Autumn has arrived and the air is definitely

cooler and pleasant! However, things were hotting

up leading to this new season.

The e-Club of South Africa chartered on 29

January with 17 transferring Rotarians and 14

newly appointed ones.

DG Anneas Balt and DGE Annie Steijn

attended the ceremony. This was our first

achievement.

Since then we received our Charter; we managed

to complete the Rotary International President

Ron Burton’s Citation which only about 15% of

the district’s clubs achieve and we have increased

membership.

When you register on Clubrunner or the Rotary

International website - www.rotary.org, you may

need the club number and this is 85613. Once you

register on the website, you will have access to My

Rotary and there is a huge amount of

information about the Rotary Brand Centre; Polio;

Vocational site; Education and Literacy; Water

and Sanitation and Poverty Alleviation.

Visit ProjectLink and see what projects other

countries are undertaking.

Rotary has recognized certain areas for every

calendar month and they are:

July New Rotary Officers begin their

year of service

August Membership and Extension

month

September New Generations month

October Vocational Service month

November Rotary Foundation month

December Family month

January Rotary Awareness month

February World Understanding month

March Literacy month

April Magazine month

May Various district submissions

June Rotary Fellowship month

Our club needs to think of what we want to

achieve during these months going forward.

Founder of Rotary

International, Paul

Harris (left), would

have celebrated his

birthday on 19 April.

RI was chartered on

23 February 1905

and today we

have 1,22m members in 200 countries

spanning 34,000 clubs in 536 districts.

Record Achievements

E-Club Newsletter

Club President: Kanthan Pillay

www.rotaryeclubsa9400.org

Issue 1

April 2014

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When you register on Clubrunner or the Rotary International

website - www.rotary.org, you may need the club number and

this is 85613.

Once you register on the website, you will have access to My

Rotary and there is a huge amount of information about the

Rotary Brand Centre; Polio; Vocational site; Education and

Literacy; Water and Sanitation and Poverty Alleviation.

Visit ProjectLink and see what projects other countries are

undertaking.

PDG Mark Doyle received one of the highest Rotary

International recognitions bestowed to Rotarians

who have shown and displayed exemplary service.

Mark is seen holding the Service Above Self pin

and plaque which was presented to him by DG

Anneas Balt (left) and IPDG Martin Forsyth-

Thompson (centre) at the annual Council of

Southern Africa conference on 29 March at the

Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre in Benoni

We congratulate e-Club member Mark.

Rotary International website

Service Above Self Award

Page 2 E-Club Newsletter

Whenever we need to pay amounts to Rotary

International, Rotarians do not use the Reserve

Banks’ US$ exchange rate.

Every month Rotary International indicates their

rate and this is what we use to pay our dues; The

Rotarian Magazine; The Rotary Foundation and any

other donations we make to Rotary such as Polio;

Benefactor; Major Donor etc.

For April, the exchange rate is R 10,50/US$

Soon it will be winter

Yes, we do have snow in some

parts of South Africa and in

three months time, winter will

arrive.

Let’s Wrap ‘Em Up with a

scarf, beanie and a pair of

gloves this winter.

Thousands of youngsters go

cold every winter but we can

make a difference.

Soon there will be an

announcement of the ‘winter

set’ being available. Start

thinking of recipients and also

how we will obtain the

funding to support this

project.

Watch this space… more news

on this later.

The timing was perfect! Rtn

Marian Bunch RC Atlanta) was in

South Africa to attend the 2nd

annual Rotary Family Health Days

event (2-4 April) and RFFA’s

Director Sue - from our club -

joined Marion to celebrate the

presentation of a Paul Harris

Fellowship to Health Minister, Dr

Aaron Motsoaledi.

Both Marion and Sue have worked

diligently to ensure the success of

this outstanding programme.

Club President Elect, Annemarie

Mostert also worked

tirelessly with the media

and ensuring that the

launch event in Uitenhage

(2 April) was a suc-

cess….and indeed it was!

So it was fortuitous that the

PHF pin was placed on Dr

Aaron by DG Anneas Balt

on 31 March in Pretoria.

The PHF event was hosted

by the RC Pretoria West.

Remember to……….. Introduce a new member before June 2014.

Meet on line on Wednesday nights at 19:00.

Think of unusual projects that the club can consider.

