Pretoria Sunrise Rotary Club
 MeetingsThe Pretoria Sunrise Rotary Club (formerly the Rotary Club of Pretoria Silverton) meets weekly on Saturdays for breakfast at a venue to the East of Pretoria:08:15 to 09:15 Saturdays
Willows Country Lodge corner of Lynnwood Road and Botterklapper, Wilgers, Pretoria
(follow the brown road traffic information signs to Pretoria Sunrise Rotary Club)
Co-ordinates S25 46.018 E28 18.802
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Five New MembersThe Pretoria Sunrise Rotary Club inducted five new members on 20th January 2012, a most welcome addition to its membership. Pictured are Rtn Zanelle Mkhize (Principal of the Tshegofatsong Special School for Severely Mentally Handicapped Children), Rtn Lusanda Mxenge (Deputy Director-General: Cabinet Office in The Presidency), Club President Mbasa Mxenge, Rtn Alvareen (Ally) Leonard (Lecturer in Law at UNISA), Rtn Sylvia Leonard (Teacher), and Rtn Jessica Le Goabe (Medical Scheme Management).
 Sunrise Literacy ProgrammeThrough the mediation of Sarah Garlick ten Usborne Dictionaries were donated to learners in Grade 8 classes (14 year olds) at Lyttleton Manor High School who have made a huge amount of effort in their work over the year.
 Donation of 4 Zimmer frames to Mamelodi East Hospital.A donation of 4 Zimmer Frames came about due to the efforts of one of our new members Jessica le Goabe to assist the mobility of a number of patients in the Hospital’s Physiotherapy Department- here shown being presented by Rotarians Perry and Meg Garlick.
 Premature BabiesDuring the same visit a large number woollen beanies that have been knitted by the Catholic Women’s Institute were donated to the Premature Unit at the Hospital.
 The Tshwane Place of Safety ( New Haven), provides parents and special homes for abandoned children, where an abundance of emotional, physical, and spiritual care is given to babies and toddlers. They co-ordinate placements, act as a supporting service to parents and social workers of all organisations. The Catholic Women’s Institute hand knitted a number of woollen hats suitable for babies and small children, and some 40 of these were distributed at New Haven by Rotarians Meg Garlick and Pat Reynders.
 Arbor WeekAs part of Arbor Week in September, the Rotary Club of Centurion donated nine fruit and nut trees, and the Pretoria Sunrise Rotary Club supervised their planting at the Kungwini Early Learning Centre. The photograph shows Rotarians enthusiastically supported by the pre-schoolers.
Andries Snyman Home for the Aged in EersterusIn September Pretoria Sunrise Club Secretary Bebe Du Raan visited The Old Peoples home in Eesterus to Hand over 4 Zimmer frames and Blankets to elderly residents of the home. In attendance was Mrs Wayland who is chairperson of the home. The Zimmer frames were purchased from proceeds of The Club's Fundraising activities, the most recent being the wine tasting held in May 2011.
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Rotary Youth Exchange
Laura Wischofsky from Germany is spending a year in South Africa as a Rotary Youth Exchange Scholar. In exchange, Francois le Roux will be visiting Germany for the year 2012.
Inauguration of Improvements at Phyllis Robertson Home for the Disabled
On the occasion of the inauguration of the refurbished Dining Room of the Phyllis Robertson Home for the disabled in Dr Savage St, Pretoria, the Chairman of the Home Mr. Jerry Van Vuuren, thanked Rotary for their involvement in the project, especially as their initial pledge kick-started the project. He said that without Rotary’s input the renovation of the room would not have taken place this year.
Several Rotarians from Pretoria Sunrise Club attended the inauguration - Pres Mbasa Mxenge, PE Perry Garlick, Sec Bebe Du Raan, Dir Community Service Pat Reynders, Rotarian Meg Garlick and Rotarian Mo Puttergill.
The Club was involved in the fundraising for the refurbishment of the Dining room. A total of R120,800 was raised by the home, of which Pretoria Sunrise Club donated R10,000 for the purchase of Chairs suitable for use by the disabled residents of the home. The donation was 50% District grant, and 50% from the Club’s community funds.
