Bulletins

Bulletin No. 43 – 25 May 2010

Attendance at Today’s meeting – Gianna Doubell

Make-ups

Gavin Gilmer P.E. Club 20 May

Des Willis Uitenhage South 24 May

Attendance with Make-ups 74.6%

Visiting Rotarians

Nil

Non-Rotarian Guests

Ray Wakefield and Shirley van der Walt

Allan Young brought by Anthony Oshry

President Ian’s Announcements

a) Next week’s lunch time meeting will be a Business Meeting

b) Because of pressure of work Alan de Roer has resigned as a member of the club

c) The Matric Q and A supplement that appeared in today’s Herald should be kept and handed to Christopher Holmes next week for distribution to disadvantaged schools

d) The Attendance List for the Induction Dinner to be held at the P.E. Golf Club on 29^th June is being circulated. All members are expected to attend this important occasion. Cost R125 per person

e) Anthony Oshry has invited us to watch the all-South African Super 14 final on the big screen followed by a Bring and Braai at his home on Saturday evening. NB the match starts at 5pm.

Cost R0! Bring your meat and liquid refreshments

Fellowship Bring and Braai held last weekend at Cameron Scott’s home

Altogether about 50 members and their Anns enjoyed a most pleasant evening at Cameron’s home. The ambiance was outstanding, food superb and the fellowship excellent.

Sincere thanks to Gianna Doubell the supervising cheffy/cook, Cameron for the use of his home, the Anns under the guidance of Jenny van Graan for the wide selection of tasty salads, the Rotarians who displayed a wide range of braaing techniques and Trevor Wells for donating the braai wood.

Our Speaker- Ray Wakefield

After listening to Ray’s talk the question on my mind was whether to describe him as a petrol-head, an adrenaline-junkie or a speed freak with a death wish!

I have great difficulty visualising sitting in the passenger-seat next to a blind driver while he travels along at a cool 243kph! The mind boggles!

Later looking for a really quickish vehicle (and after turning down offers of a Ferrari and a Lambourgini on the grounds that were not fast enough), they approached the late Lolly Jackson of Teasers fame and borrowed his AMG65 Black series Merc and, with Ray in the passenger seat, the blind driver reached 322.5kmh… the world record!

A most unusual but extremely interesting talk!

Sergeant – Bob Wynne

After establishing that Bernhard Rupp has the Fellowship Box, Bob wished the following a happy birthday in the forthcoming week: Roy Jones and Chris Theodosiou (27^th ) and Christopher Holmes (28^th)

There are no wedding anniversaries celebrated this week.

The young boy asked his father, “Where do I come from?”

The father was in shock because he had feared having to answer this question for many years.

He sat his son down and explained all about the birds and bees. At the end of the explanation he asked his son, “Why do you ask?”

“Because the boy next door comes from Cape Town!”

Well Done, Denise…………….

Vocational Reading – Ken Munro

Never regret growing old. Many people do not have that privilege.

Canon Richard Tydeman

Community Service Projects

Les Kirkland, our chairman, has submitted the summary to be seen below of the club’s activities over the past year. It makes very interesting reading and speaks well of the Club’s commitment to changing the lives of the less fortunate in the community! Well done, Les and all members of the club.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

2009 – 2010 ROTARY YEAR

ROTARY CLUB OF ALGOA BAY MATCHING GRANT PROJECTS

Note:

o Alpha School MG 72218 (await final funds)

o Lake Farm MG 72275 (await final funds)

o EP Children’s Home MG 69718 (funds available )

ROTARY CLUB OF ALGOA BAY OTHER CLUB PROJECTS

Forthcoming Events for your Diary

31 May Board Meeting 5pm Old Grey

1 June Business Meeting Lunch venue

3 June Project Committee Meeting 5.30 Tracker

8 June Vidah Mayana the book “Witney’s Kiss” Lunch venue

15 June Barry Upton and Mike Howell The Ironman Lunch venue

22 June Kevin Mills: The Camino de Santiago de Compostela.The way of St James Lunch venue

29 June Induction Dinner Port Elizabeth Golf Club

14 October Annual Golf Day Humewood Golf Club

Duty Roster

Malcom Andrew