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Friday, 15 September 2021
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Primary School Prefab Classroom Donated
Table No.1 did a formal handover of the project on 24th August 2021
Leonard “Plot” Roeleveld
Nahoon Primary School needed a classroom to host their Robotics classes. Round Table No.1 donated the classroom. The school welcomed the idea of Round Table sponsoring the classroom and they the carried the cost of the erecting it on site.
We would like to thank all those involved in this great project, ensuring our children stay with the fast-moving 4th Industrial Revolution.
Round Table assisted the school with finding the correct installers and also with getting sponsorships for a great portion of the work that needed to be completed. We were involved from the initial stages till completion and Round
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From The President It is almost impossible to think that we are heading into October and that Christmas and New Year is around the corner. The marathon of attending fourteen Area Conferences is nearing the home stretch and weekends seems to be blurred together. This last month's travel included: ·41ér AGM (Lidgetton West) ·Border Mid Year Conference (Kei Mouth) ·BMG (Muldersdrift) ·Namibia Conference (Omaruru) It has been pleasing to see that the attendance at Area Conferences has been excellent and that the members of RTSA are hungry for the fellowship that we couldn't have last year. The second stage of the Branding Plan involving the enrichment of our members have added a different dynamic to the meetings that we attend. The interactive workshops have
The feedback received has been really positive, and we hope to continue similarly in the future. These WHY Workshops have led to areas adopting phrases as a collective, enabling them to share a common goal and vision, further strengthening the Area bonds. #Inspire #We'veGotYourBack #100%PureNamibian #StandUpAndServe I look forward to visiting the Northern Cape, Free State, STNOFS, Natal South Coast, Natal North Coast, Drakensberg, Eastern Province during October and thus also completing the constitutional obligations in terms of Area Visits. It has only been a pleasure travelling to date as we have been received with open arms but mostly left with broken livers.
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From the Editor
So I encourage the following:
Igor Scheurkogel
One would think that is weird that an editor of a newspaper or a magazine sometimes have nothing to say, yet here I find myself to write the letter from the editor and one has reached a mind block after compiling yet another HUGE Inkundla Magazine where you stand in amazement from how much Round Table Southern Africa is doing for our communities across our region and even better how much we do in just thirty days. But after my mental block I took a step back to see what would be that mental block.... In the month of October we have mental health day and even though it is a topic that finally got more attention because of COVID, humankind still do not respect this shadow in the corner with enough respect. As tablers we have the privilege of have a much bigger extended 'family' to reach out and speak out when things are getting rough in life. We should learn the habit of doing it more
their minds so that they do not get trapped in that loop and feel that they are lost.
often than we think to do so. Table meeting are not enough especially if projects and events are happening and need to be discussed at meetings. The topic of mental health popped up with me when I took a step back, that you get so overwhelmed this time of year as we are getting closer to the end of the year we would like to get closure on unresolved issues of 2021, we are going into a holiday season with possible lower levels of lockdown and yet we wonder if things will be like it was before?
When you feel isolated reach out to fellow tabler. Adopt a adopt-a-tabler system so that you can check-in with other tablers when you want, not when they feel so. Incorporate event or point in your meetings which 'forcefully' could allow for tablers to possibly speak out. Make time to learn about your fellow tabler's families and job descriptions which helps to have better teamwork when you plan events. Let's not let a brother slip away because we think that he is strong or it is just a phase in his life that will go away.
Be willing to be open up when you feel pressed and also be open to just listen because sometimes that is all As you can see even though that is needed. there was a mental block there are still words and it might be a Yours in Table way for myself or other tablers Doc to reach out when they just ramble as they just need a #Impactfulchange place to open up and speak #unityinbrotherhood
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Impactful Change The needs of our Elders Piet van Heerden
There is no doubt that special people are placed on this earth to do special things and the same can be said for the ladies at Marigold Place. Marigold Place is an institution that caters for and takes care of the elderly, including dementia patients. As most institutions, assistance from the South African Government is next to either nothing or none at all. Bloemfontein 158 saw the need and agreed to support them. It was a privilege to meet the Marigold ladies in the Free State cold and deliver a supply of mince and assorted foods for June and July as well as a few heaters to keep warm for the rest of the winter. We wish Marigold place all the best and thank them for what they do for the elderly and those suffering of demensia.
Ship Chandlers food donation
Martin Degele
Once again the company’s supporting us yearly came thru with awesome food donation which were distributed all around Walvisbay. We got sponsored frozen chicken, canned fish, spaghetti and juices. These items will last for a couple of weeks at the children homes in our town. Without these type of donations we as Table would have to do so much more projects to assist all.
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Kids haven school bag donation Piet van Heerden
Rt 36 is very passionate to help assist children which are the future of the country. One small step we as table can take is to help the children’s education part. We all have been in school in our life time and as we know these days with our children the education materials they are receiving is just get more on yearly bases. To help carry these books to and from school RT36 assist yearly the children homes with new school bags if needed. Doing our small part in the future of the nation.
Kids haven school bag donation Leigh Westerdale
Due to lack of government funds during these dreadful Covid-19 times, we donated 55 Winter Knights blankets to the Walvis Bay State Hospital. To donate to the state proves difficult though. Specifically worded letters had to be drafted for them to accept goods they really need.
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Mayor Fund: Elderly Handover Byron Westerdale
Each year Round Table tries to do something around Christmas time to brighten the spirits of our community. In the past we have put together different care packs for different age groups. A highlight for me was the year we put together sweetie packs and purchased a lot of different spots equipment like soccer balls, cricket bats and balls etc. We drove through the township with a few bakkies, handing out these donations to as many kiddies as we possibly could. Needless to say, it was chaos, but the smiles and appreciation made it all worth it. December 2020 had to be done slightly different as the pandemic was still real and we had to protect ourselves and everyone around us. This year we worked hand in hand with the Mayor of Walvis Bay. His office has an initiative every year where they invite the elderly community for a meal just before Xmas and due to the pandemic, this was not possible. Funds in the New Mayors Fund was also low as Covid had also hampered their fund raising opportunities throughout 2020, putting them in the position to scramble and look for donations right up until D-Day. Round Table Walvis Bay came to the party a few days before Christmas and purchases Food Vouchers from our Local Spar to the value of N$ We would also like to thank Spar Walvis Bay 50 000 for the Mayor to hand out to those that for the contribution they made towards this would of attended the Christmas meal event. initiative, it is amazing how the Walvis Bay community stands together when needed most.
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Blood donation Update 2021 Byron Westerdale Round Table Walvis Bay has over the past few years ran a Blood Drive in our Table, this is a way of giving back that just takes 20 minutes of your time, nothing else. Each unit of blood donated can be separated into its constituent parts and used to enhance the lives of at least 3 patients and save lives in the process Only 0.8% of the Namibian Population donates blood, this making our blood supplies in our country very low and during peak holiday times in our country, there is not always enough blood to assist those that need it.
RT 36 tries to hit the blood bank every 56-60 days as that is the time you need to wait between donations. We make each visit entertaining for the NAMBTS staff and fellow donors as we try lift everyone’s spirits as there are a few nervous donors now and then. This time round we were 5 gents from Walvis 36 that was available 2x Pipeliners, 2x 41ers (one Honorary),1x Tabler Unfortunately our legs were not available, but they usually accompany us and support the cause as well. P.S. Spot our honorary member in the photo
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School Books Donated
Jens van Vuuren Dolphin school contacted Rt36 with old school books which they no longer had a need for. The books for all different grades and subjects where collected and sorted to make sure books going to the correct schools as different syllabises between private and public schools. So glad the schools make us of Round Table to ensure the future leaders of the country will have the right tools to reach their dreams.
Jens van Vuuren RT 36 was contact to help arrange food hamper handovers.
Food Hampers to children homes
One strange rock fil production in Namibia shooting a documentary for National Geographic sponsored 60 lunch packs. It was all fresh produce and had to be distributed quickly. We handed over to Kids Haven shelter, Jonah home shelter for kids and Twaloloka Task team. The packs where prepared by Protea Hotel Walvisbay where the crew stayed over.
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Dreams Come True Juan Viljoen Hierdie naweek het op 'n hoogtepunt afgeskop toe Roundtable Bloemfontein 158 saam Payment Services Consolidated 'n leeder van Lettie Fouchéskool se droom 'n werklikheid gemaak het. Die leerder het vir die eerste keer spalkies gekry wat hom gaan help om gemakliker te loop. Hy moes spesifieke skoene kry waarin die spalkies sal inpas en Bloem 158 het vir hom gemaklike en toepaslike skoene gekoop om die proses aan te help. Hy geniet dit ook vreeslik baie om fiets te ry, maar het nie 'n geskikte fiets nie. Saam Payment Services Consolidated het Bloem 158 n voorstel gemaak om te gaan kyk wat beskikbaar was, die res is geskiedenis! Die fiets was net daar en dan gestel en daar was dadelik 'n rondte in die winkel vasgevat. Hy het met sy nuwe fiets en valhelm by die deure van die winkel uitgery!
Sunflower Day
Tafadzwa Dudu Nyakotyo
The Grahamstown Round Table 11 took up the Sunflower Project in association with the DKMS Africa (formerly Sunflower Fund). The official for the drive was the 17th of September and we placed the orders in advance and started distributing the “Topes for Hope” to our partner schools and local businesses early.
We experienced an overwhelming support for the project and are ear marked to collect R72 000 for the 2400 Topes we sold in Grahamstown. The project has been a good visibility for the Grahamstown Round Table 11 men as we are championing a worthy cause for blood related diseases like Leukemia.
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We would like to thank all the Grahamstown tablers that took a box to sell - Graeme College; Hoërskool P.J. Olivier; Diocesan School for Girls, Kingswood College, St Andrews College; McCullum Brokers, Alex/Kenton Table 210; Olde 65 Bar/Restaurant, Red Café Restaurant, Ginos Restaurant, Major Frasers Restaurant; Takealot Grahamstown, Makana Brick; Carara Agro; Salem Church & community; Rhodes HKE dept; Helen & [Jay Kruuse, Ryno (ex tablers) tomention a few.
