Pretoria Sunrise Rotary Club


Club History

The Pretoria Sunrise Rotary Club (formerly the Rotary Club of Pretoria Silverton) is located in District 9400. The original District 925, formed in 1960, was restructured several times and from 1996 as District 9250 encompassed the North and North East of South Africa, Swaziland, Southern Mozambique and Botswana and comprised 49 clubs.

In 2008 the RI Board of Directors took the decision to consolidate districts 9250 and 9300 into a new District 9400, effective 1 July 2010, comprising Botswana; Part of Mozambique - the area south of the Save River; Swaziland; part of South Africa - the Limpopo Province; Mpumalanga Province; Gauteng Province; in the North West Province the boundaries north of the southern boundaries of the Magisterial Districts of Mafikeng, Lichtenburg, Coligny and Ventersdorp; that portion of the Free State, north of the southern boundary of the Magisterial District of Sasolburg, east of the eastern boundaries of the Magisterial District of Heilbron and Lindley, and north of the northern boundaries of the Magisterial District of Bethlehem and Harrismith; north of the northern boundary of the Magisterial District of Potchefstroom, twelve kilometres north of the Potchestroom TownHall.

The Rotary Club of Pretoria Silverton was chartered on 3 May 1971, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Pretoria East. The territorial limits of the Club, as originally defined, comprised the area East of the N1 freeway as far as Bronkhorstspruit, North of Lynnwood Road, and South of the Magaliesberg range.

In 2009 the Club changed its weekly meetings to breakfast on Saturdays, and in recognition of this changed its name to the Pretoria Sunrise Rotary Club.

Since its charter date, the Club has been led by 33 Club Presidents:

Club Presidents

YEAR CLUB PRESIDENT YEAR CLUB PRESIDENT
1971/72 Bill Fendick 1972/73 Keith McCusker
1973/74 Malan de Villiers 1974/75 Paul Bryant
1975/76 Clive Parker 1976/77 Gerrit Botha
1977/78 Wilse Mare 1978/79 Denzil Edwards
1979/80 Keith McCusker 1980/81 Dawie de Villiers
1981/82 Kevin Napier 1982/83 Mike Vlok
1983/84 Tony Johnston 1984/85 Philip Chamberlain
1985/86 Tony Roper 1986/87 Francis Collins
1987/88 Alan Roets 1988/89 Ian Kelfkens
1989/90 Chris Heydenrych 1990/91 Callie Pistorius
1991/92 Leith Polson 1992/93 George Harrop-Allin
1993/94 Derek Stedall 1994/95 Tony Godrich
1995/96 Rodney Skelton
Tony Godrich
1996/97 George Dehlen
1997/98 Graham Waterston 1998/99 Bernard Mason
1999/00 Chris Pretorius 2000/01 Phillip Steyn
2001/02 Tony Godrich 2002/03 Reg Botha
2003/04 Bebe du Raan 2004/05 Tony Godrich
2005/06 Chris Pretorius 2006/07 Guy Cartwright
2007/08 Dee Morris 2008/09 Edda Davidson
2009/10 George Dehlen 2010/11 Edda Davidson
2011/2012 Mbasa Mxenge 2012/13

Several Club members have served as District Governor of District 925 (later 9250):

YEAR DISTRICT GOVERNOR
1982/83 Keith McCusker
1991/92 Guy Cartwright
2006/07 Chris Pretorius

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