District 9350 Digest Monthly newsletter of District Governor Cecil Rose March 2015 No 9 HIGHLIGHT OF THE DG S YEAR - DISTRICT CONFERENCE KALAHARI NEWS HOSTED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF UPINGTON For DG Cecil Rose (seen left) Thursday 30th April to Saturday 2nd May 2015 Since May 2014, when we were awarded the 2015 Conference, several Rotarians have made accommodation bookings in Upington and we would like to encourage others to also start making enquiries now, as the conference is planned to fall on a long week-end. For more info go to : http://rotaryupington.wix.com/conference On this website you will find a list of most of the Guesthouses in and around Upington. We will unfortunately not be able to get involved with any accommodation bookings. Herewith the website to register for the D9350 conference in Upington: http://rotaryupington.wix.com/conference The Assembly and Conference will be held at Duineveld High School, Jan de Klerk St. District Conference and Training Assembly : Upington Planning for the 2015 District Training Assembly and Conference to be held in Upington on Friday 01 and Saturday 02 May is almost done. The speaker programme is now finalised. Social functions are arranged. Registrations are pouring in. For those who have not yet done so you can register at http://rotaryupington.wix.com/conference. Registrations will close one week before Conference.
Conference: GUEST SPEAKERS We are honoured to have as the RI President's Personal Representative (RIPRR) PRIP Frank J Devlyn and guest speakers Dr Christo Wiese and Dave Pepler both of whom are outstanding presenters with excellent stories to tell. News Flashes District Presidents- and Officers-Elect Training Seminar (POETS) Presidents-elect and other club officers who will be in office during the 2015/16 Rotary year will have two POETS sessions to choose from. The first will be held in Cape Town on Saturday 18 April 2015. The second will be held in Upington on Thursday 30 April 2015, the day before District Assembly. Presidents-elect are reminded that they are required to attend a POETS session before taking office. For other club officers attendance is voluntary but strongly recommended. Please select the option that best suits your needs and commitments and register as soon as possible. Club officers are reminded that the Grant Management Seminar (GMS) will be held in conjunction with these two POETS. For a club to be qualified to apply for a Global Grant the club must have had a representative attend a GMS. Presidential Citation 2014-2015 The closing date for submissions from Rotary, Rotaract and Interact clubs for this award is 31 March 2015. Details of the requirements for the award are set out on pages 21-23 of the District Handbook or on www.rotary.org. Submissions must be made to the District Governor and not to Rotary International. District Grant Application Cut-off Date Club officers and Presidents-Elect are reminded that the cut-off date for applications for District Grants is 31 May 2015. You are encouraged to prepare your applications for these Grants and ensure that they fit well with the requirements. During this Rotary year we were able to distribute over R290 000 to help finance 20 club projects. Global Grant Online Application Tool Improved The Rotary Foundation (TRF) has recently improved the online grant application tool on the Rotary International website. If you are involved with your clubs Global Grant application and haven't been on site in the past few weeks then go to https://www.rotary.org/ and check it out. RI Semi-Annual Dues Club officers are reminded that their club's semi-annual dues which were invoiced by RI under the new invoicing system in January are required to be paid within 120 days. Should any club have an 2
outstanding balance of over US$250 for longer than that period of time the club may be terminated by the RI Board. New and Recent Member Workshop - 11 April 2015 New and recently new Rotarians are reminded of the New Member Workshop to be held on Saturday 11 April 2015 which will give them a wider knowledge and understanding of the world of Rotary and help orientate them as they get more involved in their clubs and activities of Rotary. The morning workshop will take place in the Chairman's View at the Western Province Cricket Club Sports Centre on Ave de Mist Rondebosch starting at 08:30. The cost is R50 per person to help cover the cost of the venue and refreshments that will be provided. Rotary Fellowships - The Wine Quaffers & Golfing Fellowship Weekend A combined event for these two Fellowships is planned for the weekend 11/12 April 2015 in the Worcester area. For more details contact Joké Young (Helderberg) at jeyoung@mweb.co.za or David Reade (Worcester) at drreade@netactive.co.za. There