Terence Bellingan
To further the Aims and Objectives of Round Table Grahamstown 11, a raffle was run and tickets were sold by Tablers and their partners – a group effort in the end! Prizes included one night’s weekend special for a double room for 2 adults sharing for 1 night, inclusive of dinner, bed and breakfast at the Mpekweni Beach resort; a river cruise for 8 people on the Kowie River; a whole butchered piggie and a gift hamper to the value of R500.00. The draw was carried out on Tuesday 06 July with the main prize, the stay at the Mpekweni resort going to none other than Round Table 11 Tabler Tafadzwa "Dudu" Nyakotyo Nyakotyo! The River Cruise was won by... The whole butchered pig was won by Boudina McChonnachie and the hamper prize by.... Special thanks must go to the Mpekweni Resort for supporting our raffle, and Royden Horne for donating the piggie. A net profit of R8 500.00 was made on this project!
Raffle
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Homeless in Need Jannie Keyl As part of the R2500-00 Project tablers will coupled with 2 fellow tablers to identify and assist member of the public in need of any assistance and utilize their R2500-00 to change the circumstances and/or assist such member of the public in their circumstances. We identified Piet, who now dedicates his life now looking after destitute, indigent and mentally and physically disabled people who are typically left homeless and hungry due to no or little income. Piet is currently caring for 297 homeless people over several camps in Bloemfontein to provide them with a roof over their heads, a warm bed and three meals a day. This is indeed a daunting task and Piet continues to build houses from whatever proceeds and scrap he can gather which houses are split into single and sharing rooms depending on the needs of the homeless. Despite the circumstances Piet is continuing in his endevours to make a difference in the community even though he is not getting state funding due to the nature of his operation. We contacted Piet in September 2021 and established that he and his people are in dire straights as the volume of people to be fed is overwhelming and the current ability to achieve same has been given over the grace of the Creator.During the phone call and on our enquiries on what is needed Piet simply answered “anything, just bring anything”.
Accordingly myself, Justin and Piet from Bloemfontein 158 attended to Metro Foods on 15 September 2021 where we purchased and thereafter delivered, poultry and “anything” R2500-00 can cover, whilst buying efficiently to serve as much as possible people for as inexpensive as possible. To be frank R2500-00 simply wouldn’t cover it but at least we made a dent. Some residents partook in a photo with myself and our own Piet “Ceilings” that will be the image to remember how we made a small difference in a time of need.
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Family Handovers
Jens van Vuuren This project started off a year ago when the first lock down happened all over the world. Families where struggling financially and Wvb 36 decided to start a new project and try help our fellow Namibians. We received a major donation to the value of N$ 200 000 to start this project off. This has been running for almost 2 years now and has proven to help a lot of families in and around Walvisbay. Each hamper is valued at N$500 per family. Thus far we have handed out over N$60 000 this year in hampers which means 120 family assisted with average of 3 in a family is 360 persons assisted in past few months.
In one community people started helping each other and made a short term facility available for those who couldn’t afford rent or lost their jobs. In Narraville the municipality has made the rugby club available for just such people. Rt36 have assisted them for the past year in various small donations. So many people in one place and no cleaning materials lice started breeding out. Rt36 decided to jump in and assist once again.
Narraville Evicted Jens van Vuuren
We as Rt36 saw the need and assisted with 25L bath soap, 25L cleaning liquid,25kg washing powder,15 food parcels and 14 checkers vouchers to the narraville evicted. The value of this was in access of N$ 11000.00. With an outbreak of lice at the facility we also assisted with a company fumigating the premises to value of N$2000.00.
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Wynand Viljoen
Fire brigade Handover
On Friday 30 July Walvis Bay 36 arranged to meet the mayor of Walvis Bay at the town's fire brigade at 13h00. The mayor Mr. Trevino Forbes and the Deputy Fire Chief Mr. Kathindi were met by Wynand Viljoen and Brian Langer on behalf of RT36 to donate 20 food parcels and 20 blankets to the Fire brigade to assist them. The Fire brigade have an assistance fund out of which they assist their fire victims as well as the homeless in need of food. The donation accumulated a cost of N$ 14k. The Mayor confirmed that he is proud of the work being done by Round Table 36 and that he challenges other organizations to come on board and assist the community of Walvis Bay. The Deputy fire Chief Mr. Kathindi thanked Round Table for their assistance and reiterated how grateful they are for the donation.
Ria Pienaar Wheelchair Assist while she was away at work.
Byron Westerdale Round Table Walvis Bay was contacted by the office of the Mayor with a request to assist a young lady in the local township. Ria Pienaar had lost her job a couple of months back as she had to accompany her baby boy just under 2 years old to hospital in the capital City of Namibia, 400km away from home. Her young boy, was left paralyzed and brain dead by the nanny she trusted to care for her baby
They were in and out of hospital for a total of 8 months due to the severity of the injuries. Ria is a struggling young mom that is trying to balance full time care for her young boy, witch at this moment has no control over his body, completely blind and all he can physically do is hear things being said and trying to generate some income to survive. Round Table Walvis Bay was able to assist Ria with basic cosmetics/toiletries and baby essentials.
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There was a further request for a wheel chair as RT 36 has a “Wheel Chair Initiative” but at the time we had no chairs available as all were out with people that needed them, and we also did not have a chair suitable for such a young boy and for his needs. Not long after we assisted Ria, Round Table Walvis Bay made the decision to purchase another wheel chair and donate this chair to Ria and her boy to make their lives a little easier. Members of Walvis Bay Round Table accompanied by the Mayor of Walvis Bay were out to purchase and handover the wheelchair to the Office of the Mayor as they were in contact with Ria and assisting her where they can. As we leaving the centre, by chance we bumped into Ria on her way to purchase some groceries and necessities. Shocked as she had no idea that she was receiving this donation, we all have a nice conversation, took a photo or 2 and assisted her to her place of residence with her Wheelchair. Such an amazing and positive lady, even with everything she has gone through and what she is dealing with on a daily basis, she still walks with her head held high and a smile on her face. Really inspiring. We had a few Checkers vouchers still available with us, we then also assisted Ria with vouchers to the value of N$400.00 for her to purchase food items she needed to see out this disastrous year she had been through.
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Power of Social Media Jens van Vuuren We as table don’t always have the funds available to assist as much as we would like to. The need is still there and our hearts go out those suffering and need assistance. One of our projects started 2 decades ago and is just growing from strength to strength is Kids Haven shelter in Walvisbay which is the only one in town. They came to Round Table 36 and required assistance to help feed 23 children on daily basis.Well with the current times we all know to get these sort of funds is really hard to come by from large companies. Instead we decided to put a post on social media and request individuals from the public to assist. We took a few pictures of current situation in the store room. The response was overwhelming and one small post was shared over 489 times and reached over 80000 people in 2 weeks’ time. Needless to say they received so much food from public support they had to clear more space to store everything wow…… Social media what a powerful tool to use for Round Table.
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Pot For Tummies Rigardt Esterhuizen Vinsure Makelaars / Brokers & Round Table Paarl 44 took hands once again to feed the homeless people of the Paarl community. We stood up early on a Saturday morning to start preparing the delicious potjie kos and maize porridge for the homeless. We made 175 meals. This is an ongoing project from Paarl44 to feed the homeless and Vinsure Makelaars / Brokers are the sponsor of this ongoing project. We thank them for their support.
Food on the Table
Rigardt Esterhuizen
Round Table Paarl 44 got donations of a 2-plate stove top and a compact oven. We then made a few calls to see if there is someone in need of these kitchen appliance. We found two ladies that had to prepare food on broken appliance. We donated the kitchen appliances to the ladies so that they can prepare food for their families. It was heartwarming so see the smile on their face when they got the new kitchen appliance. That is why we as Round Table Paarl 44 do what we do, to #bethelight in our community.
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Family Assisted in Fire Jens van Vuuren In July a fire broke out in Kristian Sand Street in our local township around 21h00. A total of 4 shacks were completely lost and a further 9 affected. This fire yet again left many people vulnerable and out in the elements. The need for food, blankets, mattresses and tents were of utmost importance and something needed to be done ASAP. Walvis Bay Round Table was able to assist with 15 food Packs, 30 blankets and 30 pillows at this time. The Office of the Mayor was able to assist with the rest of the items as they still had certain items in their store from the Twaloloka Disaster. RT 36 has built up strong bonds with the Office of the Mayor throughout the years, but it has become even stronger over the last 6 months with the appointment of the new Mayor of Walvis Bay. We have and will continue to work and in hand with the Mayor’s Office as they are out to make changes for the good in our community, and that is what us as Round Table Walvis Bay and Southern Africa stands for.
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Task Soup Kitchen Assist Jens van Vuuren Before Twaloloka burnt down, Toya and her team were feeding the kids weekly. They formed the group T.A.S.K. – Twaloloka Aid Support and Kindness. We assisted them profusely with the soup kitchen after the disaster. We donated N$10,000 to T.A.S.K. so they can continue the good work they do.
A walk in a kids shoes Project Nicus Bok Bok Prinsloo Round table Stilfontein 53 in association with Daphne Lee distributed school shoes on 13 August 2021 for underprivileged kids in Stilfontein. The project started in March 2021 and has been extended because of covid regulations, we have raised R2300 which will be split with Daphne Lee but further ticket sales are still to be discussed as there are still shoes available to give out to needy kids in the town. We hope to be able to help every kid in town that does not have any shoes to wear to school, no child should go through walking barefoot to school. Our ticket sales are still available if anyone wants to contribute. Our draw for prizes is still postponed until we are able to give out all of our shoes to kids in town.
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Winter Knights
Blankets/Oximeters Handover Jens van Vuuren
Hentiesbay retirement place is a small town 100km away from Wvb along the skeleton coast had been hit hard with 3 rd wave of Covid. They don’t have private hospital facility and the private doctor had passed away due to covid also. Private Citizens decided to help the elderly community and made a house available as a covid health facility. The got in nurses to take care of the positive persons at the facility. Funds where donated from various towns throughout Namibia and Rt36 decided to give a helping hand. Winterknights our association project we gave 50 blankets to value of N$ 11000 and Rt36 Welfare fund purchased 20 Oximeters to help monitor the patience at the facility. Mr Agenbach was extremely grate full for the oximeters and blankets as these items haven been donated as yet. He also praised the great work we do within our community and to help each and every one where possible.
