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Christmas-in-July for the GFH elderly ladies

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The Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon recently provided a Christmas-in-July lunch for the ladies resident at the Gerald Fitzpatrick House for elderly ladies of limited means. This annual treat includes a hearty lunch of turkey, roast potatoes and vegetables with gravy, finished off with fruit cake, ice cream and custard. After the meal, the ladies are treated to a sing-a-long with Eileen on the microphone and Mervin on the piano. The repertoire consists of a long line of golden oldies to which t...
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Wed, 29th May 2019, 18h30 – Denny Sheingold speaks on his experience as a Drug Trafficker in a Chinese Jail.

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Denny will talk to the club about the serious drug problem facing our country and the consequences of this to life as we know it. In his talk, Denny will share the story of his former life as a drug trafficker, running drugs into China, being caught and then sentenced to death. How he managed to get his case transferred to Hong Kong, have his sentence commuted to life imprisonment and eventually being allowed to come home to South Africa. Denny now age 52 and free from addiction, is a modest...
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Wed, 22nd May 2019,18h30 – Innocente Burger speaks on The New World of Work and the Employee

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Innocente is the owner of PerformForward, a company that assists businesses in unlocking the potential and performance capacity of their employees using a results-based, forward focused approach which includes performance management, employee engagement, organisational culture and leadership. Guests are welcome. The R100 cost (payable to the treasurer) includes a meal. Please advise Ray Hewson (at Info) of guests/apologies by 10am on the Monday preceding the meeting for catering pur...
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More Blankets, Beanies, Toys and Books for Pediatric Burns Unit

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The kindness and consideration of a group of ladies who tirelessly knit blankets, beanies and soft toys to ease the struggle of young burns victims in their recovery and in overcoming their trauma, is heartwarming. These Friends of the Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon quietly get on with filling the continuous demand for replacement blankets, beanies and soft toys in the Chris Hani Baragwanath Pediatric Burns Intensive Care Unit. Often coming from poor households, and at times without p...
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Wheels for the disabled

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Mandla with his new wheelchair. Seen here with Molly. The Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Northcliff's Wheelchair project, have been distributing wheelchairs to disabled persons for more than 20 years. Mandla, our most recent wheelchair recipient is located in Orange Farm. The Northcliff Rotary wheelchair project is one of the most successful and long-running initiatives in the club. It began in 1993 and is still going strong. The idea for the proj...
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Burns Night Fundraiser

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The famous Scottish Bard, Robert Burns, was born 260 years ago on 25th January 1759. His legacy still lives on and is celebrated by Scots the world over each year. As a fundraiser for their 2 flagship projects, The Chris Hani Baragwanath Paediatric Burns Unit and the Bethany Home for Abused Women, the Rotary Club of Knights Pendragon hosted a formal Burns Night Supper for some 100 guests at the spectacular Johannesburg Country Club, Auckland Park, venue. The Marquis of Tullibardi...
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Board Meeting Minutes – 3 Oct 2018

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ROTARY CLUB OF KNIGHTS PENDRAGONBoard Meetingheld at 17h30 on Wednesday 3rd October 2018Belgravia Bowling Club Bedfordview MINUTES Welcome: - Chairman, President Andy Stevenson welcomed members of the Board.Four Way Test: - Read by Immediate Past President, Graham WallettAttendance and Apologies: 3.1. Attendance: - Andy Stevenson, Andy Connold, Richard Eley, Kevin Pearson, Ron Smith, and Graham Wallett. 3.2. Apologies: - Bill Brunjes, Ray Hewson, and Jim Rankin.Minutes of the Last Board M...
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Board Meeting Minutes – 5 Sept 2018

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ROTARY CLUB OF KNIGHTS PENDRAGONBOARD MEETINGWednesday 5th September 2018Belgravia Bowling Club Bedfordview17:30 to 18:30 (Followed by Committee meetings) MINUTES Welcome: - Acting Chairman Past President Graham WallettFour Way Test: - Jim RankinAttendance and Apologies: 3.1. Attendance: - Bill Brunjes, Andy Connold, Richard Eley, Ray Hewson, Kevin Pearson, Jim Rankin, Ron Smith, and Graham Wallett. 3.2. Apologies: - President Andy Stevenson.Minutes of the Last Board Meeting: - Approved –...
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Board Meeting Minutes – 1 Aug 2018

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ROTARY CLUB OF KNIGHTS PENDRAGONBOARD MEETINGWednesday 1st August 2018Belgravia Bowling Club Bedfordview17:30 to 18:30 (Followed by Committee meetings) MINUTES Welcome: - Acting Chairman Past President Graham WallettFour Way Test: - Jim RankinAttendance and Apologies: 3.1. Attendance: - Bill Brunjes, Andy Connold, Richard Eley, Ray Hewson, Kevin Pearson, Jim Rankin, Ron Smith, and Graham Wallett. 3.2. Apologies: - President Andy Stevenson.Minutes of the Last Board Meeting: - Approved – K...
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Speaker Brahm Fleish on Improving Literacy in SA

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With the September Rotary Theme of of Basic Education and Literacy, it was highly appropriate for Brahm Fleish, an associate professor in the Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the School of Education, University of Witwatersrand, to address the club on the poor state of literacy in South African Schools and what is being done to change it. While reading tests show that at the grade 4 level the average standard of literacy is way below the average of first world cou...
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