LETTERS
WITH GRATEFUL THANKS FOR SCATTERING OF ASHES I would like to record my family’s sincere thanks to Attie, Awie and Louis of Station 33 (Witsand), who helped us scatter my husband’s ashes off Bar se Bank, St Sebastian Bay, on 16 December last year. My husband, Tom, was a life member of NSRI and a keen sailor. He was rescued once by the NSRI and also assisted in a rescue at Langebaan. One of his favourite places to stay was Fantasia, the cottage directly opposite your station, on the Infanta side. Tom passed away from pancreatic cancer on 30 November and we
ST FRANCIS BAY UNDER SIEGE ›› Our house burnt down and we lost our life’s possessions but fortunately not our lives, thanks to Kerwyn Allan and his determination in warning us and making sure we left our house before we were injured. Words cannot express how grateful we are. Thank you, Station 21. Beth and Pierre Cerff ›› We’d like to thank the NSRI for their amazing support during the tragic fire at
felt it would be fitting to scatter his ashes. The team at Witsand was fantastic and caring. We have since received a certificate recording the event with the coordinates. We are so grateful and will continue Tom’s support of the NSRI as far as possible. Jane Johnston
NOODGEVAL OP JONGENSFONTEIN Graag wens ek my opregte dank uit te spreek aan Enrico Menezies van Stasie 31 (Stilbaai) vir die uiters professionele en vinnige wyse waarop julle kom help het tydens Oom Nico Venter se hartaanval. Julle is ’n span duisend op wie mens altyd kan staatmaak in enige
St Francis Bay. Your efforts are greatly appreciated by the whole community. AJ Moore, chairman: St Francis Bay Residents Association ›› I want to commend the efforts of the volunteers who put their lives on the line in helping the residents of St Francis Bay to fight the huge fire that rampaged the area. My sister, Julien Nosworthy, stays in St Francis Bay and kept me informed of the news and devastation. I was given Marc May’s cellphone number but spoke
situasie. Dis voorwaar ’n voorreg om in ons klein omgewing nog sulke wonderlike diens te kan kry. Julle optrede is prysenswaardig en sal my altyd bybly, en daarby ook die gerusstelling dat daar nog mense is soos julle wat geen situasie gering ag nie. Nogmaals dankie aan jou en die hele span. Ken van Eck, oordbestuurder: Jongensfontein Seaside Resort
THUMBS UP FROM A YOUNG FAN A huge thank you for the life-saving work you and all your teams do. My two-year-old grandson just loves the magazine. There is one particular one he likes to read, and I
to Paul Hurley as Marc was not there. The news and the pictures that I saw left my skin crawling. Julien could not speak well enough of the volunteers who stepped up to the plate to get the fire under control. I stay in a small town in Canada, and I cannot imagine the feelings of those who lost their homes or how hard the volunteers must have worked. Please pass this message of gratitude on to them. Carol Overbeck, Terrace, British Columbia, Canada TURN TO PAGE 8 TO READ THE FULL STORY
PHOTOGRAPH: DIANE FIRTH
NSRI DIRECTORS CEO: Ian Wienburg; EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS: Meriel Bartlett (Organisational Support), Mark Hughes (Operations), Mark Koning (Finance); GOVERNANCE BOARD CHAIRMAN: Peter Bacon; BOARD MEMBERS: Girish Gopal, Viola Manuel, Dave Robins, Hennie Taljaard, Nontsindiso Tshazi, Rob Stirrat; OPERATIONAL BOARD CHAIRMAN: Rob Stirrat; REGIONAL DIRECTORS David Knott, Dave Roberts, Mike Elliot, Clive Shamley, Eddie Noyons.
HONORARY LIFE GOVERNORS David Abromowitz, Allan Cramb, Howard Godfrey, Ian Hamilton, Chris Hudson, Brian Hustler, Ian Strachan.
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