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Stilfontein
Bok Bok Prinsloo
Round Table Stilfontein 53 ran our annual winter knights project despite being postponed twice this year. After Stephan Henderson’s induction the club was eager to see him take the ropes on his second project and make a difference in our community. RT53 was disappointed having to move the date over and over due to the 3 rd wave of Covid and that most of our beneficiaries are elderly we did not want to take any chances. Stilfontein 53 finally able to do their project on Friday 17 September 2021, thanks to our friends at Daphne Lee and some friendly neighbours we were able to give out close to R2500 worth of baked and cooked goods to the needy. RT53 also gave out a mix of donated clothing to families that we know about from earlier projects that were struggling. Big thank you goes out to everyone who gave a helping hand to our cause. We at Stilfontei 53 feel that the winter knights initiative is one of the greatest projects our association could have chosen to not only unite us as brothers opening our hands to the respective communities but as hero’s to those less fortunate. Well done RT Stilfontein 53, well done STNOFS and Well done ARTSA
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Keetmanshoop Adam Amize
Wel213 had headed the call from the Keetmanshoop Community in the south of Namibia about 500km away from our home’s in Windhoek. The Keetmans community reached out via the orphanage and old age homes who requested assistance from Wel213 to help them fight the cold. The temperatures where in the low one-digit figures and Wel213 weathered the cold to oblige. Blanche Meyer our contact in Keetmans helped with the different distribution’s points and wel213 was able to distribute blankets and Oximeters to the Oldage home Keetmans. We realized that the Pandemic has worsened with lockdowns continuing and, in an effort, to help fight the pandemic and the deaths it causes we donated the oximeters. This in a effort to save lives as it will assist with the quicker seeking of medical attention when Oxygen levels drops below 90%. Wel213 also distributed at the Christ Hope Orphanage blankets and oximeters and to individual elderly and Early development centers within Keetmanshoop. We finally finished with distributions at around 17h00 and had a few hours left to get our necessities for the evening meal and social. Our accommodation left much to be desired but as tablers we toughed it out and made the best of the mis advertised facilities. It did not take long in true Namibian tablers fashion we had the care taker and co-owner of the facilities socializing with us and discounting our stay. It was a great day and the social was cut short by the curfew. It was probably for the
best as the next morning we had to hit the road again back to Windhoek. It was quick drive to Mariental but we had a lengthy discussion with Dr. Platt who is the Director of Medical care and Hospitals for the southern regions including Rehoboth. It was a time consumer but we are sure it will yield fruits in the near future. We finaly arrived in Windhoek at 17h00 and rest was high on the agenda. Wel213 has distributed 170 blankets valued at N$10000.00 and 15 Oximeters valued at N$2550.00, a total of 16-man hours of distribution time and 10 hours or traveling time was well worth the efforts put in to make an impactful change in the lives of so many people.
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continues... Wel213 took the road to the south at about 05h00 the Friday Moring 13th of August. With 4 people In the Haval packed with blankets to the roof it was evident that there was not even space for a mouse. The road was cold as the temperatures hit minus three degrees and the windscreen continuedly fogged up. Romeo, Ilana, Amia and I finaly reached a very cold Mariental and found our contact Renee von Watzdorf a social worker in Mariental. It was nice putting a face to the name and we immediately started off to the different places we were to distribute the Winter Knights blankets. We were escorted by other Social workers to Earl development centers in the outskirts of Mariental and ended up distributing blankets to Takarania and Pehovelo development centers/ kinder gardens. Wel213 was also able upon our return to Mariental to meet Sister Beatrix who is the main care giver at the Sacred Heart Hospice in Mariental. The Hospice takes care of the elderly who are frail and help is not afforded or cannot be afforded to them at home. The Hospice has 40 beds of which 30 are occupied and most almost 70% of the elderly occupying these beds are cared for in humanely in what is expected to be their final days. This was a sad and uncomfortable discussion but necessary for us to hear. Wel213 donated blankets for each bed and Oximeters to the Hospice. Wel213 was unable to visit the Mariental Hospital as we waited for permission to bend not break the covid regulations governing the visitations in the Hospital but to no avail.
Renee assisted us in this regard and ensured that the people in the different wards (Male and female , TB, Pedriatric and Covid) of the hospital was each provided with a WK Blanket. We thank Renee and the Social workers of Mariental for extending our hands. Mariental community after seeing that covid was a serious problem and government facilities was not adequate had started a fund and out of this private fund a fully equipped ambulance was obtained for covid patients. This was a great initiative and shows that a community can work together. Wel213 was able to Donate 10 Oximeters to The Elite Emergency rescue Services who is currently manned by volunteers during this time. Servicing the Mariental area and the rest of he region where possible. We thank Chanel and her team for their sacrifices and hope that the small donation will assist them in saving lives. The last Mariental stop was the Medical Practitioner office of DR. Platt. This is a personal friend of mine and a friend of table particularly Wel213. Dr. Platt also being the head of medical care in the southern regions and in charge of Hospital also during the time of Covid see’s patients and treats them at their homes. What a valiant effort to ensure that infection is limited and helping those with medial care who are unable to get a bed in a hospital. Wel213 Donated 5 Oximeters to assist Dr. Platt in his treatment of patients. We took the road again from mariental to keetmanshoop and the drive felt short as we had a lot to discuss on the distributions done. Wel213 has distributed 100 blankets valued at N$ 6500.00 and 15 Oximeters valued at N$2550.00 in total in Mariental.
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East London Ntobeko “Toby” Nzuza
1. Winter Knights Monetary Collection East London Round Table No.1 kicked off this year’s Winter Knights campaign in early June with a request for monetary donation. With high levels of COVID-19 cases, around the time, the request was done via social media posts of the modified Winter Knights poster with an added Snapscan QR code. About R 550 was collected utilising this method. 2. Elle Yarn (https://elleyarns.com/) Winter Knights Donations Our Vice-Chairman, Jethro Penny, approached Saprotex International, a spinner of highquality hand-knitting yarns, for donation of their once-off woollen creations . These creations were a variety of knitted woollen jerseys, scarfs, blankets, ponchos, children’s toys & accessories. This collection of donations consisted of 35 boxes, with an average of 15 items per box, at ±R200 per item, equating to a massive value of R 105 000. This massive donation filled a 1-tonne truck and took the Tablers & WAGs most of Saturday to sort through into boxes for children’s homes, old age homes and drive-around-town donating. 3. Winter Knights Own Haven Housing Association (www.ownhaven.co.za) Community Development Donations
Travis Fourie, RT1 Tabler, was contacted by Own Haven personnel, Kim Moore, wanting to partner up with us. She’s the Community Development Manager at Own Haven and had seen the Winter Knights post on Facebook. Her, her staff and some of the residents took to collecting non-perishable foods and blankets, under the Winter Knights banner. These totalled to a value of R 5 500. By the end of July, our Chairman went to meet with Kim and collect the items for donation. 4. Premier Hotels – East London Winter Knights Donations As winter started to subside, a RT1 41’er Bruce McKay, contacted our Chairman and informed him that one of the Premier Hotels in East London has changed some of their blankets, bed linens, towels & bath mats and they wanted to donate that through RT1. These donations totalled to a valve of R 15 300. Premier Hotels was kind enough to deliver these to us. These are currently being stored, however, will be donated to Angle's Child and Youth Care Centre and East London Child and Youth Care Centre. 5. Winter Knights Donation Distribution On the night of the 22nd July, possibly the coldest night of the year at 5°C and with 42km/h winds. We packed our vehicles with the donations and took to the streets in and around the East London’s CBD,
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looking for the less fortunate who would most benefit from the received donations. It did not take us long, as we came down Buffalo Street, stopping and handing some much-needed clothing and blankets out. We carried on down till the bottom end of the road, by the Magistrates Court buildings. We were shocked at just how many people lived around this area and close to the harbour walls. We dropped off a few boxes of children and adult’s jerseys and blankets. We then made our way to the opposite side of the block, bottom of Cambridge Street and dropped off a few more boxes. That weekend, we decided to drop off the donated food, children’s clothing and blankets at the Angle's Child and Youth Care Centre in Scenery Park, which RT1 helped build in 2018. We also donated some children’s clothing and toys at the East London Child and Youth Care Centre (www.facebook.com/East-LondonChild-and-Youth-Care-Centre1745957025717835)in Beacon Bay. With still plenty more boxes left, we decided to return to the streets, but shifted our focus to the North End and Quigney areas. Although we did not find too many destitute people within these areas, like previous years, it did make us happy to know that the city and residents of the city were doing something about the homeless of East London. By mid-August, we donated the remaining goods, from Own Haven & Saprotex International, to CATCH projects (www.catchprojects.co.za) in Gonubie. These goods were very welcomed by the CATCH projects staff, who do community services works within the informal settlement of Mzamomhle, Gonubie, where 40 000 people are impacted by poverty, violence and AIDS.
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Grahamstown Tafadzwa Dudu Nyakotyo
This year’s edition of the Winter Knights for Grahamstown Round Table 11 was a low key projects but effective in achieving the objectives of the drive. With the limitations of Covid, we have seen an effective 2021 campaign mainly because of the partnership we had with Food 4 Futures and Settler’s City Toyota Grahamstown. We partnered up with Settler City Toyota who donated a blanket for every bake sold in June & July and managed to donate 62 blankets to the Food4Future organisations that runs a food and clothing distribution office in downtown Grahamstown. We managed to hand over 62 blankets to the Food4Futures which would be distributed to families less fortunate and in need. Other items collected for this year’s Winter Knights included, sleeping bags, and bags of pre-made pap.
