Just as the more than 34,000 Rotary clubs belong to over 530 districts, the districts, in turn, belong to 34 zones. Zones have been broken down further into 41
regions.
Zone 20A is made up of fourteen districts mainly in Africa. With the new redrawn boundaries there will be a single Zone, Zone 23, which will shortly be made up of only countries in Africa.
All fourteen District Governors Elect are supposed to attend the training sessions that precede the Institute, which starts with a meet-and-greet on Wednesday and will include plenary sessions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The meeting ends with an Interfaith Prayer Meeting on Sunday morning. RI president Ian Risely of Australia, is attending the Institute.
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| President Carol Stier, Brenda McCallum and PDG Tom McGhee were part of the formidable team sorting out registration problems on the first day |
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| President Carol Stier has been a stalwart at the registration desk for the Institute. Here she is with Rita Millan of the Kyalami Rotary club, who is on the registration team, at the training session last Sunday at Twickenham Guest House |
All fourteen District Governors Elect are supposed to attend the training sessions that precede the Institute, which starts with a meet-and-greet on Wednesday and will include plenary sessions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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| Frayne Mathijs helping Mariana Purnell go through the registration lists to weed out those who registered incorrectly, incompletely, or who hadn't paid. That would be most of them! |
Each Zonal region has a regional coordinator team, whose members have professional expertise and Rotary knowledge in specific areas
and work together to support the priorities of the Rotary Strategic Plan. Regional
coordinators also serve as trainers, consultants, and advisers at Rotary institutes,
governors-elect training seminars, regional meetings, and district seminars.
The members of the regional coordinator team work together to assist district
governors, district governors-elect, other district leaders, and club officers and to
connect them with resources. The team also supports the interrelated priorities of
the Rotary Strategic Plan to support and strengthen clubs, to focus and increase humanitarian service and to enhance public image and awareness.
To date, some 200 Rotarians from all over Africa (English and French speaking) are expected to attend either the Governors-Elect training, or the Institute itself. Helping with the registration gives us ordinary members the opportunity to meet prominent Rotarians from all parts.
Business meeting
The meeting last week was a business meeting after the board meeting. As an exclusive Steve du Plessis introduced the new district app for smartphones and tablets a few days before the notification was sent out to the rest of the district.
We also spoke about the bridge drive and of course the fast approaching Golf Day, Ian Widdop's favourite Rotary activity.
There are also a number of hole sponsorships, but please canvass everyone you know to either play, sponsor a hole, sponsor a prize or prizes, or do all of the above while buying lots of raffle tickets.
The raffle has been the backbone of most of our Golf Days, so shouldn't be any different this year!
Frayne came to the meeting with her face all black, blue and various shades of purple after losing a fight against a book trolley at the Jozi Book Fair. Luckily there were no broken teeth (she'd fallen flat on her face and scratched her spectacles) or bones (she did have a bruised hip).
Speaker
There is NO MEETING tomorrow morning, as many of us will be doing duty at Misty Hills, but the week after there'll be a speaker. He is Kim Ludbrook, a photojournalist who is regional chief photographer for Africa at EPA Photos.
He has covered major South African news and sporting events for the past 20 or so years. This includes a number or Tours de France. Kim is himself a fanatical cyclist who has competed in the gruelling Cape Epic a few times.
A Thought for the Week: Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. - Plato (428-348 BC)
The 20 year career photojournalist covers major news, features and sports events, both in Africa and internationally for EPA Photos, a major international news photo agency.
The 20 year career photojournalist covers major news, features and sports events, both in Africa and internationally for EPA Photos, a major international news photo agency.The 20 year career photojournalist covers major news, features and sports events, both in Africa and internationally for EPA Photos, a major international news photo agency.
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| Frayne and Mariana Purnell with Dave Bradshaw at the registration practise session held at Twickenham Guest House on Sunday |
To date, some 200 Rotarians from all over Africa (English and French speaking) are expected to attend either the Governors-Elect training, or the Institute itself. Helping with the registration gives us ordinary members the opportunity to meet prominent Rotarians from all parts.
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| Steve du Plessis showing off his phone. Don't worry, it doesn't normally shine that brightly, it's just the reflection on the screen. |
The meeting last week was a business meeting after the board meeting. As an exclusive Steve du Plessis introduced the new district app for smartphones and tablets a few days before the notification was sent out to the rest of the district.
We also spoke about the bridge drive and of course the fast approaching Golf Day, Ian Widdop's favourite Rotary activity.
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| Jenine Coetzer has already pledged some very colourful bottles of wine for the barrow of booze. One of the beautiful Afghan mats that Jenine has also donated, forms the backdrop. |
The raffle has been the backbone of most of our Golf Days, so shouldn't be any different this year!
Frayne came to the meeting with her face all black, blue and various shades of purple after losing a fight against a book trolley at the Jozi Book Fair. Luckily there were no broken teeth (she'd fallen flat on her face and scratched her spectacles) or bones (she did have a bruised hip).
Speaker
There is NO MEETING tomorrow morning, as many of us will be doing duty at Misty Hills, but the week after there'll be a speaker. He is Kim Ludbrook, a photojournalist who is regional chief photographer for Africa at EPA Photos.
He has covered major South African news and sporting events for the past 20 or so years. This includes a number or Tours de France. Kim is himself a fanatical cyclist who has competed in the gruelling Cape Epic a few times.
A Thought for the Week: Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. - Plato (428-348 BC)
The 20 year career photojournalist covers major news, features and sports events, both in Africa and internationally for EPA Photos, a major international news photo agency.
The 20 year career photojournalist covers major news, features and sports events, both in Africa and internationally for EPA Photos, a major international news photo agency.The 20 year career photojournalist covers major news, features and sports events, both in Africa and internationally for EPA Photos, a major international news photo agency.
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