Goodbye Amalie

Bulletin No. 7 - 18thth August, 2009.

Duty Roster.

ATTENDANCE AT TODAY’S MEETING - Randall Prins

Make-ups

Glen Mukheibir                                   Golf Day                                 5 August

Bob Wynne                                         Golf Day                                        ”

Cameron Scott                                   Golf Day                                        ”

Vaughan Giles                                    P.E.                                        13 August

Attendance with Make-ups 79%

Visiting Rotarians

Norman Foster from P.E. Sunrise

Non-Rotarian Visitors

Sue Gilmer introduced by husband, Gavin

Alana Wyss introduced by Gianna Doubell

Editorial.

Question: How do you raise R53 674.00 and enjoy some good fellowship at the same time?

Answer: Ask Rotarians Peter Long, Glen Mukheiber, Cameron Scott, Gianna Doubell, Bernhard Rupp, with help from Marlene Kruse and today’s guest Alana Wyss to arrange a Golf Day.

Altogether 132 golfers (33 teams of 4) descended on the Humewood Golf Club to participate in this year’s fund-raiser.

Although the weather could have been kinder the day was an outstanding success from every point of view: the number of participants, the great fellowship that was enjoyed, the involvement and support of Rotarians and of course the money raised that will be used to improve the lives of many in the community.

When she addressed the Club Gianna was at pains to thank the many Rotarians who donated prizes. This meant that none of the profits had to be spent on purchasing prizes. She also stated that the auction alone raised the remarkable sum of R16 000.

R53 674 is the greatest profit ever made at the Golf Day and the above committee and their helpers deserve special praise for the hard work they put in.

We need to remember that when this sum is turned into a Matching Grant it would become a very impressive quarter of a million rand!

Take a bow all of you!

Welcome and  President’s announcements.

President Ian opened the meeting in a more sombre mood than usual.

He was obviously in some sort of shock after Grey’s surprising(?) loss to Selborne over the weekend.

PP Lindsay however was delighted that his 13A team had completed the season unbeaten, with 15 wins out of 15.

Reminders

• August is Membership and Extension month. Do you have a nomination?
• Nominations for Vocational Awards need to be handed to Glenn before the end of the

month

• Cricketers available for the international Rotary festival in Durbs from 7-13  March are to contact George a.s.a.p.

Our Speaker

Tanya Wyatt topic was “Water” and, from the number of questions at the end, clearly  enthralled her audience.

Some of the points she made:-

• Dehydration is a normal complaint of many of her patients
• Drinking copious amounts of water helps the body to cope with allergies
• The quality of the water coming through the taps is questionable and needs to be filtered, preferably by reverse osmosis
• Tea and/or coffee leaches water from the body
• Two glasses of water some time before a meal is good.
• Avoid water stored in plastic containers
• The benefits of water are a) improves the efficiency of the immune system

b) cleanses the body

c) lubricates the joints

d) reduces arterial blockages etc etc

Her message that water is better for us than beer however was questioned by some Rotarians!

Forthcoming events.

25^th August            Jacob Lief   (President and Founder

Ubuntu Educational Fund) and Qondakele                Lunch Venue

Sompono (Director)

1 September         TBA                                                                               Lunch venue

8 September         Pam Ellis              My Job Talk                                     Lunch venue

26^th November      Big Draw                                                                       Grey Junior

The Sergeant -PDG Fred Roberts

Fred does things by the book and in style. And today was no different.

Resplendent with his sheathed sword, commanding presence and authoritive voice he reminded us that the duty of the Sergeant is to ensure that this Rotary meeting was to be conducted in an orderly and dignified manner.

He reminded us that there were 3 birthdays in the offing:-

Heather Rauch on 21st

Joan Osborn  22nd

Gavin Gilmer 23^rd

No wedding anniversaries are celebrated in the coming week.

Fred fined a number of Rotarians including:-

Neil Crawford for the Grey 1^st XV loss to Selborne. (In his absence Tony Oshry was asked to pay up).

Pres Ian, who very bravely  addressed a letter to the editor on the P.E. municipal strikes in while he was on holiday in Oz.

Fred called on Father Christopher to recount his experience in the Greenacres parking area the other day.