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Unity in Brotherhood
Henry Denner
Umpa Induction
As jy In enige hoedanigheid in die Rosestad in die vroee tweeduisends na die draai van die Millinium enige moontlike vorm van ‘n partyjie ( House Parties, Rave Parties, Dronk Parties, Skoon parties , Bachelor Parties en selfs 60ste bday parties bygewoon het sal die naam Umpa ‘n klokkie lui. Umpa was as student een van Bloemfontein se bekendste platejoggies toe die beroep groot aansien gehad het onder veral die skoner geslag. Gelukkig vir Bloemfontein se rondloperkatte was Umpa nog altyd goed gemanierd. Dit was vir ons ‘n groot voorreg om eers vir Umpa as ‘n gas te kon ontvang by 25. Hy het baie vinnig , vinniger as die meeste huidige tafelaars begin inklim in ons projekte ook dadelik verkil teweeg gebring met sy kontakte en wye vriendekringe. Hy was onmiddelik op sy gemak tussen die ou tafelaars en het nooit uit plek gelyk of geklink nie. Dit was ‘n No-Brainer vir 25 om die gas naby te hou. Na so 6 maande( Wat vinnig is by 25) het die tafel eenparig besluit om vir Umpa te induct. Deesdae is Umpa getransformeer soos die meerderheid van ons vanaf die half onder die invloed DJ na ‘n suksesvolle sakeman. Hy het ook ‘n baie sterk wil en drang om ‘n verskil aan baie se lewens te bring In sy onmiddelike omgewing. Die dryfkrag kom na teleurstellings in sy persoonlike lewe wat hy met ons meegedeel het. Hy het verseker na die regte plek gekom om die droom na te streef! Ons sien uit na die pad vorentoe met Umpa aan ons tafel en sien uit om te sien hoe hy sy kennis in sy projekte gaan indruk en dit suksesvol af te handel as ‘n tafelaar.
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Braai Day Round table Middelburg 126 has joined in the wonderful heritage of South Africa and had a braai day project the one thing that stans out from our Heritage. Earlier in the year we had our annual bok bok raffle where we had the ultimate hunting experience and a awesome fellowship. We received a sponsor for a Blue Wildebeest and the tablers cultivated the meat. On the 24th of September we kick off our braai day early the morning where we started at Bethesda House of Hope in Middelburg. All the tablers met up at Bethesda and got everything ready to start the braai. Once the fire was ready to braai and the first wors hit the grill the smell was amazing. The smell got all of us excited. We prepared 50 boerewors rolls for all the children and staff of Bethesda. After our braai at Bethesda we headed over to Koppie str in Middelburg. Were all the tablers met up again to start a new fire. The tablers family members also joined the awesome braai day. When the fire was ready once again, we had that awesome smell of boerewors on the grill. We prepared 80 boere wors rolls, tablers and their family members also got boerewors rolls and had an amazing fellowship. We at Middelburg 126 want to thank all tablers, pipeliners and guest who joined us for the braai day project it was a huge success. We are grateful for all the help and sponsors so that we can give back to our community. We are looking forward to our next braai day and making it even more successful.
A Treat for the Tablers Philippe Fouche On 24 September 2021 a "braai day competition" was held on the Farm Omdraai, Ficksburg, by Round Table Ficksburg 98. The 24th of September in South Africa is our national heritage day or as it is more colloquially known, Braai Day. This event was not one where a project was held or an attempt at raising funds but rather a social event to
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promote fellowship among the members, past and present, of Round Table Vicksburg 98. The day was the brain child of our 41er as well as honorary member, Mr Andries Opperman, dear readers if you have not met him in one of your table travels I sincerely hope that at some point you do. Being braai day the idea was that each person that attends brings their own "braai" as well as prepare a different dish on the affore mentioned braai, no gas, no stoves, everything must be prepared on an open fire. This as easy as it sounds can get rather complicated once you try it. On the day a great atmosphere of fellowship was felt with each and every person attending having a wonderful time, a small clay pigeon shoot was held, qauds were driven and the children got to feed some of the farm animals. This day goes to show that not all table gatherings need to be projects as social days such as these, in my humble opinion, boosts the moral of all involved, which leads to greater vigor among tablers at the next project. So sometimes follow the old saying "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" and invite all the tablers around you, new and old, and build on that ever important aspect of Round Table being fellowship.
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George Twinning Agreement Carlo Botes
Kirkwood 78 and George 30 had their annual get together on the weekend of the 4th September. This year it was the 10th reunion between the two tables. George table decided to invite Oudtshoorn table to also join the weekend. For some guys it was the first time going to George and a few 41’ers also joined for the weekend. Friday evening we had a get together at our guesthouse were George treat us with some good food and drinks. The next morning we played some golf at the local golf course. The evening we had a social at George clubhouse were they were busy preparing a nice roast spit for us. The tables exchange some table flags and the trophy was handed to George for them for the next year. We are looking forward to the next years and can’t wait to host you in Kirkwood next year. Thank you for all the treats and hospitality.
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Projects Building on Education Werner Wormsbächer Firstly, I would like to honour our late honorary member, Frikkie Engels who started the process that lead to this project coming to fruition. His impactful change in our organization will be remembered for years to come. This project was aimed at building a classroom for a school in need. The focus was on finding a primary school where the project can make a meaningful impact. To this end we identified a school with the need for classrooms as well as the necessary space and preapproved building plans, Bet-el Primary school in Katutura. A Budget of about N$170 000 was identified as necessary for this undertaking. Atenu Developments was our contractor of choice as they had the necessary knowledge in working with the Ministry of Education. During the project they been gracious in lowering their usual prices to keep in line with our budget. A big thank you to Dulux Namibia who also climbed on board and saved the budget by
donating all the paint requirements for the project to the value of N$20 000. The completion of this classroom at Betel Primary school marks a milestone for the school as it allows for the last class in the school to move away from a double shift system that was implemented in the apartheid era. This meaning that a class or grade 3 learners can now go to school in the mornings and have their own class instead of being the only class in the school to have classes in the afternoon until the evenings.
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Charity Ride
Regardt Van Der Merwe We as Round Table Kirkwood 78 decided to do the Ride4Charity 2021 to dedicate it to Anette Esterhuizen. Anette is from Kirkwood. Anette lost her leg in 2019. After she walked to the shop in town she felt there was something in her shoe and it started off as a little sore on her feet. The sore got bigger and bigger. She went to the hospital and they diagnosed her wrong with only giving her pain pills. So at the end she lost her leg just underneath her knee. For a Prostese it would cost her R50 000. She came to us for help. Anette raised R12 000 on her own. The ride4charity was were Regardt vd Merwe from Kirkwood rode 502km on he's mountain bike for Anette. The route was from Kirkwood to Steytlerville, Steytlerville to Willowmore, Willowmore to Steytlerville, Steytlerville to Jansenville and from Jansenville back to Kirkwood. Total ride time was 24hours. Words from Regardt "It was the coldest ride i ever did. Temperature started at -5 and at night it stayed at below - degrees. But all that kept me going was to raise the balance of R38 000 for Anette." Lize Oosthuizen my fiance rode a total of 180km and Johane Niemann rode a total of 300km with me. Marinus and Ansie Rautenbach from Algoa 108 was my backup at night and my Sister Melanie and Neil Harvey was my backup during the day. At the end we raised the full R38 000 outstanding for Anette to get her Prostese. To see the appreciation on Anette's face was priceless when we told her we raised the money for her. To see how the people from the public opened there wallets for Anette was just amazing. It was a privilege for me to have done this for Anette and for charity.
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Rough and Tough Rally Walvis Bay 36 Sponsors the Colombians at the Rough and Tough.
Leigh Westerdale
The Rough and Tough Rally is an annual event to raise funds for the Cancer Association of Namibia. The Colombians have taken part in 3 consecutive R&T events. The premise of this event is to drive a car, not younger than 1990 and not valued more than N$35,000 (That’s R35,000 for those who don’t know), from point A to point B over a 3-day event. All funds raised go to the Cancer Association of Namibia. Walvis Bay 36 Sponsored the Colombians with N$3,000. The Colombians consisted of Leigh and Byron Westerdale (Tablers), Eugene Wolff (Pipeliner) and Richard Stauder (Non- Tabler).
Poker fundraiser Gareth van Wyk In July 2021, Round Table Golden East 181 hosted a charity fund raiser for one of Benoni's local hero's, Evelyn Labuschagne. Evie (as she is known by her friends) is a caring home and animal sitter. The pandemic meant families were no longer travelling so Evie had a huge gap in making ends meet.
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Taryn Tanner (wife of Jonathan Tanner) approached Golden East 181 with a proposed project to assist Evie. The gents tabled the proposal and passed a charity poker fund raiser and raffle to help in raising funds to pay towards Evie's rent. GE181 has been paying the rent (directly to the management) since July and has to-date an excess of R34,000.00 in her ledger. A heartfelt thank you to the Benoni community who took part in the events. Round table is only successful when the community stands together. Special shout out to Round Table Potchefstroom 47 for the donation of the Fossil watch, Pretoria 136 for the Pat Symcox hat and ball and bottle of wine. The food vouchers were donated by Pick n Pay Towers whom are local legends in supporting Round Table Golden East 181 projects. Date: 9th July (poker) and 30th July (Raffle) Event: Online poker fund raiser and raffle Beneficiary: Evelyn Labuschagne Raffle Winners: 1st Prize: Athelia Hattingh 2nd Prize: Monique Robinson 3rd Prize: Patrick Jardine 4th Prize: Rosemary Rickards 5th Prize: Megan Tanner 6th Prize: Bernitta Booysen
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4 x 4 Day Duane Karshagen On Saturday, 4 September 2021, Round Table Maclear 178 hosting their second annual 4x4 Day which started and finished at the Maclear Country Club. On the day there were a total of 14 vehicles that set out from the Maclear Country Club on a round trip through the beautiful mountains surrounding Maclear. With no hiccups along the way, all 14 vehicles returned to the Club, with Mr Dewald Maartens going through the finish in reverse, on an incline! The day ended off with a steak house and a “Man or Mouse” challenge which required the participants to eat a 1kg steak and chips within 20 minutes. Congratulations to Gert van der Berg who managed to win the competition by finishing his steak and chips in 19 minutes! Mr Cobus Vorster won the lucky draw for tyres that were sponsored by Maclear Tyre Fitment Centre, which he donated back to Maclear Round Table 178. ound Table Maclear 178 would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous donations: Maclear Tyre Fitment Centre Ford Queenstown Aliwal Toyota Apex Marketing Solutions The Barkly East Reporter The Kokstad Advertiser Thanks also goes to all those who participated in the day; without you it would not have been possible.
