This Week - Dave Holmes

Dave Holmes will be talking about his 4 200km round South Africa on his vintage Matchless Motorcycle.  We'll hear about his trials and tribulations and his triumphs. A remarkable achievement.                                                                                                             Matchless is one of the oldest marques of British motorcycles, manufactured in Plumstead, London, between 1899 and 1966. A wide range of models were produced under the Matchless name, ranging from small two-strokes to 750 cc four-stroke twins. Matchless had a long history of racing success; a Matchless ridden by Charlie Collier won the first single-cylinder race in the first Isle of Man TT in 1907.

Golf Day

Last Wednesday saw our Rotary Club Golf Day come to fruition.  It's too early to know of our financial benefit but it was good to meet those who supported us because they were so enthusiastic about the day despite the freezing cold weather.

Congratulations, Bill Brunjes, on your organisation of the event.  Here is his team of assistants from which he is conspicuously absent!  I don't know how he manages to have so many prizes for participants.

The Saturday Brunch at Emzini in Westdene

This really exceeded expectations as we had three interesting talks on how to create community and a video of how this was achieved where Westdene Dam and Park is concerned.  

Mark Napier talked about the Dam specifically and the involvement of the Soweto Canoe Club. 

Richard Griffin gave us a broader talk on the involvement of the Rotary Club of Johannesburg North Central on community involvement and ways of assisting people with employment and many other things.

Debbie Cockrell came in later as she had been running a workshop really just to meet us.  

I must especially thank Richard for providing a wonderful brunch at an affordable price.

This is the first meeting and I am sure we all look forward to future cooperation between the two clubs.

Next Week

It's a Project Meeting.  The wheelchairs have arrived.  Preparations for Christmas in July for Gerald Fitzpatrick Home and also on the Emzini Meeting...but I am sure that will not be all.

International - England

Rotary clubs in District 1200 hold a full menu of skills tests in disciplines including writing, speaking, music, technology, and more, but the Young Chef event is among the most popular. At a district-level qualifier directed by connoisseurs of the Rotary Club of Burnham-on-Sea in February, seven high school students whipped up three-course menus in two hours. The victorious victuals included venison steaks accompanied by fondant sweet potato, pea puree with juniper berry red wine sauce, and strawberry mille-feuille, a puff pastry dessert. The winning chef and a runner-up advanced to the regional final in Cardiff, Wales, in March. “We find it a rewarding competition for us as well as the contestants,” says Jane Gibbs, a Burnham-on-Sea club member who has organized Young Chef assemblies for more than a dozen years.