Our fifth induction for the year, a brief business meeting, Emma, our Rotary student pays us a visit and see who the Rotary Anns Club 100 winners are....

From the Pen of the President....

Dear Rotarians and friends,

 

Rotary’s online Learning Center launched in 2012. It started with a few interactive courses about a new grant model and has grown to hold almost a thousand courses in 23 languages. Its e-learning modules offer a convenient way to take courses when you want to and where you want to. Here are five reasons to encourage club members to visit the Learning Center:

1. To continue developing their professional skills. Members can create an individualized program of courses so they can practice their skills together and offer each other feedback. Create a list of favorite courses for your club for quick reference.
2. To learn about Rotary programs and policies. Members can build on what they already know and deepen their understanding.
3. To easily track their progress. Members can review all the courses they’ve taken by date. Check which courses they’ve completed and easily continue where they stopped in others.
4. To earn certificates and badges. Members earn a certificate of completion for every course they finish. Points and badges earned are posted on a leader board where they can compare progress with that of others in their district, zone, and around the world.
5. To upload materials for others. Learning topics allow you to share resources. Members participate in discussions and ask questions of others as they learn together.

To begin, go to rotary.org/learn and sign in to your My Rotary account.

 

Try it, if you have not done it before – you may just get hooked!!

Enjoy!!

 

Ann

 

 

Last Friday...

.... we kicked off the monthly business meeting with our 5th induction for the year.

Achillefs Chiotis has been attending meetings regularly as a visitor for quite some time and although he had not yet become a member he had nonetheless graciously volunteered his time at our Norwood Spar "Festive Cheer"  food collection last month.

Achillefs was born and raised in Stylida, Greece.

Achillefs is a teacher by profession, and has 36 years of teaching experience in his homeland as well as the Middle East and Africa. He became a permanent resident in South Africa in 2016 and  now owns “Easy Greek”, a company that provides online Greek language lessons, facilitates Foreign Investment in Greece, Translation services, Greek Dancing, Greek Cuisine, and Document Sourcing in Greece and Cyprus.

He is married to Dimitra Kriara and lives in Boksburg.

He is particularly interested in the environment and community service.

We wish Achillefs many happy years of Service and Fellowship with his new found Rotary family.

We were also delighted by the visit of our Exchange Student Emma Jordaan, member Michelle von Benecke's daughter, who arrived proudly dressed in her Rotary blazer.

Despite being in the midst of school exams she still managed to find the time to bake the most delectable biscuits which a number of our members had ordered from her.

Emma is an entrepreneur in the making.

The proceeds from her cookie sales are going towards her imminent trip to Germany and if anyone would like to support her endevours, please contact Michelle on 084 624 634 to place your orders.

This Friday....

Join us for our monthly Social Meeting at Wanderers or on Zoom.

The last one was great fun, because the Zoom attendees had a chance to socialize online, and hopefully did not feel too deprived at having missed out on the pizza.

Then....

Even if you are not attending in person, you are still able to contribute to this fundraising initiative by purchasing raffle tickets before the event or bringing a packet of marshmallows to Friday's meeting and Sybille will ensure that our fundraising Chair will receive them, who will pass them on to Stephan Ferreira who is planning the Mother of all Christmas parties for the 1200 odd children from Durban Deep, who he feeds tirelessly every Saturday come rain or shine.