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Bingo Ernest Pretorius B – I – N – G – O , AND BINGO WAS HIS NAME’O On the 21st of August, PE West 142 held it’s annual (hopefully) Bingo evening.Dewald, our newest tabler, just couldn’t wait any longer for a proper social, and pulled out all the numbers (see what I did here) and organised a brilliant social evening for the tablers, wives and some close friends. The idea was to keep it small, obviously due to the various social distancing restrictions, but also to just test the concept. Entrance fee of R100 was payable per person, which also ensured you obtained a booklet covering each round of the evening. Everyone was welcome, on certain rounds, to buy additional cards should they feel they need the extra chances in order to win something. The tablers all brought snack platters for food, and there was a huge array of snacks, keeping everyone’s mouths moving for the evening. Kids were having fun, and most also took part in the bingo event. Lots of little prices were won by lots of participants. At the end of the day, thanks to the hard work and efforts of Dewald organising and running the event like a proper Bingo master, the event turned out to be enjoyed by everyone, as well as raise some funds. I am sure that the Bingo evening will become an annual entry on the PE West 142 calendar – if not as a fundraiser, at least for a fun, family-orientated social evening.
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Whiskey Tasting Evening Ntobeko “Toby” Nzuza East London Round Table No.1 was approached by Beam Suntory, to host a charity fundraising Whiskey Tasting evening. This took place on Friday 17th September 2021 at the East London Round Table No.1 Clubhouse. Beam Suntory (www.beamsuntory.com) is an American multinational company that is the third largest distilled beverage producer worldwide. Its main products include bourbon whiskey, Scotch whisky, Irish whiskey, Japanese whiskey, tequila, cognac, vodka, gin, rum and liqueurs. Not wanting to overcrowd the clubhouse, limited tickets were sold, mainly to friends of the Tabler’s. At the end 42 tickets sold. The evening started with the guests each receiving a welcome pack, consisting of containers of giant peanuts and dried fruits, to be used as palate cleansers. These were graciously sponsored by Davidson’s international (http://www.davidsoninternational.co.za/). The welcome packs also contained a Bowmore Whisky glass, sponsored by Beam Suntory, to be used for the tasting. The bottles were beautifully displayed on Liquid Flux’s mobile bar, sponsored by Nahoon RT160 41’ers James Wain (info.liquidflux@gmail.com). Our host (Travis Gafney, Beam Suntory rep.) welcomed the guests with a Sipsmith Gin & Tonic, served with a slice of grape fruit. This gin went down smoothly, surprising even those that do not appreciate gin at all.
The first whiskey up for tasting was the Toki, a light blended Japanese Whiskey. Up next was the Bowmore No.1 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, a lightly peated (smoky) whisky matured exclusively in first-fill ex-bourbon casks. Finally, the showstopper was the Laphroaig 10-Year Single Malt Scotch whisky, heavier peated whisky than the Bowmore and with a distinct taste; also matured in exbourbon casks. To our surprise, Travis had brought along some prized bottles for auctioning off to the attendees. To this, we turned to our in-house auctioneer, Ruan “SOLD” Jordaan.
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First up under the hammer, was a gift pack of Sipsmith Gin with glasses, the very same that was served as a welcome drink. This was got the few ladies wrestling for it. However, in the end John Cupido took it, and generously gifted it to the ladies that were bidding. The bottle of Killbeggan Single Grain Irish whiskey was up next. The bidding started slowly, but eventually there was a two-horse race, with Carl Moodly taking it. With the motors revving, the bottle of Courvoisier V.S Cognac went under the hammer. This drew in some attention and finally fell to Travis Warne. Finally, the bottle of Auchentoshan 12-Year Triple Distilled Single Malt Whisky started a true bidding war, with bids moving up very fast. At the end Mr. Mafunda and his table pimped out the RT1 Chairman to take the win.
Golf Day Wian Gouws As the sun was creeping over the horizon on hard working spirit of Middelburg’s tablers on the field preparing for a long anticipated golf day.
The night ended with a few more drinks around the bar, some stories being told around the braai and great fellowship being had by all those who attended. A massive thank you to the sponsors for coming on-board and helping us raise much needed funds for children’s homes within East London. We’re all looking forward to the next one…the bourbon whiskeys.
With planning wrecked by the covid lockdown the day had to be postponed time after time but finally on 23 September Round table Middelburg 126 could have it’s big day. After hard work, marketing and determination we managed to get a nearly full course of sponsors and loads of players who clearly had the time of their lives when we saw their facial expressions.
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People were hungry for socializing and to break away from their everyday life, fellowship was clearly on the order of the day. Afterwards everybody was relaxing and enjoying themselves at the Clubhouse bar awaiting the prize giving which was made a lot of fun by Donavan But what would a charity golf day be without charity? Little Angel: a young girl with a condition known as Hydrocephalus. This birth defect occurs because of the abnormal build- up of fluid in the ventricle of the brain. The fluid is more often than not under pressure and can compress and damage the brain as well as to enlarge the skull. She is completely dependent on her parents 24/7. Round Table Middelburg 126 Has raised enough funds to Get Angel the Wheelchair she needs to make her life easier and RT126 Gave an Extra R13000 to assist with medical and rehab bills
Hole-in-One
a voting process to fill the position of VC which has been taken up by Elrico De Bruyn. Well done, Chapo!!
Greg Wilmot
It was sad to say farewell to Duncan Ruck who, while living and working in Zimbabwe, had hoped to find a new Club to join. However, due to his remote location, he has tendered his resignation but he has assured us that he is looking for any opportunity to join a Table up North and to keep contact with RT11.
The Third Quarter of 2021 has been a mixed bag of events for Grahamstown 11 and which has included long periods of quiet due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. Unfortunately, due to personal commitments, Royden Horne had to step aside as Chairman for the remainder of 2021 and was replaced by Vice Chairman, Greg Wilmot. This necessitated
While the Covid-19 restrictions may have hampered some intentions for RT11,
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another well administrated organisation focusing on providing food parcels to families and people in dire need of food security. The growing relationship with F4F has also spurned the opportunity to make an unexpected impactful change in a way not previously considered by RT11 (or other Tables too). In discussion with Mary Birt from F4F, it emerged that they have a growing list of >60 people who have lost or had their ID documents stolen. With no financial means to pay the R140 replacement cost, F4F has been looking for a way to assist these people. During the August Business Meeting, it was unanimously agreed to RT11 Tablers to support the F4F endeavour to cover the cost of replacing the ID documents without which, it would not be possible to access a social relief grant, get a vaccine, vote, or access other important civil processes. This is an atypical way for RT11 to support its local community but has opened our eyes to new ways of making #impactfulchange that has a there have been some very promising events real-world and lasting effect on people’s lives. and opportunities that have arisen with great This might be something for other Tables in the prospects for the future. Firstly, RT11 has Area to also consider. been looking to establish more firm contacts In other areas, RT11 has been forging ahead with local Soup Kitchens and NPO/NGOs that with planning for the annual Golf Day (2nd focus on supporting the most indigent of October) which promises to be another Makhanda citizens; this was seen as a key successful event. Already, prizes, sponsorships, priority as the current economy and social and 4-balls are rolling in. Once again, Sunflower factors has made for very hard times for an Day (17th September) was a huge success for ever-increasing number of people and families. RT11 with over 2000 topes (aka buffs) being
In this regard, we were blessed with a generous donation of 729 bales of ePap from Nick’s Foods in Qonce (KWT) which was transported down to Makhanda with the help of Makana Brick. 24 of the bales were distributed to the Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) soup kitchens and with the remainder being donated to Food-for-Futures (F4F),
sold to schools, businesses, and individuals across Makhanda. This will net over R60 000 in support of leukaemia and blood disorder research and matching between donors and patients. Also, the tenant in the Scout Hall recently held an auction and invited RT11 to sell egg/bacon rolls on the day to customers.
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Although the profit was small, it proved to be a very successful mini-event that has laid down a template for doing future such events where we can maximise profit and even look to external events where RT11 can run a similar stall. The success of this small event, however, was really felt in the broad support form multiple Tablers and partners who chipped-in on the day. The good spirits and camaraderie from the previous night’s SGM was key to this and has proven once again the importance of fellowship and time spent together as Tablers. Another recent event was running a water table for the local Get-Out-and-Run Winter Trail Run series. On a vey frosty morning with snow on the Winterberg to the North, we braved the chill and supported runners on the 11- and 21-km trail runs. This was a positive event with lots of RT11 banners and the smell of more egg and bacon rolls greeting the runners at the crest of their first climb. We head into a busy time with the upcoming Golf Day, another auction at the start of October, and plans to open up the RT11 Clubhouse for events around the T20 World Cup. Thanks to all the RT11 Tablers who have been so actively involved in the last few months. Let us be sure to finish the year with commitment, compassion, and some hearty fellowship.
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Table News Introducing: Welkom 40 Council Jurgen Schoeman
The last year has been difficult for most Tables across the country, but Welkom 40 has shown that with a little creative thinking and some elbow grease, that nothing is beyond our means. We have had a rollercoaster of a year, but we have once again proven that we are a Table with that have our community’s support. This also applies to our 2021/2022 council.
There are those that might see him as a teddy bear, but we who know him understands that your Cap Fees may never be late. All we know is that he is Leon “The Distiller” Bruns – and we all have signed debit orders for Cap Fees before he has even asked!
We always must move forward as an organisation, and we will continue to try new and innovative ideas to make it work in the Goldfields. With that in mind, we are honoured to Some say that he is quiet. introduce our council for the Some have even gone as far next year. as saying that he has a notebook that contains all the Some say that he was fed on information that has been noted Wagyu cattle and a tiny amount and put forward on all raids and of rum. There are those that all meetings. There are some has heard rumours of immense people that have heard that he power and personality. It has likes Jack Parow, but here are been put forward that he has a none amongst us that will ever deep voice and an in depth underestimate him. To us, he is understanding of all things simply known as Rudolf “The financial. Architect” Helm!
