Paarl Rotary Club

Well-known psychiatrist and geriatric specialist Prof Felix Potocnic recently addressed the Rotary Club of Paarl on dementia and its treatment. With him is Hester Visagie, Rotary president #paarl #rotary #health

A group of learners from the Green School Paarl visited KwaZulu-Natal to assist with the clean-up following the recent floods. They shared details of their experience with members of Paarl Rotary. #charity #paarl #community #greenschool

#endpolio #rotaryinternational #paarlrotary

Five high school students from Paarl attended the Rotary Youth Leader Awards camp outside Franschhoek during the recent school holiday. With the president of Paarl Rotary, Hester Visage are Sherwin, Trinity, Ruan, Nikita and Liana. Well done! #leadership #paarl

The Rotary Club of Paarl has been involved in the upgrading of the Kerith Retreat for mental patients in Muldersvlei for the past year. After the upgrading of the kitchen and laundry and some housing units, the club has launched a food garden. Here they plant some lemon trees.

A cheque for 1000 Euro from the Rotary Club of Bensheim in Germany was recently presented to @PaarlRotary by Rotarian Dr Albrecht Dörr, who hails from the Bensheim region. The donation is destined for the Royalty Project in Paarl which provides counselling to schoolchildren 🙌🏼

Well-known political commentator, Jan -Jan Joubert, offered interesting insights about the results of the recent local elections with Paarl Rotarians at their weekly meeting. With him is Hester Visagie, club president #speakers #clubevents #membership #paarl

CJ Stander (right), former Irish International and British Lions rugby player has returned to South Africa and now lives in Paarl. He shared memories of his years in Ireland with Paarl Rotarians at their weekly meeting. With him is Rotarian Petrus Marais. @CJStander #paarl

The Winelands Cycle Race over 98km was held in pouring rain in Wellington on Sunday. Cyclists who had entered decided to brave the weather, determined to cycle in their first road race since the start of the pandemic. Race ended in a tie with Alex Heward and Gert Heyns.

Tommy Goliath (79), links, se hande staan vir niks verkeerd nie. Hy spits hom toe op die herstel van rolstoele namens die nie-winsgewende organisasie Paarl Valley Friends. Een van hul grootste borge is die Paarl Rotariërs, wat al 43 rolstoele aan die organisasie verskaf het.

Congrats to Hester Visagie who recently took over from Bryan Anderson as president of the Rotary Club of Paarl. #serviceaboveself #Rotary #paarl #community

EPIC. Adventurer Riaan Manser (pictured with his wife Vas) recently gave an entertaining talk on his many epic travels to the @PaarlRotary. He has travelled around the continent of Africa on a bike, kayaked around Madagascar and Iceland, and rowed with Vas on various routes.

WARM. Paarl Rotary has donated 100 blankets to Valcare’s Love your Valley winter blanket project. With Rotarian Deon Erasmus at the handover wre Ronlyn Zwaan (le&) and Liesl Tolkin of Valcare, who will distribute the blankets among needy local educare centres. #paarlrotaryclub

Looking forward to tomorrow's meeting with the people behind @PaarlRotary 🇿🇦 @Rotary An association which gives so much back to communities throughout the World. I am humbled to have been invited & look forward to sharing my story!

Former Olympic swimming champion Ryk Neethling (centre), currently marketing director of Val de Vie estate, addressed the @PaarlRotary on his sporting and current activities. A fixed % of house sales and levies at Val de Vie is channelled to charity. #charity @valdevieestate

Today is #Rotary’s 116th anniversary. Throughout our history, our members have served communities at home and around the globe to improve lives. Thank you for being part of doing good in the world.

Annelie Lucas, vice-chair of the Winelands Netball Union, recently visited the Paarl Rotary Club to tell members about a youngsters' netball tournament which will take place at the Boy Louw fields on Saturday 5 December. @PaarlRotary is one of the sponsors of the day. @paarlpost1

*Breaking News* Entries for the Winelands Cycle Race (formerly the Paarl Cycle Tour) on 31 January 2021 have opened. For more information and entries, visit winelandscyclerace.co.za.

Well-known actress Dorette Potgieter recently addressed the Paarl Rotary Club via Zoom, to speak about her unique film-making course for offenders. The course is presented at Pollsmoor Prison, to equip inmates in the film-making business. The course is followed by career support.

Paarl Rotary is supporting a number of feeding schemes during the pandemic. Here Rotarian Hester Visagie (right) presents a Checkers food voucher to the value of R5000 to Vanessa Adams of Fountain of Hope. #charity #paarl