Club President
2010-2011 President Edda Davidson inducted the 2011-2012 President Mbasa Mxenge on 23 June 2011.
Club Projects
Wine Tasting Fundraiser
Wine-tasting events were organized in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011. Some 15 South African winemakers have displayed their products, and the public had the opportunity to sample them before placing orders. The events were in aid of several charities, including the Schoolchildren Feeding Scheme, Blanket Distribution Project, Danville Hulp Project, and ABBA House. The most recent event took place on Thursday 5 May 2011 at the Willows Country Lodge, sponsored by Metropolitan Health Group. The guest speaker was Brandon Topham. The next is scheduled for 1 March 2012. For information phone Mo Puttergill at 012 361 4760 or Perry Garlick at 082 366 4411. Coverage by the Rekord Newspaper follows:
Rotary Open Gardens of the Jacaranda City
The Pretoria Sunrise Rotary club hosts 'Rotary Gardens of the Jacaranda City' periodically. The public has the opportunity to experience the splendour of Spring and Autumn visits to exclusive gardens in Pretoria. The 2011 event took place on 8 and 9 October 2011, and featured 12 gardens. The entrance fee was R6.00 per person per garden and the proceeds of the project were donated to selected charities. To see some photos of the gardens, click on Open Gardens. For more information call Bebe du Raan at 082 492 1973
Distribution of Usborne Dictionaries as part of Rotary's world wide Literacy Program
Rotarian Bebe du Raan handed out 20 Usborne Illustrated Dictionaries to the Pastor and a few of the 25 Sunday school pupils of the Free Revival Community Church in Mamelodi in Pretoria on the 2nd March 2011. In the photo attached are 3 of the pupils in his School at Mamelodi are receiving them. Everyone was very delighted and appreciative at this wonderful gift from Pretoria Sunrise Rotary Club.
Feeding Scheme for Disadvantaged Pupils
The South African Government provides feeding for disadvantaged pupils in primary schools, but not for pupils in Pre-Primary or Secondary Schools, where the need is sometimes equally great. Pretoria Sunrise began a pupil feeding scheme in July 2006 after Rotarians from New York had visited some schools around Pretoria. The Matching Grant Partner was the Rotary Club of Pleasantville, New York, and with the Rotary Foundation Matching Grant, a total of US$ 53750 was avaiable for the project. The project ran for 33 months until it ended in April 2009 with the depletion of the funds. Five schools with severely disadvantaged pupils benefited from the project. At its peak, the project was serving over 500 meals per day, to pupils selected by their teachers after investigation into their home circumstances.The original project has now been completed. The children who received the meals flourished, judged by reports from the schools. The schools have been asking Rotary to continue the scheme and the Club is currently doing so with its own funds and funds from the Rotary Foundation. The need continues and the club would like to extend the project if it is able to put together another funding package. The Sunrise Rotary Club members responsible for controlling the project are PDG Chris Pretorius and PP Bebe du Raan.
For more information about these and other Club projects click on
- Blanket Project
- School Feeding Project
- Current Projects
- Longer-term Projects
- Open Gardens
- Club History
or contact one of the Office Bearers , or write to The Secretary, P O Box 2896, Faerie Glen 0043, South Africa
What is Rotary?
- Rotary is a service association of business and professional leaders united worldwide who conduct humanitarian projects, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and work toward world understanding and peace.
- Rotary is more than 1.2 million service-minded leaders belonging to over 32000 Rotary Clubs in over 170 countries.
- Rotary is compassion for the underpriviledged, the ill and disabled, many of whom are the beneficiaries of over 50000 service projects conducted by Rotary Clubs around the world each year.
- The Rotary Foundation spends more than US$60 million annually on a variety of educational and humanitarian programmes to promote international understanding.
Membership
The Club welcomes people who are interested in fun, fellowship and caring. Service opportunities include children at risk, disabled persons, health care, international understanding and goodwill. Rotarians make a difference. Interested? Call Bebe du Raan at 082 492 1973.
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