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Some say that he is the best dancer in Welkom, and that he has lost many a shoe in a dance off. He is famous for making incredible biltong and we respect him for the guy that will always wake us up with a song, a dance, a prank, or a joke. There are some Tablers that are afraid of this baby-faced assassin, but there are none that will ever walk away from this man without a memory. All we know is that he is Stephan “The Dancer” Theunissen! The next gentleman is not afraid of make-up, and we have seen it firsthand. There are some that has had him for a road trip and none of the selected few will ever forget it.
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Rumour has it that he can drink red wine like a connoisseur, but the jury is still out on that one. The RTSA President has honoured him with a special accolade, and we are proud of him. All we know is that he is Igor “Die Dok” Scheurkogel! These are the men that will guide and cherish Welkom 40 through the next year. They are men that will guide and lead us through the year to come and we will move mountains with them as our leadership corps!
RT36 Hosts Namibnia Area AGM
Byron Westerdale Each year our Area AGM gets hosted at the coast and this year was once again Walvis Bay 36’s turn to host our Area. Plans were set in motion in September 2020 and a location was arranged where the whole Namibia Area can
On the 18th of February we were busy with final last minute planning for the weekend and at 18h30 that evening, the evening before the Area was planned to take place, we got news of a boat full of quarantine patients booking into our venue… this we could not have as we have families and SA tablers joining for the weekend.In true table fashion, we dropped everything and hit into high gear, we have less than 24 hours to arrange the area from scratch.
come together for the weekend, Meeting Venue, Accommodation and Catering would be done at one place that we are able to all stay together no matter the curfew We had a very accommodating caterer that agreed to move his regulations. whole operation to a different this venue was Everything was set and the venue, Area AGM weekend was arranged around 20h30 on Thursday night. coming closer.
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Jens had contact with the owners of a guest house also in the lagoon area, Amjicaja. They were very accommodating and we managed to squeeze all the traveling tablers into the 10 rooms they had available and the Walvis Bay tablers were allowed to erect tents on the lawn.With that all arranged the night before Area, we only got to inspect the venue on the Friday morning and we made a few plans to get in to required equipment such as fridges, Draught machine and catering equipment.Friday morning was a rush to get everything sorted and planned as the Association President Christo and the Vice Prez Stefan were already on a plane to join in the festivities for the weekend. Little did they know of the fires we were trying to extinguish. By 12h00 that morning, we were all sorted and heading out to the airport to collect our arriving guests, but made a 5min pit stop and the Gentleman’s Pharmacy to obtain a few welcoming refreshments for the gents. Jens, Martin and myself then headed out to the airport and on the way, got a call from the Prez to ask where we were, the plane was early…
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On arrival, they received a can of our local brew and a small little bottle of Covid Killer. We took them to our clubhouse to have a beer and start off the weekend. We needed to kill a bit of time so we rounded up some troops and headed to a spot with a great view of the ocean and had a few more beers.
the first 30 min before departing on the ladies tour. Toya Louw from TASK was our guest speaker and she spoke about her teams efforts in the township of Walvis Bay. Walvis Bay Round Table has stood next to her and supported her for the past 10 months with donations towards her soup kitchen, she feeds a large part of the Twaloloka Community. Once again we handed over a cheque of 10 000 Namibian dollars to Task at the meeting. Ladies then departed and has a chilled morning around one of our 41ers swimming pools. Meeting ended at 13h30 with the new Council Elected for the year 2021/2022.
During this times some of our ladies assisted with the décor for the weekend at the venue and the caterer was stocking the bar. Last few items were collected and dropped off from the Clubhouse and all was set for Registrations to begin 17h00 Rolandi, Nikki and Wynand were on standby to welcome all the guests Saturday afternoon allowed for some rest for a few with the arriving from Swakop, rest supporting the bar and Windhoek and SA. taking a dive into the swimming The weekend started off with pool at the venue. Byron doing and Official The last items of high Welcoming, Martin doing the importance for the weekend Aims and Objects and was kicked off at 18h30 and so Monolito doing Table Grace. the boat races started, with All protocol aside, everyone teams from Hochland, Whk34, supported the bar and had a Walvis 36 and then quickly lekker time on Friday night, made up assco team consisting our Area Chairman, Pizza’s being on the menu for of the evening. Saturday Association Prez and Vice Prez morning started off with a few Hochland took the honours with headaches and a coffee, with the men’s team event, followed brotchens for breakfast. by a Hochland Leg taking the Meeting started off at 9AM honours for Ladies individual Cornelia van Rooyen, Loubser, with the ladies joining in for
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and our outgoing Chairman took the men’s individual Trophy. The weekend was ended off with a lekker braai, the caterer really out did himself with the braai menu and the steaks he prepared for us. I would like to thank everyone that attended and made our Area AGM conference a successful one. My tablers for all the assistance and last minute running around and our wives that constantly assist and support us.
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Leigh Westerdale The new Rt36 Council for the table year 2021/22 Congratulations to our outgoing Chairman and council on their achievements and record breaking 2020 year. Good luck to the new Chairman and his council may they continue to build on this clubs great success. In Picture: Chairman- Leigh Westerdale, Vice ChairmanWynand Viljoen, Secretary- Brian Lange, Constitutional AdvisorByron Westerdale, TreasurerMonolito du Toit, Iro/Pro- Jens van Vuuren
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Leigh Westerdale
Project of the Year
Walvis Bay 36 would just love to inform the association that we are still proud of winning RTSA Project of the Year for 2020. It has been 1 year since the Twaloloka disaster and we still reflect on the good we did.
What’s cooking? Mark Kissler Have you ever wondered who is the greatest chef of all time? Some say it is the infamous Gordon Ramsay… Others, however, believe it is their mom though they lie to their wives and tell them they are… All we at Windhoek 34 know is: IT IS THE SERGEANT AT ARMS!
From the moment our honourable chairman deemed the established 41er and former convenor of the craziest fishing boogies in history, Philip Barnard, fit for acting in the capacity of high ranking military official, we knew: something ‘mouth-watering’ was to await us during the September business meeting. Oh boy, we were not ‘disappointed’. Sir Vlooi has with care, craft, skill and misdemeanour prepared appetizing entrées for the benefit of silencing misbehaved members of the platinum table.
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We all were beneficial recipients of his, uhm, fine cuisine which he generously bestowed on the attendees. Yummy, yummy, aching today still is Ian’s tummy. Usually Philip prefers actual firewood for preparing his meals. On occasion, if he must, he will use the gas stove. However, for the meeting where appointing our latest members at 34 was celebrated, Philip used an ‘induction’ stove to master the Michelin dinner – yeah, pun intended. We are not certain what the secret recipes passed down from previous 41ers include, but we are certain that we like lazy-aged steak, not lazy-aged egg. Ewwww…
Philip, congratulations for preparing the most distinguished and unfavoured ‘treats’ as SAA Masterfully masking the main ingredients to not for 2021 so far. May you never be outdone by overwhelm the receiving connoisseur, the anyone. The crown is yours! Carolina Reaper chilli element in the ‘fancy dish’ most definitely worked well and will be long remembered. For those who had several helpings it will surely be felt for quite some time too.
Family Day Mark Kissler
Practically all parts of the world are experiencing severe implementation of Covid regulations from time to time. Sure, this trend is expected to continue for the unforeseeable future. Here in Windhoek and other parts of Namibia it meant in July that gatherings up to 10 people for a maximum period of 2 hours were permitted. Add to that food and beverages were only permitted to be sold on a take away basis at local establishments. So what does that mean for table? The component of fellowship is pretty much down the drain.
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June and July were extremely tough months for Namibians and their tablers alike as previously mentioned in prior articles so let us not dwell on that any further. Crucially, we are of the opinion that the stringent rules were necessary to prevent the mutation of a pandemic to an apocalypse in our beloved southwest. Unapologetically, we were thrilled to host a get together of the Windhoek 34 family on Saturday, the 14th of August. With a significant drop in active corona cases, prevailing low spirits and relaxed Covid rules we were able to host our Family Day – strictly for members, 41ers, pipeliners and guests of Windhoek 34. We met as from 11:00 onwards at Action Arena in Olympia. Philip, It was good to see the likes of Herman, Jacques, Neville, Jakes, Christoff, Philip and Loubser to join in. The presence of these esteemed 41ers made the day so much better and we could feel the spirit of the rondel amongst all of us. Our mood improved so much and laughter could be heard all around.
Johan and Jumandie brought their lovely dogs and we were so very pleased and honoured that Amelda and her children also came to spend time with their 34 family. Frikkie surely watched on proudly from heaven. However, let us not forget all ladies and children that were present. The children were entertained by playing ping pong and paintball, though we never got around to playing the planned boere sports as anticipated. Let’s do that next time, shall we? Even our elephant, the Jollie Ollie, made it to Family Day – much to Jacques’ amusement as he originally donated the wooden ornament many years ago. Tablers took turns in braaing for their spouses and kids. It was, and is remembered fondly, a great day for all alike. After all the hardship in the past months we cannot deny the genuine luck we have to be surrounded by a full complement of family that is ever evolving. Windhoek 34, you are fantastic!
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Doing Your Part Leigh Westerdale We, as ROUND TABLE Walvis Bay 36, are doing our part in our community to save our families, friends and fellow Namibians. We encourage those of you who are eligible to please go and do your part. We in Namibia have lost Tablers, 41ers, Family members, friends, and acquaintances to this horrible disease. Walvis Bay 36 members, 41ers and families have already done their part. - Do your own research through verified material. - Don’t believe everything you read on social media. - Ask your doctor for their educated opinion. #getvaccinated #impactfulchange
Getting to know Mark Werner Wormsbächer Born 06/03/1988 in Windhoek state hospital – when it was still under good maintenance. He was born prematurely by 5 weeks. The world just couldn’t wait for him any longer and required his immediate arrival. As mentioned earlier, Mark was inducted twice, he left table due to personal reasons but always remained a friend to table in his absence.
His 1st induction was in June 2017 on Klein Eden Lodge at area meeting by Ian Pienaar, then chairman of 34. After receiving the ‘Tabler of the Year’ trophy in his first year at table he resigned at the end of May 2018. As he says’ I had just moved to my own property, had a ball and chain aka ‘meisie’ at the time and was switching positions in the bank internally that table was, to my mistake and detriment, no longer on the list of priorities. Fortunately, that changed again rather soon.’
