Vol: 69 No: 11 19 October 2017
President Rob Murphy 0837267060 Secretary Keela van Niekerk
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Treasurer Mike Schreiber
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Editorial Board Barry Cleveland, Lina Howard, Keela van Niekerk, Hugh Maunder
October Rotary Theme Vocational Service
Wynberg Rotary meet every Thursday, 6 for 6.30pm, Palm House, Wynberg.
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Minutes 12 October 2017 Compiled by Barry Cleveland
Attendance Visitors From the President’s Chair Happenings/ Members’ Moments
Slots
Speaker
President’s Sweetie Pie Swindle
15 members present Visitors from Zeekoevlei Sailing Centre: Marco Tobin, Marvin Sampson, Mornay Harding, Luke Topass and Jimmy Baigrie. Also Dottie Leveque - Welcome back! Welcome to our visitors from ZVSC. Also a warm welcome back to her ‘second home’ to Dottie, our annual visitor from USA. Five members will be attending the Top Cop Awards meeting at Sea Point RC on 25 Oct. Any more interested members should please liaise soon with Pres. Rob. NB Constantia RC will actually be raiding us at Palm House on Tuesday 24 Oct. Aubrey has an ailing heart and isn’t well at all. Hugh’s son Tony won his South African colours in Karate. Dave explained about the fire at Polyoak Industries: On Monday 9 Oct. a customer’s bakkie caught fire in the trailer parking area, setting fire to two large trailers loaded with inflammable plastic containers. The resultant inferno was over in an hour, but cost an estimated R1million! Justin: Booklets on Wynberg RC are now available for distribution as needed. Biffy: Rotary Family Health Day received good coverage in the local newspapers, which were circulated for all to see. (See also photos by Lina on page 4). Trees: She only managed to buy 7 indigenous trees. Spekboom will also qualify, but only seedlings are available. Confirmed that our meeting on 19 Oct. will be at Palm House; also our year-end party on 14 December. Dave: The list of members intending to visit Norway in June 2018 currently stands at 21. There has been no response from Odd Henning on this. A possible reason is that he is on holiday. There could be another reason……. Marco entertained us with slides and anecdotes covering the period that ZVSC has been in existence these past 20 years. Sailing training is offered to students from 4 schools in the Grassy Park area, accounting for 60-70 students per year. Of these 10-15 go through to 2nd and 3rd year sailors. The academy participates nationally in dinghy regattas in their RS Teras, 420s and Sonnets; also in keelboats in the ‘Lipton Cup’, Mossel Bay, Cape to Rio etc. Success in racing develops leadership skills, individual and community development ability. Goals include: Zero school dropout occurrence No gangsterism or drugs Positive peer pressure Direct and indirect employment Exposure to excellent role models Bruce eloquently introduced and thanked Marco and the Team for their input. Awarded to Bruce and Biffy for their efforts towards the successful Rotary Family Health Day last week. With the pack down to 24 cards and R1740 in the kitty, Ann drew Dottie’s name; but she only had the 2 of hearts removed from the pack. The R15 attendance prize went to Are.
Duty Roster
October
November
19
Tuesday 24
2
9
Cleveland
Jackson
Overbosch
Schreiber
Wynpress Editorial
Schreiber
Smith
Thomas
Todd
Wynpress Minutes
Howard
Maunder
Van Niekerk
Maunder
Dietrich
Gowdy
Hovstad
Howard
Munday
Overbosch
Schonegevel J
Schonegevel R
Danckwerts
Hovstad
Gowdy
Jackson
Maunder
Munday
Gowdy
Hovstad
Sergeant
Door Duty Grace Loyal Toast International Toast Speaker Intro and Thanks
Jackson Cleveland
James Bird
Overbosch, Schreiber M, Smith, Todd, van Niekerk K
Entertainment for the month
Dates To Diarise
21 October
We will be hosting our visitors from Haugaland college, Norway (2 teachers and 4 students), together with principals from several of our partner schools Mini Conference, Lord Charles Somerset West
Tue. 24 Oct.
Raid by Constantia Rotary Club at Palm House. Also ‘Truth and Lies’!
19 October
Lufefe Nomjana, the Spinach King of Khayelitsha, will tell us about his one-man enterprise PDG Sylvia Whitlock from California will talk about the eleven-year long 9 November court battle to permit women as members of Rotary? Plus raid by Waterfront Club? (Both TBC) 16 November TBA 23 November Clay Café? TBC 30 November Social at Jack Black Brewery 14 December Christmas Party
2 November
Rotary Family Health Day Some photos by Lina
Tailpiece Retired Person’s Perspective
- I’m not saying let’s go kill all the stupid people. I’m just saying let’s remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.
- I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People move out of the way much faster now.
- You can tell a lot about a woman’s mood just by her hands. If they are holding a gun, she’s probably very unhappy.
- You know that tingly little feeling you get when you really like someone you’ve just met? That’s common sense leaving your body.
- I don’t like making plans for the day. Because then the word “premeditated” gets thrown around in the courtroom.
- I didn’t make it to the gym today. That makes 1,500 days in a row.
- I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.
- Dear paranoid people who check behind shower curtains for murderers: If you find one, what’s your plan?
- Everyone has a right to be stupid. Politicians just abuse the privilege.