More than 807 children from Port Elizabeth’s Northern Areas, Uitenhage and Walmer benefitted in 2016 from support from four Rotary Clubs in Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth West and Port Elizabeth Elizabeth Sunrise). These Rotary Clubs, together with international support have provided funding for 63 practitioners to attend the Early Inspiration training programme for early childhood development (ECD) professionals. 63 women working in primary schools and ECD centres … [Read more...] about Rotary Club Support for Early Childhood Development Bears Fruit
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Rotary Wine Auction 2014
The Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth West hosted their annual Wine Auction last Friday night at VW Tavcor Embassy where 350 people attended the glittering event and raised over R80,000 for charity. Lot's included some valuable sporting memorabilia, including the helmet Dave Callaghan wore when he struck 169 not out against New Zealand after overcoming cancer. Angela Newton, convenor, commented, "It was a significant contribution to the evening as his victory in life mirrored the many small … [Read more...] about Rotary Wine Auction 2014
Rotary donation contributes to a more efficient Dora
On Friday 25 April Dr Lungile Pepeta, the paediatric cardiologist at Dora Nginza, was joined by Dora Nginza board member Alan Ahlfeldt, CEO Dr Mbulawa-Hans, and Departmental Matron Sr Nozibele Manchapa to receive 4 Biolite Monitoring machines from a Rotary delegation including current club president Angela Newton, previous District Governor and principle Lionel Heath, and previous club president Kathy Hassell. The machines, valued at R65000, monitor temperature, heart rate, saturation, and … [Read more...] about Rotary donation contributes to a more efficient Dora
Free Health Checks
Civil society, big business and the Government will team up from 2nd to 4th April 2014 to promote family healthy living and disease prevention by implementing a massive, annual campaign that provides comprehensive, free health care services to tens of thousands of people in underprivileged communities. The Rotary Family Health Day will take place in Port Elizabeth at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium from 09:00-15:00 daily. Services over the three days will include HIV counselling and … [Read more...] about Free Health Checks
Rotary’s Priceless Tree of Joy
This year the Rotary International Tree of Joy has once again helped the public bring cheer at Christmas to well over 3000 people. Over the last month people have been invited to select a specific recipient off of the Tree of Joy hosted at Greenacres Shopping Centre, purchase their gift and return it to the Tree. From there, Rotary facilitates it getting to the recipients in time for Christmas. The logistics of managing this project are overseen by Angela Newton, president of the Rotary … [Read more...] about Rotary’s Priceless Tree of Joy
World Record Challenge: Upload 1000 YouTube Adverts in 10 Days
Nelson Mandela Bay could soon be the home of a new Guinness World Record - The 1000 Spot Challenge. Get Steve, a new Port Elizabeth media and PR solutions company, will stage this record attempt by the end of 2013. By doing so, they will be looking to make 1000 businesses famous and raise money for local charities, all while bringing a world record to Port Elizabeth. The attempt is set for a 10-day period in December leading up to Christmas. Material will be edited into a commercial and … [Read more...] about World Record Challenge: Upload 1000 YouTube Adverts in 10 Days
Rotary Power Drives Maranatha
Three Nelson Mandela Bay Rotary Clubs, assisted by Rotary International, have invested in Nelson Mandela Bay once again, ably assisted by Rotary International, who matched finances raised by local Rotarians, enabling the Maranatha Children's Home to purchase a Toyota Quantum. Last year Dr Trudie and Mr Albie Basson expressed to Rotary the need for reliable transport to get children to and from school every day. " Last year we were using an aging vehicle fleet to do numerous trips to get … [Read more...] about Rotary Power Drives Maranatha
Arrive Alive
All Rotary Clubs in South Africa are supporting South Africa's Arrive Alive Campaign by teaming up with the Department of Transport to encourage all Easter travellers to adhere to the principles of the Arrive Alive Campaign. In the image below, President of the Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth, Dr Kas Kasongo buckles up to show Deputy Director of the Department of Transport , Mr Charles Bramwell the importance of driving safely. The Department of Transport senior officers including the MEC … [Read more...] about Arrive Alive
Swimming a Charitable Mile
After all the medals and prize money are presented at the 19 February 2012 SPAR Redhouse River Mile, the real winner is sure to be the local communities of Nelson Mandela Bay. Organisers of the River Mile, Zports Event Management, have once again teamed up with the Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth Sunrise to ensure that all proceeds from the Discovery off-road triathlon, Caste Lite Beer Garden and the Rotary Quali Juice Kids Entertainment area will all go towards the community based projects of the … [Read more...] about Swimming a Charitable Mile
Miracle Kids Take Delivery of their Miracle
TAVCOR Motor Group celebrated the true spirit of Christmas this year in their support of Miracle Kids and Khaya Cheshire. A part of the Cheshire Homes projects, Miracle Kids & Khaya Cheshire provides basic care and love to children with disabilities. These children come from impoverished areas and have little resources or assistance in coping with their disability. On the 5th December, TAVCOR proudly handed over the keys of a VW Caddy to Miracle Kids. This was a momentous occasion as … [Read more...] about Miracle Kids Take Delivery of their Miracle
Local Rotarians Receive Paul Harris Fellow Recognition
The Rotary Club of PE Sunrise recently rewarded three of its members with special awards at their recent club sponsors evening. Rotarian Michael Zoetmulder and past club member Barbara Foot each received a Paul Harris Fellow recognition, named after the founder of Rotary, which is the Rotary Foundation's way of expressing its appreciation for a substantial contribution to its humanitarian and educational programs. Rotarians have a tradition of supporting the Foundation by honoring others. … [Read more...] about Local Rotarians Receive Paul Harris Fellow Recognition
More Joy For Coega Door of Hope From Stu Davidson and Rotary
With the assistance of the Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth, the Coega Door of Hope recently received a donation of R100 000 from Stu Davidson. Stu Davidson together with Menno Parsons holds 2 airshows every year and the funds generated are donated to charity. The funds donated to Coega Door of Hope were raised at the airshow in Port Alfred which was held in December. Davidson approached the PE Rotary Club to assist in finding a suitable charity that could benefit from the donation and The … [Read more...] about More Joy For Coega Door of Hope From Stu Davidson and Rotary