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His 2nd induction was in March 2020 at the Windhoek 34 clubhouse by then chairman Werner Wormsbächer (weird referring to myself in the third person). His sponsors were Ernst and then Loubser. Mark’s key mentors in table: 1. Loubser: 34 chairman when I started as a guest so the obvious choice. 2. Christoff: being intricate and analyzing projects, handovers and finances. 3. Neville: To always have fun and make a party out of every business meeting. 4. Frikkie: showing me how to be “anal” about matters. 5. Ernst: being the ”dad” at table and mentoring me throughout the entire process. 6. Jaco Engelbrecht: teaching me that it is fun to table and to initiate projects of substance. This sharp young man is currently single and is keen to find a life partner. He doesn’t have any dependents at this stage and had this to say when asked about children: ‘Nope, sadly not yet and unlike Loubser I don’t travel to the North of Namibia to have spread my seed there. I love children and always wanted them. However, with what the world has become of late i.e. corona, employment uncertainty all around, virtual tracking of us all through our smartphones and seeing how uninspired and lazy the general youth is I am no longer sure I do want to have kids. Though, may I add, with the right partner it will surely be worth considering. My bakkie is my child, it needs lots of love and attention. Yes, it is a Ford, which for many appears to be a crime that deserves the death sentence.
Let’s think about it: if we all drive Toyotas, do we all also want to marry and impregnate Behati Prinsloo? No, tastes differ and fortunately so does common sense.’ Mark has been very involved in table and has made quite the impact with his short time in table thus far. Currently Windhoek 34 IRO/PRO, and doing a stellar job. At this point we could almost start calling the Inkundla and Okujamba Windhoek 34 magazines due to all the reports that are featuring in them. He is this year’s Huis Maerua project convenor and has co-convened this project in 2017, and 2018. He also co-convened the suitcase party in 2017 to raise clubhouse funds. He was Stefan Duraan’s right hand man and coconvenor for Winter Knights in 2018, this is a massive project and they did an amazing job of it.
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In his own words, Mark’s favourite part about Table: Without a doubt the fellowship. It’s insane how the members retire and new ones come in. They all stem from different industries, grew up in towns all over (some even are from abroad) and have their unique characters. Yet this crazy bunch gets on so well and there is hardly a time where matters of discussion become awkward. Second to fellowship I am fond of the personal growth one acquires at table. It must be said, though, that this is something each tabler must be open to and willing to accept challenges, portfolios and the resulting personal growth. Mark’s personal goals and vision for the future of Table: The old guard that was still at 34 when I joined as a guest made me look up to this organization. My full intent is to live up to the traditions and values this organization is based on, be innovative with new projects and make RT be a household name like Coca-Cola or VW in the minds of Namibians. Furthermore, I want to make table cheaper by hopefully coming up and launching a project that raises funds for the club of 34 to cater for rent and capitation fees so that tablers can focus on projects, networking and fellowship. Times are tough and the monthly membership fee shouldn’t be a burden – many of us struggle financially. I believe every tabler has the desire to leave behind a legacy for the continuation, or succession planning, of 34. So I am determined to make 34 an organization that young men want to be a part of and always improve and evolve with the times.
Hobbies: Mark enjoys reading a good novel, particularly about crime. His favourite author is Mark Gimenez from Texas. He enjoys walks often to ponder the many complexities of life. He frequents the premises of Farm Windhoek (IJG Trails), with his neighbor’s dog – Mark is a true doggy lover (get your minds out of the gutter). He is most at home in the serenity of nature and loves to go camping. He preferres that the campsite is private and that there is no network for cellphone coverage to truly unwind. In His words: Honestly, I consider myself very socially active so I need to meet up with people and go for drinks and talk about plans to take over the world. And no, not the way Hitler tried to do it. Just in case you thought that due to my German ancestry. He is also an avid Formula 1 nut and has been a Michael Schumacher supporter since 1995. Of late he supports any driver that can challenge Lewis Hamilton on the track. Some interesting particulars: His only older brother is happily married and lives in Swakopmund. He became a father for the first time in February 2021 and Mark is very proud to have become the baby boy’s godfather early in April. The heritage in the Kissler family is very artistic with Mark’s brother being an architect, his dad spray-painted airplanes and late grandfather was a well-known artist who drew Namibian landscapes.
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He did not inherit the artistic genes and is a thorough bean counter who apparently can’t even draw a stickman as well as a 3-year old can. He basically grew up on Eros Airport where his father had a workshop. From the age of 4 Mark accompanied his Father there every weekend and had the most awesome childhood. His dad would place him on the pilot’s seat of a stationary aircraft in his hanger and Mark loved to play being a fighter pilot and all the childish imagination that goes with it. Even though he claims the he had no idea about Top Gun at the time or who ‘the midget Tom Cruise’ was. Seeing as our IRO/PRO does not want to blow his own horn, I have agreed to take on this piece or writing for him.
Hobbies: Mark enjoys reading a good novel, particularly about crime. His favourite author is Mark Gimenez from Texas. He enjoys walks often to ponder the many complexities of life. He frequents the premises of Farm Windhoek (IJG Trails), with his neighbor’s dog – Mark is a true doggy lover (get your minds out of the gutter). He is most at home in the serenity of nature and loves to go camping. He preferres that the campsite is private and that there is no network for cellphone coverage to truly unwind. In His words: Honestly, I consider myself very socially active so I need to meet up with people and go for drinks and talk about plans to take over the world. And no, not the way Hitler tried to do it. Just in case you thought that due to my German ancestry. He is also an avid Formula 1 nut and has been a Michael Schumacher supporter since 1995. Of late he supports any driver that can challenge Lewis Hamilton on the track. Some interesting particulars: His only older brother is happily married and lives in Swakopmund. He became a father for the first time in February 2021 and Mark is very proud to have become the baby boy’s godfather early in April. The heritage in the Kissler family is very artistic with Mark’s brother being an architect, his dad spray-painted airplanes and late grandfather was a well-known artist who drew Namibian landscapes.
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41er Big Day Byron Westerdale
Walvis Bay 36 shows up in numbers to support a newly appointed 41er on his big day On the 8 th of July 2021 one of our 41ers brought new life into the world and we all welcomed Amelia (Emma) Peake to our Table Family. Steven and Amalia Peake had their first child and Walvis Bay 36 in full force showed up at the hospital in support on their big day. Mommy and baby were doing well and was released into the care of Steven a day or 2 later. To many sleepless nights and even more happy years to the New Parents
RT 36 Tablers 2021/22 Leigh Westerdale
The new Rt36 Council for the table year 2021/22 Congratulations to our outgoing Chairman and council on their achievements and record breaking 2020 year. Good luck to the new Chairman and his council may they continue to build on this clubs great success. In Picture: Chairman- Leigh Westerdale, Vice ChairmanWynand Viljoen, Secretary- Brian Lange, Constitutional AdvisorByron Westerdale, TreasurerMonolito du Toit, Iro/Pro- Jens van Vuuren
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126 GROWING!!
Brendon von Kloëg
It is well known that a Table is only as good as the Tablers that occupy it. In some cases a Table has many members, but few that are up to task to do what needs to be done. In other cases, Tables have suffered due to low numbers and the inability to grow. The question is, how do you remedy this? Do you accept any and all guests to become Tablers and hope you get a few quality members? Or do you only accept those Guests with the greatest promise to help bolster your ranks? In the case of Middelburg 126, we found that one good and strong Tabler is worth more than 10 incapable ones. With this premise in mind, we set out to find new quality members. As a new Table with only 5 members, we did well, however we knew we could become great if we could crack this phenomenon. We set out by openly inviting guests to attend our meetings, following up on invited guests and properly explaining to the guests what Table is all about. We make it clear that is a great way to build fellowship through serving the community and offers an excellent medium for personal growth. We are also very active on social media and the local paper to build awareness about Round Table and what we do. This has been a long process; however we are now able to see growth in our ranks with quality members. Middelburg 126 is proud to announce that we now boast 6 active Tablers, 2 Pipeliners and promising guests. We are looking forward to more growth as our name grows in the heart of the community we serve through our projects.
Raiders on Another Level Tian de Wet It is no secret that Bloemfontein 158 never misses a chance for fellowship and always arrive in numbers. It is no suprise that when it comes to raiding, the boys of Bloemfontein 158 are on another level. Since April of this year, Bloem 158 will visit Bethlehem 60 on the 7th of October and then Harrismith. Thereafter, they will have raided them all, including raiding Bloem 25 twice and
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BMG 2021 Middelburg 126 Our journey to BMG started the Friday as we had our annual braai day project where we handed out over 130 Wors rolls After the project a few tabler left to go to BMG to start the fellowship, the journey we had was eventful and memorable After a late night of fellowship we tried getting accommodation at the hotel but was fully booked but luckily Hotel 224 came to the rescue and we had place to rest for Saturday would be the big day As we left the Hotel to attend BMG we accidently got confused with the venues address and we ended in JHB, now it was already 8 am so time is running out, traffic was hectic and luck wasn’t to much But with speed racers instinct we got there just In time to see a little bit of the Opening (22 min later) and the rest of the day was just Legendary fellowship with a great Tri-area meeting.
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celebrating their new clubhouse with them at their clubhouse opening on the 4th of September 2021. On top of this, Bloem 158 has two cross border raids under their belt for 2021. Louis Radley, PG Grove and Justin-Dean Van Wyk representing the Free State area at the Southern Cape Area Conference on the 4th and 5th of June as well as Louis Radley and Donald Du Plooy joining the Broder area at their function. “ Het jy iets kwyt, gaan soek dit by 158 “ This reputation was no more true during the Welkom 40 visit where not one or two items were raided, but a list. I am almost sure you will all agree, when it comes to raided items, traveling and fellowship, Bloemfontein 158 sets the example.
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New Tabler Carlo Botes Kirkwood 78 are very excited to announce that Johann van der Vyver joined Kirkwood 78 Round Table. It was a very special moment when he were induct at the CVC meeting to have his dad, Piet Van Der Vyver, an old 41’er from Kirkwood 78 present at the meeting. He already plays a big role in the 78 team and we are very excited for what the future holds. We wish him all the best for the years ahead and may he make an impactful change in other lifes.
