Gordon’s Bay Lions Club Legacy inaugurated
Direction Finder unveiled high above Gordon’s Bay
9. September 2017 - A beautiful sunny and windy day welcomed Councillor Johan Middleton, Lions Club officials & members and the public to the official opening of our Direction Finder.
Councillor Middleton, Lions Clubs District 410 A Governor Geila Wills and Lions Club President Grant Jonathan cut the ribbon to inaugurate the direction finder, which is situated high above Gordon’s Bay next to the entrance to the Steenbras Dam Water Plant. The ceremony than went on at the Lions Club House.
The unveiling of the direction finder celebrates a hundred years of service by Lions Clubs International, sixty years by Lions Clubs in South Africa and thirty years of service for the community by the Gordon’s Bay Lions Club in 2017. The Direction Finder is a Lions Community Legacy Project, which will benefit visitors from all over the world for many years to come.
A landmark achievement
Club President Grant Jonathan thanked all the persons that worked tirelessly behind the scenes, especially Lion Paula Lang who initiated the project twelve months ago and Frans Tredoux of the City of Cape Town, who’s support made the whole project possible in the first instance.
Lions District Governor Geila Wills thanked the Lions for a wonderful Centennial project, hoping that in a hundred years people would still look at it with the same enthusiasm they do today.
Councillor Middleton paid tribute to the Lions Club and the unselfish service to Gordon’s Bay and surrounding communities: I just want to say, that it is so important what the Lions Club is doing for the community. We, the City, want to see things like this happening in our community.
The direction finder is a landmark for the Lions and for Gordon’s Bay and I will invite all my visitors to go up there and see the beautiful view that we have, it may be the most beautiful view in the city. For us, as the City of Cape Town, it means a lot, that there are organisations that are not only willing to give something, but to also do something (constructive) in the public spaces and that it’s there for the benefit of all.
From us, as the City of Cape Town, I just want to thank the Gordon’s Bay Lions Club for all that they are doing, not only with this gesture, but also for the elderly and the youngsters in the community.
The Direction finder covers an uninterrupted view of approximately 150 degrees over False Bay, Helderberg & bigger Cape Town.
The exact location https://goo.gl/maps/HKmGez1wvs72
A short video about the Lions Direction Finder
Article District Mail 15.9.2017
Article Bolander Magazine 28.11.2017
Gordon’s Bay Lions Club – 30th Anniversary Celebrations
Our club was born on the 2th February 1987 when it received its charter from Lions Clubs International. A group of 22 service minded men from Gordon’s Bay had felt the need to serve their community and under the leadership of the first President David Baxter started the Gordon’s Bay Lions Club.
On Friday 4th March 2017 we celebrated our 30th anniversary at our Clubhouse in Roos Street with a cheese and wine evening. We were very fortunate to be able to host Charter President David Baxter as well as Charter Member Danie Miller, who was the Mayor of Gordon’s Bay in 1987.
Club President Grant Jonathan welcomed fellow members and our guests and then Project Chairman Paula Lang presented an overview of our various club projects.
Later President Grant Jonathan honoured Lion Jeanette Kruger with the Dr. Louis Volks Humanitarian Award for her outstanding commitment to the Temperance Town Primary school library. The award recognises dedicated and distinguished community service which exemplifies the ideals of the Association of Lions Clubs International.
Member Lion Rudi Andrist presented a donation of €800 for use in our sports project for youth. Lion Rudi recently celebrated his birthday and he asked his overseas guests to consider donating money to our club in lieu of a birthday present. The evening ended with a wine auction by Lions Pieta Marè and Annette van Heerden which raised R1 740.00 which will be used for club projects. Although our club had on average "only" 30 members, the service that they delivered, was extraordinary. Ca. 432.000 Lion hours were spent in the last 30 years and ca. 540.000 people were served. Our motto since 30 years: WE SERVE ! To find out how to support our club, read here.
Article Bolander Magazine 7.3.2017
Article District Mail 9.3.2017
GORDON'S BAY LIONS CLUB HISTORY
Lions Club office bearers serve for one year from July to June and are elected by club members. You will find the current club office bearers here.
CLUB CHARTER MEMBERS
The Gordon’s Bay Lions Club was sponsored by the Stellenbosch Lions Club and was chartered on the 2 February 1987. The club started with a membership of 22 service minded men, as at this time full Lions membership was not open to women. Women have been welcomed into full Lions membership for many years and now play an important part in our organisation.
David R Baxter (President) Andrew W Schonfelt (1st Vice)
Denis P McCormack (2nd Vice) Ron Senyard (3rd Vice)
Peter W Cutler (Treasurer) Leon C Davies (Secretary)
Warren L Rutherford (Lion Tamer) Clarence Taylor (Tail Twister)
Johannes P Bouwer Stuart D Chase
John S George Nicolas J Gunter
Dennis P Ingram Frank D Joubert
Danie Miller Mark Oldridge
Joseph W Parish Graham A Power
Raymond C la Rey Michael A Rowe
Sas Steyn Steve Strodl
CLUB PAST PRESIDENTS
1987 Dave Baxter 1988 Andrew Schonfelt
1989 Clarry Taylor 1990 Martin Horsell
1991 Clarry Taylor 1992 Jeff Howes
1993 Jeff Howes 1994 Julio Barendilla
1995 Danny Greef 1996 Clarry Taylor
1997 Clarry Taylor 1998 Jeff Howes
1999 Jeff Howes 2000 Jeff Howes
2001 Denise Cloete 2002 Jeff Howes
2003 Jeff Howes 2004 Jimmy Lang
2005 Paula Lang 2006 Abrie Theron
2007 Les Wilson 2008 Dennis Scholtemeyer
2009 Abrie Theron 2010 Jimmy Lang
2011 Paula Lang 2012 Colin Pratt
2013 Colin Pratt 2014 Paula Lang
2015 Paula Lang 2016 Jimmy Lang
2017 Grant Jonathan 2018 Grant Jonathan
2019 Annette van Heerden