Tuis Versorging received a donation of blankets and baby clothes that were knitted by the ladies of Avendson Klub vir Bejaardes. Sister Hettie and her team at Tuis Versorging received the items for distribution amongst the needy in the community. The knitting work is sponsored by the Swellendam Rotary Club. Both Sister Hettie and Johannes Michaels of Avendson thanked Rotary for its involvement. Sandra Taylor of Avendson admitted that when they first started knitting they w

Members of various Rotary Clubs from Mumbai India, and a member of the Luderitz Rotary Club in Namibia, were hosted on the 24th and 25th April by Swellendam Rotary Club. Two of our Swellendam Rotarians were part of a group of Rotarians who visited Mumbai on a Rotary Friendship Exchange visit back in 2020. Visitors were taken on a tour of the Drostdy Museum and later lunched at La Belle Alliance restaurant after which they returned to the homes of their hosts to freshen up. Th

After Rotary Swellendam received a request, six netballs and six rugby balls with two ball pumps were handed over to Laerskool Buffeljagsrivier. According to one learner standing with a ball under his arm after the handover, "nou kan ek rugby speel" (now I can play rugby). It was a pleasure to see how much enjoyment the balls gave to the recipients. Headmistress Wilmie Groenewald and Teacher Jolandi Steyn expressed their appreciation to Rotary Swellendam and said that the lea

Swellendam Hospital received a donation of baby blankets and clothing on Wednesday 20th April. Blankets were all knitted and made by the ladies of the Rotary Coffee Morning Project at Pastor Joseph's Church. The baby clothes were knitted by Mrs Pauline O'Neil who resides in England and is a regular provider of knitted items to Rotary who then distribute them to the needy. Matron Whittles thanked Rotary and stated that the items will be put to good use as there is always a ne

Teachers and learners alike were delighted with their new playground slide that was installed to replace the original slide that had been damaged. Pole Yard, who supplied the jungle gym originally, supplied the new slide free of charge. The slide was installed by Rotarians Brian Cole and Corrie Cloete. Photo: Left to Right - Brian Cole, Headmistress Annuske Klaasin and Corrie Cloete. Photo and article: Corrie Cloete

Swellendam Rotary Club is delighted to welcome another new member. At a recent function Hilda Koozen was inducted as a new member of Swellendam Rotary. Hilda and her husband David moved to Swellendam about two years ago. They have two children - son Gareth who is an actor/producer residing in Los Angeles and daughter Tamrin and husband Lawrence (Community Locksmith),reside in Swellendam. Hilda and David have two grandchildren - Kenzie and Charlie. They are a close knit fami