is also information available on the Events Calendar on the District website http://www.rotary9350.co.za/. Hurry, space is limited. K.I.D.S take Kids to the Sea Members of Klub Interact Deutsche Schule (KIDS), the Interact Club of the German School (for the rest of us) recently took 485 disadvantaged children including orphans, abuse victims and street children to Fish Hoek beach for a full day's outing. They were transported there by train, the Edutrain, with many carers and supporters to ensure that they all enjoyed the trip. Once at the beach there was a full programme of activities, both intellectual and physical, overseen by KIDS members, Interactors from The Patriots (Simon's Town) and Rustenburg Girls School and Rotarians of Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope and Claremont clubs. Tremendous support was also obtained from the management of Fish Hoek beach, Fish Hoek Lifesaving Club, Pick n Pay and Peninsula Beverages. The result of this huge team effort was to give those 485 children an experience which most of them would never have had had before and a day that they will not forget in a long, long time. 3
MULTI-CLUB PROJECT FOR DISTRICT 9350 Donated TV's Distributed Rotarian Oscar Ssuna (Cape Town on right) with PE Stephen Bredenkamp (Wynberg). A total of 43 flat screen 19" TV sets were recently collected from the offices of GAC Shipping (SA) (Pty) Ltd in Montague Gardens by 6 clubs who had applied for them. The TV sets were donated by Petroleum Geo- Services (PGS), the owners of the oil seismic exploration ship MV Ramform Sovereign. The TV's came available when they were replaced as part of the refurbishing of crew accommodation on the vessel. They were offered to Rotary collectively in Cape Town and were landed when the ship called at Cape Town in October 2014. GAC Shipping as ship's and clearing agents handled the time consuming task of getting them cleared through Customs. This they did at no cost to Rotary Rotarian Oscar Ssuna (Cape Town) took on the formidable task of coordination and liaison between the clubs who applied for the TV's and those handling them after they were landed. PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES AND GAC SHIPPING In mid-february all formalities were resolved and the TV's were collected by the club representatives. From there they were distributed to a variety of institutions and facilities including seniors facilities, clinics, hospitals and schools. Congratulations and thanks are due to the ship's owners Petroleum Geo-Services, agents GAC Mayco member Garreth Bloor (Kirstenbosch) Shipping, their representatives and Rtn Oscar Ssuna for making the distribution of these TV's to so many people who will derive great benefit from them. Thanks also to Garreth Bloor (Kirstenbosch), Mayoral Committee member for Tourism, Events and Economic Development for representing the Executive Mayor DG Cecil Rose stands among the Rotarians and GAC Shipping staff at the hand-over of the TVs. 4
of Cape Town, Alderman Patricia de Lille at the handover event. Rotary International District 9350 District Digest Newsletter for DG Cecil Rose cecilrose@mweb.co.za Angola Namibia Other Special Days March was Literacy month April is Rotary Magazine month April 1: April Fools Day April 2: World Autism Awareness Day April 3: Good Friday April 6: Family Day April 7: World Health Day April 17: World Haemophilia Day April 22: Earth Day April 23: World Book Day April 25: World Malaria Day April 27: Freedom Day Northern & Western Cape Yippee! All club visits have been successfully completed. My thanks to all of our clubs for their cooperation, hospitality and support. It was wonderful visiting you all. Edited by Cheryllyn Chip Michie chipmichie@gmail.com Ph: 021 851 9254 For RI District 9350 information, contact District Services Centre Monday to Friday, 9 am to 1 pm at +27 (0) 21 686 4499 fax +27 (0) 21 689-3970 or send email todist9350@iafrica.com or post topo Box 255, Newlands 7725 DISTRICT GRANTS The Rotary Foundation offer clubs flexibility to carry out activities that support the Foundation s mission. WISE WORDS! An Indiana cemetery has a tombstone, more than one hundred years old, with this epitaph: Pause stranger, when you pass me by, As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so you will be, So prepare for death and follow me. An unknown passer-by scratched these additional words on the tombstone: To follow you I m not content, Until I know which way you went. 5 DID YOU KNOW? Humanitarian Grants support clubs and districts as they undertake humanitarian serviceprojects, involve the active participation of Rotarians, assist in the development of Rotary networks, and adhere to strict stewardship guidelines. See The Rotary Foundation Quick Reference Guide