Hartswater Area
As the Northern Cape & Free State Tables gathered together in agricultural Vaalharts area, on the weekend of the 14th of September we received a hearty welcome from the Hartswater Round Table and they’re families. Upon arrival it became clear that the weekend was well planned and greatly anticipated by all.
Friday night our togetherness was celebrated with a steak braai and mieliepap in the stretch tent outside their clubhouse. The fun started a bit early with Jaco van Zyl, Tjop de Vries and Attie Naude from Prieska Round Table arriving in full theme party attire, fishnets-the works!
The Saturday started with a big breakfast and bottles of Crème Soda and Castle Lite. Sean Trautmann proudly announced how the organization has grown in the last six months and how the aim of upper management is to keep Tafelaars happy and see them out until the age of 40 years. A big emphasis was placed on family and family values and of course doing our best to make a tangible difference within our country. 9 new members were inducted from Augrabies, Upington and Bloemfontein.
The Ladies Tour was a well-planned and brilliantly executed with a focus on getting to know the town and community of Hartswater as well as each other. The wives visited the pecan nut and olive factory and was taken on tour to the cotton factory, the other major commodity of the area.
Saturday night we were entertained by a brilliant performance by Jan Raap and of course the theme party: “Boer en sy Hoer” and from there the night continued with an abundance of hospitality and good will.
Sunday morning the good byes were said at the local Wimpy. All of us leaving with renewed enthusiasm and strengthened relationships.
Thank you Hartz 😊 for the great weekend
Regards
Augrabies 273
I visited Prieska 161 on Wednesday the 1st of August. I arrived way to early but luckily my Area Constitutional Advisor and Ex Area Chairman, Tjop de Vries had some free time. After visiting some of the local watering holes we headed over to Prieska 161’s Clubhouse. Those who have been there will know that Prieska pulls out all the stops and that their clubhouse is always in pristine condition. I’d like to commend all the Prieska tablers, and especially their Chairman, Christo de Witt, for the manner in which their meeting was run. Prieska 161 is always a top performing Table, and after sitting in a Prieska meeting it is easy to see why. I would like to wish Christo and his team well for the rest of the year, and best of luck with your 4X4 Project and Bowls competition. Upington 79 will see you on the lawns and we will bring our A-Game! We look forward to you visiting us in Upington and hope to see you soon!
YiT
Willie Gresse
Northern Cape Area Chairman 2018/2019
Augrabies 273 het die naweek van die 8ste en 9de Junie met hul RV na Prieska vertrek op n so genoemde “Boys Trip”.
Ons het Prieska 161 se Area gaan bywoon. Ons het Upington so rondom 12 uur vertrek en met n groot gees die pad aan gedurf.
20km voor Groblershoop het ons die RV afgetrek en n vuurtjie aangesteek om die bekende “Vleis haas ” te braai. Kort na ons gestop het Upington 79 se manne en vrouens ons ge join.
Na die braai het die pad na Prieska redelik lang geraak maar ons Augrabies manne het vasgebyt en veilig tot daar gereis.
Roundtable Prieska 161 maak weereens ‘n verskil.
Op Saterdag 16 Mei 2015 het Prieska Roundtable hulle jaarlikse Winter Knights projek aangebied. Die doel van die projek is om soveel as moontlik klere, skoene, komberse en nie-bederfbare voedsel in te samel wat dan weer tussen mense vir wie die winter andersins té koud sou wees!
Priese se Roundtable klub probeer om inoverend te wees met die insamelings projek en dus het on dit die jaar goed gedink om dit saam met ‘n tema aand aan te bied. Ons het vure aangesteek, en ‘n boemelaars tema aand by die Michigan gebou aangebied waartydens mense hulle items kon bring en dan sommer die aand geniet.
Wat die jaar baie spesiaal gemaak het is dat Hoërskool Prieska en die GWK Oewerfees elk ‘n groot bydrae gemaak het waaroor ons baie dankbaar is. Hoërskool Prieska se leerlingraad het klere, skoene en nie-bederfbare voedsel geskenk en die GWK Oewerfees het ‘n bedrag van R1000-00 geskenk. Prieska Roundtable het groot waardering vir die samewerking, saam kan ons meer vermag, eerder as om elkeen ons eie rigting in te slaan!
Baie dankie aan elkeen wat ‘n bydrae gemaak het om hierdie projek ‘n reuse sukses te maak. Weet dat u ‘n reuse verskil maak die winter, dat iemand wat dit regtig nodig het die winter met ‘n vol maag en warm kan gaan slaap.
Op 17 Januarie 2015 is Pieter-Paul en Ronelle De Vries, tydens ‘n formele dinee by Prieska Golfklub, ingehuldig as die nuwe voorsitterspaar vir 2015.
Tydens die dinee het Attie Naudé sy uittredende verslag vir 2014 gelewer. Hy het melding gemaak van die Sunflower bandannas wat hulle as Roundtable, tesame met Prieska OK, verkoop het en die fondse vir Kanker navorsing kon skenk. Die hoogtepunt van die verslag was dat Prieska Roundtable die jaar, onderandere, ‘n aansienlike bedrag geld kon skenk vir mense wie dit baie nodig gehad het en vir wie die toekoms nie so rooskleurig was nie.
Hy het ook die klub se dames bedank dat hulle hul mans bygestaan het om die fondse in te samel om die skenkings moontlik te kon maak.
Die res van die bestuur is ook bekend gemaak nl, Onder voorsitter – Ferdi Krapohl, Sekretaris – Egbert Janse van Rensburg, Tessourier en IRO/PRO – Attie Naudé, Klubhuis – Christiaan Visagie.
Prieska Roundtable bedank die gemeenskap van Prieska wat hulle projekte die afgelope jaar so goedhartig ondersteun het. Sonder julle sou dit nie moontlik gewees het om so ‘n groot verskil in mense se lewens te kon maak nie.