Incubator Project

What a proud moment it was when Cycad handed over the incubator to Ward 18 at the Middelburg Provincial Hospital! Greeted by Dr. Gouwa (stand-in for CEO), Matron Elbie Botha , doctors and nurses, the handover signified a step forward in the combat of child mortality. On installation of the incubator, training was offered to the staff by Mr Neil Pretorius.

Incoming GSE

It was a pleasure meeting the incoming GSE from Kansas City, Missouri. Their presentation on 28 April at the Middelburg Care Village to the clubs of Middelburg Cycad, Middelburg and Witbank was fantastic. The team consisted of team leader Bill and members Jeanne, Michelle, Jim and Mark. The following day we spent an interesting day together on a tour of Mhluzi, where they were brave enough to take muti from a sangoma, taste home-made beer from a shebeen and eat mopani worms at Something Out of Nothing.

SPCA Work Party

Hard work ruled on Saturday 4 April with Rotarians and volunteers assisting in the repainting and general maintenance of the SPCA house. We hope that the new manager Ian Lombard and his partner eventually feel this as a welcoming home.

Pub Nite

The Pub Nite held on 27 March proved to be a success as well as an enjoyable evening for all. A fun-filled night with a cause, entertainment from Billy Brandt and saloon girls, raffle prizes and lots of dancing, the Cycads managed to raise funds for a water/sanitation project still in progress.

Cansa Relay

On March 21, Cycad members, together with pupils from the Middelburg Combined School, graced the fields of Middelburg Hoerskool to walk for Cansa's night event. This worthy cause benefits cancer patients and is symbolic of the "dark" times these people face with the illness. Cansa managed to raise an excess of R60.000-00 from the combined support of the Middelburg community.