DG Visit - Club Assembly

The day ended with Club Assembly at Coffee & More, the induction of our new member Celeste Erasmus and of course lots of happy fellowship. Rotarian Loekie received a MGM for her 4 member she has introduced to the club. Well done Rtn Loekie! DG Albie highlighted yet again the importance of motivation in Rotary, how it can be achieved and commended the club on creating a warm and inviting atmosphere, a very important factor for a successful Rotary experience.

DG Visit - Mhluzi Home-Based Care

Lastly, with the company of Mr. Herman Geldenhys, we stopped at the MHBC. Yunis, manager of MHBC, and Mr. Geldenhys gave us a tour and enlightened us about all the challenges they are faced with.

DG Visit - Middelburg Combined School

Next, we were off to the Middelburg Combined School, where we were welcomed by the principal and Mr Freddie Maroos. Mr. Maroos is a teacher at the school and has undertaken, together with pupils, the garden project. After seeing the excellent progress of the garden, the borehole was officially handed over by DG Albie. The principal and Mr. Maroos thanked Rotary for making this project possible. In Mr. Maroos' eyes what Rotary is doing can be illustrated in the following way: "You can give someone a fish and he can eat for a day or you can teach him how to fish and he will eat for a lifetime". Rotary offered the means to something sustainable.

DG Visit - Middelburg Provincial Hospital

On 5 October 2009, the RC of Middelburg Cycad welcomed DG Albie van de Venter and his lovely wife Elna. The day tour comprised of a few stopovers at Cycad projects to review the progress made on them. Our first stop was at the Middelburg Provincial Hospital where we all witnessed a newborn premature baby sleeping peacefully in the Fanem incubator we donated to the children's ward. The introduction of just this one incubator has lowered the mortality rate by a whopping 60%.