Attend the annual District Conference to be held at The

Ranch near Polokwane: 13-16 June. It is a long weekend

folks and for R 3990 (sharing) you will experience Rotary

at its best. We have local, international and Rotary

presenters and the evening entertainment programmes

are outstanding. You will also see the lions being fed!

* You can play golf and just enjoy the fellowship.

* All you pay for is what you sign for!

Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is honoured

Congratulations to the club for hosting a RFHDs site which was

managed by PDG Mark Doyle and 20 Canadians (many of them in

the medical field) and the NGOs.

1494 members were attended to and the day was a huge success.

Pictures will be in the next newsletter.

President Kanthan Pillay, President Elect Annemarie Mostert, Rtn

Sue Paget and a few others were involved in many different ways

but now they can all take a very well-earned break.

Well done e-Club team.

The Rotary Family Health Days programme was a great success

Issue 1 Page 3

Left to right: Rtn Marion Bunch, Dr Aaron

Motsoaledi, Rtn Sue Paget & President

Johan Snyman (Rotary Club of Pretoria

Pat Francis Trust SA announces Grand Opening of

Covenant Garden Estate

“Valuable Children will be nurtured for a greater destiny

and community.”

At a hand-over function at Mathibestad, in the North West Province, Pat Francis

Trust SA (PFT), a registered NGO in South Africa, announced completion of the first

phase of an estate for vulnerable, abused and abandoned children - Covenant Garden Estate. The first

phase has the capacity to accommodate twenty four children and was officially opened by Chief Mathibe

and Dr Pat Francis, the Chairman and founder of Pat Francis Trust on Saturday 5th April 2014.

The mission of the Covenant Garden Estate is to rescue, restore and empower children for a life of

prosperity and purpose. Covenant Garden Estate is a collaborative

effort of the Pat Francis

Trust, Chief Mathibe and

many corporate sponsors

and donors. The Estate

wants to restore the dignity

and destiny of these young

children and remove the

stigmatization associated

with “orphans” and “people

at risk” in South Africa. We

will provide care in a nurturing family environment that will

support their emotional, social and educational needs,” said Dr. Pat Francis, who initiated the project.

Dr. Francis is an International Humanitarian who is also a member of the United Nations, NGO.

The Covenant Garden Estate project when completed will accommodate up to 100 children and once

completed will have:

Safe and beautiful living facilities.

An administrative block.

A multipurpose centre for

skills training and worship

services.

A school with sports facilities.

Recreational facilities and

areas for arts and social

events.

A key focus is the sustainability of Covenant Garden Estate

through establishment of business enterprises to support

development initiatives for Mathibestad. The commercial

enterprises that has

been established in-

clude:

A bakery

A borehole with a

commercial water

purification system

which will supply clean drinking water to Covenant

Garden Estate, the school,

business enterprises around the

area and the community

A vegetable garden and

orchard of fruits

A tree plantation to be registered under the carbon protocol of South

Africa

Acquaponics commercial operation which will product and supply

organic fish and vegetables to local and international markets.

The leading partners of the project include the Mathibe Tribe that donated

the 10 hectares of land for the

development, Sešego Cares as the main strategic partner

that facilitated the mobilisation of experts, technical sup-

port, donors and corporate sponsors. The Rotary Clubs of

Northcliff and the E-Club of Southern Africa 9400 were also

instrumental in arranging the donation of the kitchen (by

Parmalat) and appliances (Teljoy), soccer field (Orlando

Pirates Football Club) as well as all the skills of the

professionals required over the past 18 months.

A delegation of volunteers and medical mission from Pat

Francis Ministries in Canada and Detroit arrived in South

Africa to participate in the week-long Rotary Family Health

Days in Mathibestad serving the community by providing free health care services. PDG Mark Doyle

and his wonderful wife Lynn from the E-Club, were the leaders at this site. A special thank you to

Mark Doyle, Rhett Gardener, Cornelia Raath-Lotter, Tara Ison (who managed the event as well) and

Charlotte Khoza from our E-Club who attended the launch event with Annemarie Mostert. Thank you

to Liana van der Walt who welcomed the international delegation at the airport and for Tara Ison who

hosted them in true SA style.

About Pat Francis Trust

Pat Francis Trust is a registered Charity in South Africa under the umbrella of Pat Francis Ministries

headquartered in Toronto, Canada. www.patfrancis.org.

For more information on Covenant Garden Estate please see www.covenantgardenestate.org