On the 27^th August 2022, Haenertsburg Rotarians Betty Ramaselela, Heinz Haas and his wife Lorna handed the “MENTZ COMMUNITY AGAINST CRIME” a donation of LED spotlights and safety vests to the value of R5000.00. They were very cordially and punctually received at their venue and had prepared for this little hand-over ceremony with a table laid out with snacks and cold drinks.

Their Chairperson, Victor Ramoshaba introduced the members of his group, and after the presentation PP Heinz addressed the group and gave them information on the inside workings of a neighbourhood watch, something he was well experienced in, having served on the Haenertsburg Neighbourhood Watch (HNW) for several years, as well as being a Section Leader. He emphasised the need to work within the law and with the support of the SAPS. He also praised them on behalf of the Haenertsburg Rotary Club for their initiative to start this venture to help keep their community safe. The Mentz Chairman gave a report on their activities and thanked the Rotary Club for the most welcome donation, which will assist them in their work and make them a more effective unit.

This is just another of the small but meaningful community outreach projects that Rotary has been able to get involved with and came about from a request conveyed via a Mentz resident who is employed by a Rotarian in Haenertsburg. Good connections have been forged!

The members of the Mentz Community Against Crime are:

Victor Ramoshaba – Chairperson, Johannes Mamabolo – Deputy Chair, Joyce Maredi – Secretary, and members Lesedi Sehlapelo, Pretty Maenetja, David Mogale, Mapula Raphela and Laurens Maoto.

THE HAENERTSBURG ROTARY CLUB RAIDED BY THE KYALAMI SATELLITE CLUB OF CENTRAL SANDTON

On the 30^th September, 2019 13 Rotarians from the Kyalami Satellite Club of Central Sandton “raided” the Haenertsburg Rotary club for the weekend.

On arrival, the visitors were treated to a delicious curry evening at the Red Plate Restaurant where they met their hosts.

On the Saturday morning the formal part of the visit included two valuable meetings. The first was the sponsored Hygiene Kit Project and its implementation.. The second meeting was on the ‘ins and outs’ of running a Satellite Club. Those not involved in the meetings were taken for a short forest walk with Rod Harman as their guide!.

The rest of the day was spent by having burgers at Warriors and a raft ride on the Ebenezer Dam . In the evening the visiting Rotarians were treated to a progressive dinner, with AG Maria de Silva providing scrumptious sundown starters at the Long Tom View Site where they enjoyed the sunset. The main course, a delicious Goulash, was hosted by Daria Gorbaszewicz in their beautiful home . The evening ended with delicious puddings provided by the Millers

Sunday breakfast was at the beautiful Cheerio Gardens. They had a peep in at the Rotary Club House club house on their way out of the Haenertsburg village.

A raid like this is what Rotary is all about. It is a time where Rotarians can network, make friends and exchange ideas with other Rotarians from any part of the world. We enjoyed having the Kyalami Satellite Club of Central Sandton visit us.

PDG David Grant (left) with the group from the Kyalami Satellite Club Sandton Central

Meeting held at Pres Anne Harman’s home with members of the visiting Satellite Club of Kyalami Sandton Central, Haenertsburg Rotary and their Satellite club from Tzaneen.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS VISIT ROTARY HAENERTSBURG

Four members of the Mamabolo Youth Caretakers (Viking Community village area near ZCC, Boyne in Limpopo) visited our club on Wednesday, 16 October. They had previously submitted a proposal to Rotary Haenertsburg for assistance in a Library development project at 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school in their area. The areas of possible assistance for them are under discussion.

Mamabolo Youth Caretakers. L to R : Maribe Marokane, Mashabela Teffu, Pres Anne Harman, Linah Rakgwale, Jerry Diale

BREAKING NEWS!

Our Club was very privileged to induct 10 new members on Wednesday 22 May! This brings our total membership to 30, plus 2 Honorary members. This was a thrilling addition bringing both youth and diversity into the profile of the Haenertsburg Rotary Club. These new members all come from Tzaneen and have been passionately active in gathering and motivating service and community minded people to form their own Club, under the sponsorship of the Rotary Club of Haenertsburg. In their provisional formation stage this group has been called the Satellite Rotary Club Tzaneen. On this exciting journey, the initial step was to offer them some formality, and they are going to operate as a Satellite Rotary Club of Haenertsburg, until they can become Chartered in their own right once they reach the required minimum number of members to take this step. We warmly welcome them as new Rotarians and wish them all a rewarding and happy future serving this amazing global organisation.

