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New president as Rotary PA marks 40 years

The induction of incoming Rotary Club of Port Alfred president, Daniel Levings, was celebrated in fine style on Saturday at the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club, as the organisation raised a glass to 40 years of dedicated service in the town.…

Rotary encourages diabetes awareness

Not sure if you have high sugar levels – or not? Then regular diabetes testing is essential say members of Rotary Port Alfred who managed a diabetes testing station on World Diabetes Awareness Day at Rosehill Mall last Thursday. Rotary PA…

Rotary Port Alfred joins worldwide fight against polio

Rotary Port Alfred have embarked on an initiative in line with its international controlling body to create awareness of the polio disease that is still afflicting some countries of the world, such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. Rotary…

Optometrists, Rotary team up to give the gift of sight

Improving a person’s vision through giving them the right spectacles, or restoring their sight through a cataract operation fundamentally changes their lives. Dr Davies Optometrists in Makhanda has been facilitating access to eye care for…

New Rotary president ready to lead

Incoming Rotary Club of Port Alfred president Ren Mouton has given notice that she is ready to take the organisation forward in her new role. Mouton was introduced as new club president at Rotary’s 39th induction dinner on Tuesday June 18…

PA Rotary Club gives out awards to leading achievers

Rotary Club of Port Alfred hosted an induction dinner at Royal Alfred Marina on Tuesday June 18 to usher in new president Rene Mouton. Several other members won various awards in recognition for spearheading community projects. Past…

Makhanda makes its magic for GBS Mountain Drive 21K

It was not freezing as runners neared the top of the long climb to the “summit” of the mountain for the GBS Mutual Bank Mountain Drive Half Marathon on Saturday August 26: it was officially a whole four degrees above that. But factor in…

The new NSRI Kenton rescue craft, Spirit of Kenton, was launched this week and the NSRI will be operating from Middle Beach during the Easter weekend, 7-10 April 2023. Picture: JO WILMOT

‘Spirit of Kenton’ launches for Easter

The new NSRI Kenton rescue craft, Spirit of Kenton, was launched this week and the NSRI will be operating from Middle Beach during the Easter weekend, 7-10 April 2023. The news was shared by the Rotary Club of Kenton-on-Sea, who have been…

LIFESAVERS: The president of Rotary Kenton on Sea Simon Matthews hands a cheque for R500 000 to NSRI Port Alfred Station 11 commander Juan Pretorius on the banks of Bushmans River on 18 December 2022, towards the estimated R1.2 million needed to set up an NSRI satellite station at Kenton on Sea. Picture: Sue Maclennan

Giant leap for Kenton sea rescue project

“There’s no turning back now!” Senior NSRI volunteer and former Port Alfred Station 11 base commander Juan Pretorius spoke to Talk of the Town after the “on-site” hand-over of a cheque for R500 000 by Rotary Club of Kenton-on-Sea…

Step out with your best friend this Sunday!

The Port Alfred and Ndlambe SPCA needs serious support and so Rotary Kenton have put their shoulders to the wheel, organising a morning of appropriately furry fun on the beach. The SPCA’s admin manager Forbes Coutts sets out the SPCA…

Port Alfred Rotary presidential induction

Colin Murphy was inducted as president of the Rotary Club of Port Alfred at its 37th Annual Induction Dinner held at the Royal St Andrews Hotel recently. After receiving the chains of office from outgoing president Tom McGhee, Murphy said…

Keeping our beaches clean

Beach cleanups are important and, in our stretch of the Eastern Cape coastline volunteers regularly get down to the beaches to ensure that the beaches are not just clean but also free of glass and other debris that might spoil the…

HANDING OVER THE REINS: The outgoing and incoming committee members of Port Alfred High School Interact Club at the induction ceremonies for Interact and EarlyAct last week Picture: JON HOUZET

An era ends as new Interact and EarlyAct members inducted

It was the end of an era for the Interact and EarlyAct Clubs at Port Alfred High School recently as Rotarian Mike Millard, who has mentored successive groups of pupils, stepped down after six years. “This is a sad time for me. In the six…

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New Interact and EarlyAct committees inducted at PAHS

Members of the Port Alfred High School EarlyAct Club committee for 2020 were inducted last week and new president Scarlett Tweedie made an address.

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Learning the Rotary four-way test from a young age

Members of the Interact and EarlyAct clubs at Port Alfred High School and their mentors in Rotary recite the four-way test at the induction ceremony last week.