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FRANC'S FABLES
Thanks to Club Admin for arranging the Club’s Birthday and Awards Evening which went off very well. Congratulations to recipients of Certificates of Service and Paul Harris Awards and in particular to our worthy club member, Alan Warne – well done!
Attendees at the 86th conference of District 9350, in Hermanus, really did ‘connect create and collaborate’. Speakers were motivating and entertaining and it was a most enjoyable experience being at this well-run event. Saturday evening’s Medieval Magic was great fun and we received the fancy dress prize! Our Anns were recipients of two awards – Community Service and Best Attendance and not to be outdone, The Rotary Club of Knysna won the following awards: Youth (Bath/Knysna Interact Project), Community Service (Ear Nose and Throat Week and Wheelchair Project) and Public Relations (Club that best increases awareness of Rotary in community). Well done to all concerned and Mike Mills, you did a sterling job as MC at Saturday’s Conference proceedings.
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This past weekend saw us manning bars at the Simola Hill Climb – hard work, great Club fellowship and PR for Rotary and well orchestrated by Rob Clark.
Handover day at Chalkey Talkey Pre-school (Fraaisig) and Siyafunda Pre-school (Rhobololo) was accompanied by a magnificent cloudburst. Thanks go to Rotarians, Interactors and their teachers for attending the culmination of a project involving eight Interact Clubs and presentation of new equipment covered by a Matching Grant with Bath. Sincere admiration goes to Rotarians Lesley and Ina for their dedication, enthusiasm and commitment over many months to see this vast project reach its conclusion which brings joy and fulfilment to many!
Sesel, I wish you, Knysna Rotary Golf Committee and the entire ‘workforce’ a successful and happy Golf Weekend.
May has been filled with many satisfying Rotary achievements and June is eagerly anticipated as it promises to be another month of gratifying activity for our Club! Our new President’s induction dinner will be held on Friday 24 June so members please make a note and don’t miss it
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On 14 April 2011, PP Ian Huskisson handed over a new wheelchair to Petrus Landman of Karatara. Petrus lost his legs in a car accident many years ago and has been dependent on a wheelchair for mobility. He had received his previous wheelchair twelve years ago and by the time it was replaced, it was worn with use and rusty in many places. A wheelchair provides Petrus with greater mobility and improved quality of life. Despite his serious disability, he is a strong and cheerful man.
A wheelchair was also handed over to Koos Prins of Farleigh. Koos is frail and can only move around with great difficulty. Having a wheelchair will make it easier for his wife, Jacobus, to look after him as she will be able to take him around more easily.
Rotarians Ian Huskisson, Derrick and Barbara Ikin have been visiting and assessing possible recipients of wheelchairs in Karatara and Farleigh. |
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Petrus Landman was delighted to receive
his new wheelchair from Past President Ian Huskisson.
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THE ROTARY CLUB OF KNYSNA’S 49TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AND AWARDS EVENING |
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On 3 May 2011 the Rotary Club of Knysna held its 49th Club Birthday and Awards evening at Quay 4 on Thesen Island. Four citizens of Knysna were honoured for their contributions to the community:
Lali Dwyer was awarded the Rotary Community Service Award for her indefatigable
work in feeding dogs and cats in the township. At Animal Welfare she is well known for the muffins she regularly bakes for the workers, earning herself the title of “muffin lady”. In addition, Lali generously donates ingredients to soup kitchens whenever her budget allows this. The Rotary Club of Knysna honours and salutes this modest, generous and compassionate lady.
Paul Harris Awards, the highest award in Rotary, were given to Keith Cretchley, Richard Sohn and Knysna Rotarian Alan Warne. |
Lali Dreyer, President Franc, Alan Warne, Richard Sohn and
Keith Cretchley at the Awards evening |
Keith Cretchley founded the Knysna Sport School in 1992. Since then he has been the inspiration and dynamo behind the character and success of the school. Keith has combined his love of sport and working with children to provide a safe sporting haven for children from all sectors of our community. Outreach facilities and programmes have been established at Karatara, Wittedrif and Rheenendal. The school’s development programme reaches over 250 children in previously disadvantaged areas of our society. We salute Keith for the passion and dedication with which he has translated his vision into a highly active and inspirational sports school for all the children of Knysna.