It appears that Christopher noticed a spritely 50 year-old man unlock his car which was parked in an area reserved for the disabled.

Christopher, with his booming voice, called out to the man and the nearby shoppers that he had just witnessed a miracle!

A man who was disabled a few minutes earlier when he parked his car had undergone a miraculous cure and was now fully restored to health!

Embarrassed, the guilty fool had a predicable two-word response (words I may add that should never be addressed to a member of the clergy)

Well done, Christopher.  Louts like this need to be publicly embarrassed

Vocational Readings - Bob Wynne

Start each day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude

Centrefold Ladies

Michelle Brown (”Fab at 50″) and Lindsay Ziel (”Sexy at 60″) are to be congratulated on making the centre page (centrefold?) of La Femme this morning.

Well done ladies!!!!!!!!

Malcom Andrew

International Youth Exchange Programme

STUDENTS SPONSORED BY ROTARY

CLUB OF ALGOA BAY

1970 Sally Anderson…………………………….. to Canada

1971 Barbara Page………………………………. to Canada

1972 Ivo Huisman………………………………….. to U.S.A.

1973 Jenny Dodds…………………………………. to U.S.A.

1973 Riel du Toit……………………………….. to Australia

1975 Caroline Engelbrecht………………………. to U.S.A.

1976 Richard Arderne…………………………… to Holland

1977 Llewellyn Engelbrecht……………………. to Holland

1978 Theresa Anderson………………………. to Australia

1978 Helen Toole…………………………………. to Canada

1979 Tania Blom…………………………………. to Australia

1979 Sandy Scott………………………………….. to U.S.A.

1979 Aletta Brune…………………………………. to Canada

1980 Annami Oosthuysen……………………….. to U.S.A.

1980 Sharon Baker……………………………… to Australia

1981 Tracy Botha…………………………. to New Zealand

1982 Diane van der Vyver………………………. to U.S.A.

1983 Rosetta Parisi……………………………. to Argentina

1984 Anne Titterington…………………………. to Canada

1985 Marlene Butler………………………………. to U.S.A.

1986 Lukanyiso Kwinana………………………….. to U.S.A.

1987 Lynne Raaff…………………………………… to U.S.A.

1988 Wim Smithies………………………………. to Canada

1988 Ilse van Wyk………………………………….. to U.S.A.

1989 Natasha Freeman…………………………… to U.S.A.

1991 Leanne Immelman…………………………… to U.S.A.

1994 John Offerman……………………………. to Australia

1996 Cara Ferrar……………………………………. to U.S.A.

1998 Talitha Piché………………………………… to U.S.A.

2004 Cassandra Vine………………………….to Denmark

2009 Katharine Holmes………………………..to Canada

International Youth Exchange Programme

STUDENTS HOSTED BY ROTARY CLUB

OF ALGOA BAY

1969        Helen Jozeps…………………….. from Australia

1970        Nola Silzer……………………………. from Canada

1971        Kelly Brown……………………………. from U.S.A.

1972        Doreen Bramwell……………….. from Australia

1974        Sally Doolittle…………………………. from U.S.A.

1976        Alan Oatman………………………….. from U.S.A.

1977        Susan Seidensticker………………. from U.S.A.

1978        Nanny Daman………………….. ….from Holland

1979        Kerrie Innes……………………….. from Australia

1979         Keryl Howie…………………………… from Australia

1979        Mary-Beth Hodges…………………….. from U.S.A.

1980        Mette Tonnesen…………………….. from Denmark

1981        Alister Radford………………. from New Zealand

1983        Michelle Lehtonen……………………. from U.S.A.

1985        Carolyn Stephens………………… from Australia

1986        Pablo Vallabella…………………….. from Argentina

1987        Helli Kotasek……………………….. from Australia

1988        Laura Gibson……………………… from Australia

1991        Rachelle Collinge……………………. from U.S.A.

1994        Christopher Lane…………………….. from U.S.A.

1997        Rosa du Pree…………………….. from Germany

1999        Riikka Halme………………………… from Finland

2004        Naiff Jorge Abrao………………..from Brazil

2008        Amalie Wedege………………..from Denmark