Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Our Roggebai Club

Really.  It’s ours.  We are keeping it. 

 

These guys are awesome! When I first planned on studying in Cape Town, I anticipated having to stay with friends about ninety-minutes away and commute into the city every day while I looked for accommodation.  The Rotary Club of Roggebai would have none of it!  They met us at the airport en-masse, treated us to lunch, and then two local Rotarians put us up in their own home.  Anne and I felt like VIP’s!

 

I don’t think I realized how much fun a “Civic Organization” could be!  The average age of the Roggebai Club may be growing a bit long, but these guys know how to have fun.  They come together to serve not out of a somber sense of duty, but because they genuinely like each other and want to make a difference in their community. 

 

Perhaps most striking, however, is there sense of responsibility.  This club is involved with more service projects than they have members!  I am starting to get involved with some of these projects, but I thought I would attach a general list here.  

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