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News from the Ladies Cervical Cancer to Less Fortunate Leigh Westerdale Dr Jeketera-Khumalo Surgery ran a campaign on cervical cancer awareness and performed “free” pap smears in Walvis Bay. We sponsored 50 pap smears for young women who could not afford it. Screening can stop cancer before it starts and can save thousands of lives. There are precancerous cell changes that can be detected and treated early before cancer develops. It takes years to progress to cancer. All women who are or have been sexually active are at risk of cervical cancer. Spread the word, save a sister.
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Letter from Ladies Circle President After a long awaited and well deserved year we finally got to Charter Witbank Ladies Circle. The Witbank ladies worked very hard with each and every project they did. Their passion for Circle is phenomenal. A lovely weekend was had by all, from a social ‘TUTU’ braai on the Friday night to dazzling it up for the Charter dinner on the Saturday night.The Charter meeting was held at Amy’s house on the Saturday morning. We now officially have 11 active Circles withing LCSA. A very warm welcome Witbank Ladies Circle. I hope your years in Circle will be productive and inspiring. I am loving all the effort that all the circles are putting in to change the lives of those in need. This is now a busy time of year where we want to give so much leading up to Christmas.It really does inspire me the love we spread within our communities. We recently attended the LCI AGM we welcomed Anna Elmqvist as our new International President. Graham Cornelissen has just been inducted as Round Table International President, Congratulations goes out to the first lady, Yvette Cornelissen.May it be a fabulous and exciting year. OCTOBER-is breast cancer awareness month, this is an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. With us all being women let us support each other during this month and try do what we can to help those in need. Last year some of us raised some money in support of this cause.I think it is important to raise the awareness, 1 in 8 women in the US will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. That is a very scary statistic. I encourage you all to please help create awareness. Handicapped Scuba Crew has also reached out to the Board and look very forward to working with Ladies Circle South Africa. Please may I ask all circles to get involved and help this amazing service project. The upcoming Council Meeting in November will be held in Swellendam but we will be supporting the Scuba Crew in Cape Town on Friday the 5th November. It really is amazing to see what they do. The Charter for Namibia is coming up in November and we are very excited to join the ladies and celebrate this joyous occasion. All the best for the preparation and we will see you soon. In Friendship & Service Cheslyn Dunlop LCSA-National President 2021-2022
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LADIES CIRCLE CHARTER DINNER Donavan Reed
Middelburg RT 126 would like to congratulate Ladies Circle Witbank on chartering and making history within Ladies Circle. After a great BMG on Saturday 25 September, tablers of roundtable Middelburg 126 got together in Witbank where we attended Ladies Circle charter dinner. We met a group of fantastic ladies, previous presidents and chairs. What an honor to be invited to this event and see first-hand how strong this group of women are. I would like to thank all ladies of Ladies Circle and other members of ladies’ circle for standing together and driving impactful change, your communities are better with you in it. I would also like to give a shoutout to Amy Gallagher (Chair of ladies’ circle Witbank) for being so flippin awesome, I have no doubt that you will take your table to great heights. Round Table Middelburg 126 is wishing ladies circle witbank all the best, we are looking forward to see what those ladies can do !
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Letters from Tablers RT My Guiding Light Donnovan Reed
During my early childhood years, I had the privilege to learn about Round Table and get an idea of what the organization is all about (more or less). My parents were avid supporters and had friends who were associated with the organization, it became quite clear to me at that stage that the fellowship part seemed like something I would be interested in. Nonetheless, when I recently got in touch with an old schoolfriend who joined the organization I saw my opportunity and joined the next meeting. Needless to say, I didn’t understand much, from the constitution to the endless abbreviations and meeting formalities. That didn’t matter though. The tablers of Middelburg 126 made me feel right at home, including me in project discussions and explaining different procedures and rules. This was all interesting and intriguing to me but I didn’t really see a point in all of it. That is until we went out and I had participated in my first project, oh man, how great it was to feel part of something so sincere so heartwarming and pure. This is when I really came to understand what this young men’s organization is about, very often in life we
take things and people for granted, we dismiss ideas, thoughts and feelings. Roundtable has taught me that there are those, that includes you reading this, that still have a strong moral compass, that still feel a need to make a difference in a community and put a smile on someone’s face. To everyone who is part of this organization, those who support this organization and those who carry it in their heart, I salute you. Thank you for making the world of tomorrow a better place, you all are truly great people and I can’t wait to learn more and do more. I would like to extend my gratitude to my table, Middelburg 126 for guiding me, for leading from the front and giving me all the sergeant “straf doppe” one could ever need. In these uncertain and desperate times we can, through adopting, adapting and improving make our communities better still. I wish all tablers a prosperous time ahead.
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From The Global Ginger How to Travel Abroad Part II Travel Insurance
Driving abroad
It is strongly recommended that you take out travel insurance before travelling abroad. Travel insurance should cover hospitalisation and related medical costs as well as a possible emergency evacuation. Depending on your age, physical condition, and destination you should consider provision in the event of death. Your travel agent or bank will be able to advise you.
Prospective travellers who intend driving abroad must apply for an international driving permit (IDP). These are issued by the Automobile Association of South Africa. Always ensure that you have both your original driver’s licence as well as your IDP with you and keep copies (preferably certified copies) separate from the originals.
Medical costs abroad can be expensive compared to South Africa. In some instances, medical treatment can be withheld by the foreign country if a person has no proof of funds or travel insurance. Travel insurance that cover expenses in the event of death abroad will ensure that family and friends are not burdened with the costs for the preparation and transportation of mortal remains to South Africa. Remember to confirm the details of your coverage with your insurer as pre-existing medical conditions may require additional cover. It is important to cover all the members of the travelling party adequately. Flights abroad Airlines may overbook flights during peak season. Therefore, travellers are advised to arrive early for check in.
South African drivers'; licences are recognised in SADC countries (Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe). It is recommended that a letter of verification be obtained from the South African Department of Transport. When travelling by road to a neighbouring country always take the original vehicle registrationbdocuments with plus a certified copy. Establish before the journey where the temporary import permitn for the vehicle/trailer is obtained. The temporary import permit must be valid for the full duration of your stay in the country. Check with your vehicle insurer that the vehicle will be covered in the country you travel to (have this confirmed in writing) and that the 3rd party insurance is in order. Some countries have specific regulations and require stickers for taking your vehicle across the border. For more information on cross border
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and sticker requirements, you may contact the Automobile Association of South Africa. (Fax: +27 (086) 524 2251 / E-mail: aasa@aasa.co.za). Important notice It is illegal to take any firearms, ammunition and, in some instances, hunting knives into a country without the required permits. In the event that you wish to carry such items it is recommended that you contact the resident mission prior to travelling. Registration of South Africans Abroad ROSA What is ROSA? ROSA is the abbreviation for the term: ‘Registration of South Africans Abroad’. South African citizens are invited to register personal details and travel itineraries with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation before travelling abroad. The personal information of travelers who register will allow the Department to assist South African citizens in the event they experience an emergency while abroad. The registration is free, and the assistance and services provided by Government (through the Department of International Relations and Cooperation) is of an advisory and non-financial nature. Registration is applicable to South African citizens who are travelling, living or working abroad. Why should I register? Through our missions abroad, we have assisted a growing number of South Africans who have become victims of crime, accident/s, illness, death, natural/man-made disasters, civil unrest, or whose family and/or next-of-kin needed to contact them in an emergency.
Registration is NOT considered proof of South African citizenship. If you apply for any service from a High Commission, Embassy, or Consulate General (mission) while abroad, you will be asked by staff to provide proof of South African citizenship, such as a passport or bar coded ID book/Smart ID Card. By registering your trip, you assist the Department to locate you during an emergency, verifying your status and liaising with your nextof-kin. Please note that your information will only be accessed during a declared consular emergency. Although registration is voluntary and free of charge, we encourage you to consider registration as an integral part of your travel planning and security. How do I register? South African Citizens, both individual and group travelers, should register at the nearest South African Embassy, High Commission, or Consulate General abroad (South African Representation Abroad). You may also register before departure, in which case you may forward your request for registration to the following E-Mail Address: rosahelp@dirco.gov.za How can the Embassy or Consulate assist me while I am abroad? The Chief Directorate: Consular Services in the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, in close collaboration with the Consular Sections of South African Representatives abroad, provides consular services to South African citizens who work,
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study, live and travel abroad. Consular Services can be contacted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On weekends and after hours, assistance is rendered in cooperation with the Department’s Operations Room in Pretoria (+27-12-351-1000). A detailed list of services is available at http://www.dirco.gov.za/consular/services.htm. How will your information be used? Your information will be utilised by Consular Officers at Head Office or at a South African Mission abroad in the event of a disaster, emergency or other crisis as outlined above. Only authorised officers of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation have access to the information which will only be used in the event of an emergency. This will enable the Department to e.g. react by contacting the next-of-kin to verify the status of the South Africans travelling abroad that might have been affected by the emergency. Registration and Privacy The Department will not disclose the information you provide through the registration application to any third parties (this includes family members) unless you have first given it written authorisation to do so. In the event that family members make enquiries about your whereabouts, such requests will be forwarded to you. You may choose to inform the mission of your decision to respond or not. The responsibility remains with the individual traveler to -
Respect the culture, customs and laws of the countries visited. The consular assistance provided by the Department, in the case of an emergency, is of a non-financial nature, and the Department will not be responsible for payment of legal, medical, accommodation and traveling expenses or any other expenses on behalf of the traveler. It is reiterated that your personal information as registered with a South African Diplomatic representative, will only be accessed by the Department during a declared consular emergency. Health Risks Make timeous enquiries regarding the health risks in the country/countries you intend travelling to. Your doctor or travel centres such as Medi-Travel International or the Airport Medical Clinic would be able to assist. The prescribed immunisations and/or medication can prevent serious long-term and fatal diseases. It is suggested that the traveller consult with his/her Doctor prior to travelling if the traveller has a history of health challenges. Travellers are further advised to consult with the Department of Health to obtain updates on specific health situations e.g. refer to the DOH website on travelling health risks and vaccination requirements.
Act responsibly and be aware of the risks; Consider and purchase full travel insurance or an overseas health plan;
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