22 July 2006

President Mike Lakin was inducted as the 35th President of the Club at a dinner at the Gaborone Sun.

 During the evening Paul Harris awards were presented to Ellah Mohamadi of Bana ba Keletso, Rtn Yash Gureja and Rtn Graham Burt.

     The Top Table - PP John McCrory, Mrs Nirmalie Senaratne, President Mike Lakin, Mrs Elsie Lakin, AG Lalith Senaratne     President Mike Lakin giving his address     Rtn Claude Rossi, Rtn Graham Burt, Ellah Mohamadi, Rtn Yash Gureja, AG Lalith Senaratne and President Mike Lakin

 

7th July 2006

Major Andrew Overfield outgoing Chief of the US Office of Defense Cooperation, Botswana and responsible for the Humanitarian Assistance Program was made a Paul Harris Fellow by the club. Andrew has been a great friend of Rotary and was largely responsible for obtaining the funds for the building of the  Kamogelo Day Care Centre and phase II of Bana ba Keletso. The honour was bestowed on Andrew by President Mike Lakin at our weekly luncheon.

     President Mike Lakin reads the citation     President Mike pins the lapel badge on Andrew's pocket     PP Brian Thomas, Rtn Claude Rossi, Rtn Gary Lord, Rtn Raj Rallan, Major Andrew Overfield, President Mike Lakin & PP Barney O'Reilly

 

1st July 2006

The club started off the new Rotary year with a donation of 19 wheelchairs to individuals from Ramotswa. Ramotswa is a village that is situated approximately 40km south east of Gaborone. 9 Rotarians lead by President Mike Lakin were present to assist with the assembling of the wheelchairs and to help transfer the individuals into their new "wheels". The truck to transport the wheelchairs was provided by Consolidations Botswana (Pty) Ltd.

      Unpacking and Assembling the Wheelchairs     PP Barney O'Reilly making some minor adjustments watched by Rtn Barry Evans     Wheelchairs lined up awaiting the recipients

 Recipients

      Note the padding on the recipients knees that he used to protect them when he crawled.         

               

      Donation took place at the recipient's house. Rtn Rapula Malejane and President Mike Lakin are holding the banner.     Donation took place at the recipient's residence. President Mike Lakin and PP Barney O'Reilly together with the recipient and some members of her family.    

Group Photograph of recipients, Care Givers and Rotarians

President Mike also donated some text books to the South East District Council that had been part of the consignment of books received from the Rotary Club of Kyalami in October 2005.

 

12 June 2006

Hope collected their blankets from Consolidations Botswana who had donated the blankets to the Rotary Club of Gaborone. These blankets are to handed out as part of the Anchor project which is a joint venture between Rotarians For Fighting Aids and Hope. PDG Reg Loo of the Rotary Club of Gaborone is District 9250's Anchor liaison officer and he coordinated the donation of the blankets.

                   Hope's bakkie (pick up) loaded with 6 bales (150) of blankets                  John Ntseane and his assistant collecting the blankets