp, on Facebook, with your families and friends.
The second one: You wanted a member directory – I still only have half of the information!! Only 56% of members have an email address on My Rotary – which means that those who have not updated their data on My Rotary do not get any correspondence from Rotary. Are we all serious??
‘Rainy days and Mondays’… they do tend to get one down, especially when they come on the same day!!
Hope you are having a good day.
Ann
Last Friday...
...We had a record number of Zoom attendees who wished to listen to our guest speaker and author Christian Zasalua, who goes by the pen name Chriss Zas. He wished to introduce and tell us a little bit more about a book he wrote and published in 2019 - Labyrinth.
Chris was born and educated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and he came to South Africa 10 years ago to study electrical engineering, but writing has always been is primary passion.
His book deals with leadership, confidence and unity (or lack thereof) on the African continent and hence the title of the book Labyrinth meaning "an intricate combination of paths and passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit"
Chriss wanted to share the message of his book with us as he feels that Rotary's values are the embodiment of leadership, confidence and unity.
The Biscuit Challenge....
Also, last Friday member Michelle von Benecke brought bags of delectable cookies for us to sample, which her daughter Emma had baked, to the meeting at Wanderers,.
Emma has been chosen as a Rotary Exchange student and she will be heading off to the little-known town of Weisswasser, situated in the Eastern part of Germany, close to the Polish border and about 2 hours away from Berlin in the first week of January next year.
Emma has been baking up a storm and she has been selling her biscuits in order to assist with her Exchange next year. Sales have been brisk, and with great generosity she has donated R2 400 to the Club which will be added to our RI Polio contribution.
One must bear in mind that she has done this while preparing for her Matric exams.
Good luck Emma, you will make your mom and your Rotary family very proud.
Emma is taking orders at R40 a bag for:
Oats Crunchies
Melting Moments
Shortbread
Chocolate Brownies
Iced Sugar Cookies
Jolly Jammers
and last but not least
Peanut Butter Cookies.
You are welcome to place your orders with Michelle on 084 624 1634.
This Friday...
...we welcome another exciting guest speaker - Ellen Tsitsi Lugube-Maponga.
Save the Date....
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