Three awards for Rotary Haenertsburg

Rotary Haenertsburg was honoured with the presentation of 3 Awards recently. They were handed over by Past District Governor, Grant Daly. On the left is Past President Stuart Miller holding the recognition Award of the Club's 100% contribution to giving $100 per year per member to the Rotary Foundation. Next to him is Grant Daly.
Anne Harman is holding the certificate awarded for the Club's contribution to the global End Polio Now Campaign. On the right is Peter Stuart-Thompson with the Presidential Citation award for meeting the Club's stated objectives for the 2016/2017 year under PP Stuart Miller.

Bernadette from Rotary Club Wasentoring on Lucerne and her partner Otmar paid Haenertsburg Rotary a visit!

Three awards for Rotary Haenertsburg

Rotary Club of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Gail Auguston-Koppen presenting her Club banner to President Paddy Ansell (November 2017)

NEWS RELEASE

Rotary Club of Haenertsburg celebrates The Rotary Foundation centennial

The Rotary Club of Haenertsburg attended the official Gala Dinner in the Mopani Camp, in the Kruger park this past Saturday 25th March 2017 to celebrate the centennial of The Rotary Foundation.

Almost 100 Rotarians from all over Limpopo, attended with representations from Louis Trichardt, Giyani, Tzaneen, Phalaborwa, Hoedspruit, Haenertsburg, Pietersburg 100,and Polokwane.

The Foundation is the $1 billion charitable arm of Rotary International. To mark the centennial, Rotary aims to raise $300 million by July 2017 for its campaign to eradicate polio and for service in communities around the world.

The Rotary Club of Haenertburg has pledged since its inception in February 2001, to contribute $100/Rotarian to the Annual Fund. In this current year we have contributed $2200.00

In this centennial year, the club was the only club in its region of 6 clubs, to have a 100% contribution of $26.50 from each member to the Polio Plus Fund. This equals $556.50 from club members. This in turn will be matched 2:1 by Bill and Melinda Gates.

Each club has also been challenged to make a club contribution of $536 to Foundation, which equates to the original contribution of $26.50 Paul Harris made at the 1917 convention in Atlanta. He eloquently promoted the idea of “endowments for the purpose of doing good in the world.”

The Rotary Foundation is dedicated to advancing world understanding, goodwill, and peace. Through grants and other resources, Rotary members develop sustainable projects that promote peace, fight disease, provide clean water, support education, save mothers and children, and grow local economies.

Rotary’s top priority is the global eradication of polio. Rotary launched its polio immunization program, PolioPlus, in 1985 and in 1988 became a leading partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative along with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and more recently, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Rotary has contributed more than $1.5 billion and countless volunteer hours to eradicate polio. Through 2018, every dollar Rotary commits to polio eradication will be matched 2-to-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, up to $35 million a year. Since the initiative began, the incidence of polio has plummeted by more than 99.9 percent, from about 350,000 cases a year to less than 71 confirmed in 2015.

I participate in the Rotary Foundation because I care. These contributions demonstrate our commitment to serve others. By giving from our hearts each and every year, we support families and change lives. Our generous contributions to The Rotary Foundation are essential to securing and growing Rotary programs throughout the world.

About Rotary

Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work improves lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world.

CONTACT: Ann Luther, +27 82 808 2539

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ROTARY CLUB OF HAENERTSBURG
TEL: +27 82 771 2655

President Stuart Miller 2016/2017

WEB: www.rotaryhaenertsburg.co.za

On Wednesday, 18 January 2017, Rotary Haenertsburg was honoured by the attendance of former Reserve Bank Governor, Tito Mboweni to its weekly meeting. Tito Mboweni has a smallholding near Magoebaskloof Hotel and spends most of his time there now that he is retired. He was made an Honorary member of Haenertsburg Rotary at this meeting, having been invited to the Club by his neighbour, PE Paddy Ansell. As an Honorary member, he promised to attend meetings whenever he was able. The Club members welcomed him.