Richard Sohn has been the founding chairman and driving force of the Knysna Education Trust (KET) since its formation in 1994. KET works tirelessly to upgrade pre-school education in Knysna and in this way reduce social and educational disparities in the various sectors of our community. The focus is on facilitating early learning by providing improved facilities, programmes and equipment. Other aspects include teacher development; adopt a child’s education, feeding schemes and bursaries. Richard has been a great and active source of inspiration, ideas and support for this most worthy NGO.
Knysna Rotarian Alan Warne was awarded the Paul Harris award for over twenty years service to Rotary. Alan was commended for the commitment and hard work which he applied as the chairman of the committee of the club’s annual cycle race, often working under very difficult circumstances. Furthermore, Alan has shown great perseverance and enthusiasm for the Rotary Club of Knysna’s service projects, both as a member of the service projects committee as well as its director.
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Dear Frank and Rotarians
Thank you so much for a wonderful evening with you all on the occasion of the Club’s birthday and of course what I can say!!
What a surprise and what a privilege and honour to have been awarded the `Paul Harris’. I am truly grateful to all of you for your consideration and care and I will do all I can to live up to the expectations of those who are presented with this prestigious award.
Best wishes and kind regards,
Keith Cretchley
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| CONFERENCE IN HERMANUS 2011 |
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The Rotarians enjoyed two days of “hard work” at the Knysna Hillclimb on 21 and 22 May
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| ROTARIAN LYN LINTON’S VISIT
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Rotarian Lyn Linton from the Rotary Club of Foster, Australia, and her friend Bernadette Hoskings
visited Knysna for three days. They visited
the Provincial Hospital to hand over another box
of children’s clothing knitted by the ladies in
the community of Foster. The Rotarians in
Knysna received several boxes during the last
three years.They also attended the Interact
Matching Grant handover and the Rotary
lunch meeting. Before moving on to Cape Town,
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The hospital staff helped Lyn (second from right) to unpack the box of clothing
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Lyn is dressing a baby at the hospital |
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| THE BATH INTERACT MATCHING GRANT
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| After many months of hard work, the Matching Grant with the Interactors from Bath, UK is completed. The handover took place on Tuesday, 24 May, at the schools, Chalkey Talkey and Siyafunda. |
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equipment and a certificate from
President Franc
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Children playing outside at Chalkey Eleanor Chalkey accepted the outdoor Talkey with the new equipment.
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Ethalina received the outdoor equipment
and the certificate from President Franc
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Siyafunda children enjoy their new
Rotary bikes
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| RYLA –Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
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On Tuesday, 24 May, 14 of the 17 students that attended the RYLA Camp in April, joined the Rotarians for Lunch and reported back on how they enjoyed the camp and on what they have learned. The students spoke very well and told about teamwork and trust. They made new friends and had lots of fun. When questioned if they would do the camp again, all replied “Yes”. The camp was held at Outward Bound near Sedgefield. The students were selected from the six Interact Clubs in the six high schools in Knysna. The Rotary Club of Knysna is very proud of the Interactors and the programme. |
The Interactors from different Interact Clubs at different schools in Knysna reported back to the Rotarians at a lunch meeting. |
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President: Franc Bentley; Past President: Ian Ballantine;
Secretary: Graham Waterston; Treasurer: Adrian Auckland;
Club Administration: Rob Clark;
Service Projects: Alan Warne;
New Generations: Mendy Weiner;
Rotary Foundation: Peter Southey;
Public Relations: Ina Thompson;
Anns President: Penny Bentley
Venue for Tuesday Meetings: Yacht Club at the Knysna Waterfront at 12:30 for 13:00 |
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