Rotary Club welcomes new president
The new President, Antoaneta Atanasova-Letsoalo, was sworn into her new position by former president, Chymie Naidoo, who currently serves as the Chairperson.
POLOKWANE – To welcome the new president as well as the board of directors of the Rotary Club of Polokwane, the organisation hosted a special induction dinner on Friday, 22 June at the Pietersburg Club.
The new President, Antoaneta Atanasova-Letsoalo, was sworn into her new position by former president, Chymie Naidoo, who currently serves as the Chairperson.
“We have over the years fulfilled our role in terms of community upliftment, empowerment and the betterment of the lives of those who are underprivileged in our communities. We have raised more than enough money to help many facilities and structures through positive projects to uplift the community such as crèches in rural areas, as well as contributing to charity organisations which look after orphans. We are also involved with the protection of endangered species through initiatives like the Anti-Rhino Poaching programme. We trust our newly appointed leader will continue to lead this organisation to achieve even more than we have achieved in the previous years,” said Naidoo.
Antonasova-Letsoalo gracefully accepted her new position and role in the club and said she aims to maintain the club’s standards and work even harder to ensure they achieve more than what they did in the last year.
“I already have plans and strategies in place to raise more money to help better the lives of our communities and to uphold the club’s reputation as a vital part of the community.
“I want to bolster our membership numbers to help the club make a bigger difference in the community during my term as president. We plan to also work more closely with other Rotary clubs to achieve our common goal of community upliftment. I thank you for trusting me with this position and I promise to lead the club with integrity,” she said.
The Rotary Club of Polokwane plans to plant 1 000 trees at Mitchell House College in an effort to educate the youth about the importance of preserving nature. “Trees are a way of life. When one plants a tree they learn the importance of being patient enough to wait for goals set to be attained,” she concluded.
