Rotary K2C Cycle Tour Awards
The above Kruger2Canyon News article embodies the immense pride of our Club in celebrating the success of our annual fundraising Rotary K2C Cycle Tour, through four private reserves alongside the Kruger National Park. A successful awards function was held on 9th September at the Fig and Bean Restaurant to pay tribute to each and every […]
IMAGINE ROTARY CHANGING THE WORLD!
The first female Rotary International President in history for 2022/23, President , Jennifer Jones intends to ROCK Rotary this year with her mission statement Imagine – “Imagine the possibilities in the changes Rotarians can make to transform the world.” The Rotary Club of Hoedspruit is more progressive, and at our annual induction dinner at The Tasting Room, President Wilana […]
ANNUAL ROTARY ‘K2C CYCLE TOUR’ RESUMES AFTER 2 YEARS IN MOTHBALLS
So, Get Cycling The spectacular Rotary Hoedspruit Kruger 2 Canyon Cycle Tour through four Big Five safari reserves, resumes on 16 July 2022, cycling through part of the Kruger to Canyon Biosphere around the Hoedspruit area. The 100 km dawn to dusk tour caters for a limited field of 5 pelotons of 20 making it […]
BUMPER PLANT SALE REPLENISHES ROTARY’S WILTING RESERVES
Not to be discouraged by all their projects being curtailed at the beginning of the year due to Covid, the Hoedspruit Rotary Club diligently brainstormed other options and decided that one of the fundraisers for 2021 should be a Plant Sale. After the initial scepticism, as most members were not so sure that they were […]
Good Times with the Hoedspruit Golden Oldies!
Our Club has recently become more involved with the Gracious Living Retirement Haven in Hoedspruit. In the above photograph, Rotarians Christine and Sabine are seen topping up guests’ wine glasses, at a delicious meal held at the Gracious Living Retirement Haven last month. Rotarian Steve kindly hosted residents for a delicious lunch at his picturesque […]
Making a Difference!
Our Club was fortunate enough to receive boxes of nutritious dried meals from Blessman Ministries. These meals, supplied to Blessman Ministries by Meals from the Heartland, are specifically designed for growing children. Within each box are 36 packages of meals containing rice and essential nutrients. Each package contains six meals. Rotarian Trygive distributed boxes of […]
A Celebration of Past and Present Club Presidents
When outgoing President Ole Ahrens (2019 – 2021) handed over the presidential chain to Wilana Manderson, with the exception of one person, all Past Presidents were present to celebrate. What a proud moment for our Club! Within District 9400 our Club is referred to as a young club; it was chartered in October 2015 and […]
The Show Must Go On
The elegant Tasting Room hummed with happy voices and goodwill at a splendid dinner, catered for by Anita from OEMF Caterers and the Greater Kruger Hotel School & Training Centre, in honour of Wilana Manderson’s induction as President of the Rotary Club of Hoedspruit for 2021/22. The annual President’s Award was handed to Alan Partington, […]
Celebrating International Nurses Day on 12th May 2021
Each year we show our appreciation, to the nurses in our community
Hoedspruit Cabbage Distribution
David Fitzhugh, Trygive Nxumalo, Hazel and Alan Partington got into action a few weeks ago and distributed 400 of 3000 donated cabbages to a nearby community. There was much singing and dancing in the village!! The proprietor of Benica Fruit and Veggies had an abundance of cabbages and living up to his slogan #peopleshalleat, donated […]