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Chartered on 17 July 1971, Roodepoort Round Table 162i, one of 4 Tables on the West Rand, one of 12 Tables in the Gauteng Area, which falls under the Association of Round Tables Southern Africa (ARTSA). The main aim of Round Table is to enjoy fellowship with people from all walks of life, as well as organising fund raising events and community activities. Our Aims and Objectives: • To develop fellowship among young men through the medium of their professional and business occupations; • To emphasise the fact that one’s calling offers an excellent medium of service to the community; • To cultivate the highest ideals in business, professional and civic traditions; • To recognise the worthiness of all legitimate occupations and to dignify each his own by precept and example; • To foster responsible citizenship and loyalty to their Country; • To further the establishment of peace and goodwill in international relationships; • To further these objects by meetings, lectures, discussions and other activities. Our Motto: Adopt Adapt Improve What does Round Table do? Every Round Table holds one or two business meetings and usually one ’social’ meeting per month. These meetings are the forums at which various welfare projects and fundraisers are discussed, often with input from outside speakers. Fellowship is always of a high quality, especially after closure of each meeting. Social meetings may be used to play action cricket or some other social activity, or more frequently, simply to ‘raid’ another Table in the endless quest for more fun and fellowship! In particular, Round Table offers an excellent opportunity for meeting new friends from your own community, area, country and the world. It also offers an excellent vehicle for self-improvement in areas such as public speaking, leadership, project management, and meeting procedure. Travel forms an important part of Tabling and is integral to the smooth operation of Round Table internationally. Typically, a visiting Tabler to another Association is often looked after by Tablers in that Association to make it easier for Tablers to travel internationally. Round Tablers worldwide are instant friends What does Roodepoort Round Table 162i do? Our club supports mainly 3 organisations but we also review and support individuals or once of cases depending on their need. We also support various initiatives or projects donating our time and man-power to help raise funds. The organisations we actively raise money for are: 1. The Gateway Organisation consisting of the Gateway Village and the Gateway school. www.gatewaysociety.com The Gateway Society is a sustainable and responsible Non-Profit Organisation, which strives to provide the highest level of personal care and growth opportunity to intellectually and physically, challenged persons so that they may lead happy, dignified and meaningful lives. Roodepoort 162i meets for our business meeting’s at one of their venues and we try and assist as much as possible regarding their wish list. 2. Matla-a-Bana West Rand - a voice against child abuse www.matlaabana.co.za Matla A Bana is a charity project initiated and managed by the Callie and Monique Strydom Charity Trust (www.strydomtrust.com). The Callie and Monique Trust were founded upon the return of Callie and Monique Strydom after a 4-month hostage ordeal in Asia. At the end of 2002 Monique Strydom was asked to chair a task team that investigated child r**e in South Africa. A need for an organization which could address all the grey areas in the child protection system in South Africa arose and the Strydom Trust undertook to address this need. Matla a Bana is a National organization, with predominant focus in Gauteng and the Western Cape. 4. Cansa – Movember www.za.movember.com During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces around the world. The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. At the end of November we have a best of competition between Mo's and the money raised at the event is donated to Cansa The organisations or projects we support by giving our time and manpower are: 1. The Child Witness Foundation - www.childwitness.net FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS & DIGNITY OF CHILDREN Children need protection and deserve justice. Far too often we fail them. Instead of restoring trust and dignity, our justice system delivers further trauma. We can fix this. Through legislation, research, education and direct intervention The Child Witness Institute brings about real reforms. 2. Firlands Salvation army orphanage – Annual Firlands Fete www.footprint.co.za/firlands.html This project is typically a manpower project. We supply our services to man the Breakfast stall during the Firlands Orphange yearly Fete. This entails preparing and selling several breakfast food items on the day. The stall typically makes a profit every year of R15,000 to R19,000 which all goes to the Orphanage. 3. White Christmas – Christmas for about 1500 kids in our community. This is a great Round Table Gauteng area project where all the Tablers come together to make this event possible. This project makes a big difference in the lives of approximately 1500 kids from all over Gauteng. The kids typically enjoy a day that includes jumping castles, face painting, a Magician act, Soccer display from players of the Moroka Swallows football team, Simba the Lion, a sound display from the Sopranos bike club, a Foam Party, Hot Dogs from the Berliner, Snacks from Snackworks, desert from Clover Danone, Coke Gig Rig, sound system & Cool drinks from ABI, Ford race car display from Ford ST car club, Supercars organized by Supercar Lifestyle, a parachutist from AerialFX, personal donations, a Christmas present for each child. 6. Black Bra – Breast Cancer Fundraiser This is a Ladies Circle Fundraiser with Roodepoort 162i running the bar as well as taking part in the show they deliver. The main aim of bosom buddies is the promotion of a multi-disciplinary approach to breast cancer specifically via the establishment of a “BREAST CANCER CHAIN OF SURVIVAL” www.bosombuddies.org.za The aim of the Reach for Recovery programme is to supply practical and emotional support to breast cancer patients and their families. www.reach4recovery.org.za Round Table Southern Africa is a non-political non-denominational association of young men between the ages of 18 and 40 embracing representatives of nearly every profession and occupation whose objects encompass the encouragement of high ethical standards the promotion of social in*******se and fellowship among young professional men, the quickening of individual interest in everything affecting the public welfare, and the promotion of understanding amongst peoples of different cultural, language and political backgrounds. ARTSA – the Association of Round Tables in Southern Africa – consists of all the Round Tables of Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. Round Table History Round Table started in England in 1927 when the Prince of Wales said “The young business and professional men of this country must get together round the table, adopt methods that have proved to be so sound in the past, adapt them to the changing needs of the time and, whenever possible, improve them.” The Founder of the Round Table Movement The first Round Table was formed in Norwich, England in 1927. The founder, Louis Marchesi, was a young member of Norwich Rotary Club who felt a need existed for a club where the young business men of the town could gather on a regular basis. At their meetings they could exchange ideas, learn from the experiences of their colleagues and play a collective part in the civic life of Norwich. From a very early stage it was agreed that Round Table would be a non-religious, non-political club and this has continued to this day. Round Table now flourishes in the majority of European countries, throughout Africa, the Middle East, India, Hong Kong, New Zealand and America. In fact Round Table is represented in every continent of the World. Dr David Smith, who had been a Round Tabler in Bath, England, settled in East London, South Africa and joined Rotary. He started the first Round Table in South Africa in November 1948. In 1951 the Association of Round Tables in Southern Africa (ARTSA) was formed. The first National Conference was held in East London in 1951 with Noggs Newman as its first National President.