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RTARY CLUB OF KENTON
KENTON ON SEA – THE JEWEL OF THE SUNSHINE COAST
Helping the community of Kenton and Bushmans River Mouth make dreams come true.

email us: info@rotarykenton.co.za
KENTON ON SEA - Rotary Club founded – 24th February 2009 

  2011 Convention 21-25 May 2011. New Orleans USA.                  

This website was last updated on 27 July 2010

OUR PROJECTS

Current Projects include:

2010/2011

1. Snare eradication, river conservation, storm damage repair and environmental clean-up. Storm damage repair was effected during November 2008. The snare project has been in full swing since June 2009 and many snares have been removed since then. 

2. The Kenton clean-up aims to remove all litter from the undergrowth in Ekuphumleni and Kenton on Sea as a once-off action and will include an awareness campaign amongst our school children. The first cleanup got under way on Friday 14th August 2009.

3. The Beautiful Life Project is feeding destitute families in the Ekuphumleni Township. Phase 1 commenced with the donation of R3000 to the project managers as start-up costs for food and will be followed up by Phase 2 which forms part of the water harvesting project and involves the installation of a 5000-litre water tank at the Tina's creche. Completed 14th October 2009.

4. The AIDS orphange known as The Thokomala Project hopes to raise funds for the building of an orphanage in the Marselle Township. Phase 1 forms part of the water harvesting project and involves the installation of a 5000-litre water tank at the home and piping in fresh water from the water tanks into the main plumbing system of the home to provide fresh water for the children. Completed 14th October 2009.

5. Klipfontein pre-primary has received a 5000 litre water tank which was installed on 14th October 2009.  

6. Kenton Primary School media centre.  Kenton Primary School is desperately in need of a new and up-to-date media centre. Rotary Kenton is supporting this project and is hoping to find kind sponsors and donors to assist. Phase 1 forms part of the water harvesting project and involves the installation of a 5000-litre water tank at the Kenton Primary School which was completed on 14th October 2009.

7. Water Harvesting. Installing 5000 litre water tanks for the needy. We have five 5000-litre rain water tanks and we have installed these at various educational institutions in our area. First on the list is Tina's Creche; Klipfontein pre-school; Kenton Primary; Kenbush pre-primary; the AIDS foster home, Thokomala, in Marselle Township. Phase 1 of the project was completed on 14th October 2009. Five more tanks will be installed during February and March 2010.

8. The annual Christmas Raffle fund-raiser will start 1st December 2009, with the draw taking place on 31st January 2010. Funds raised from this raffle will go towards our conservation projects as well as funds for community services projects and admin expenses in Rotary Kenton. Please support our effort.

9. Rotary Kenton PRO Cocktail Party. Ticket holders only. Rotary Kenton will be staging our first PRO Cocktail party in the form of a cheese & wine on Friday December 18th starting at 6 p.m. at the Kenton Tennis Club premises. Tickets will sell for R80 pp and the proceeds will go towards our local Hospice organization. The cocktail party was a great success and might become an annual event.

10. Rotary Tree of Joy. The Rotary Club of Kenton on Sea has committed to the Rotary Tree of Joy project, which is a wonderful way of providing joy to people normally forgotten at Christmas.
    What is the Tree of Joy?  The Tree of Joy is a Rotary community orientated project aimed at providing gifts to people, young and old, who seldom have the pleasure of receiving one for Christmas. The Tree of Joy was a great success and might become an annual project.

11. The Dictionary Project
    Kenton Rotary has adopted "The Dictionary Project", after having received a supply of 20 dictionary books supplied by Rotary S.A. In addition the Kenton-on-sea Rotarians have paid for a further 40 dictionaries, and together with other generous donations we now have a total of 80 dictionaries. The Club hopes to “piggy-back “ on the Tree of Joy and Christmas Raffle projects to promote this project further during the December festive season. The aims is to have 100 books to hand over to a suitable Primary School during 2010. Workshops will follow. The dictionary project forms part of the Literacy Campaign. The dictionaries will function as resource material.   In addition, Stella has obtained donations from two News Agencies in Kenton for books for pupils from Grade R to Grade 3. The organization known as HEARTLINES has also promised a large donation for these reading books.