Bruce is still a legend
His years of devotion to the sport have culminated in his receiving the Honours Award of the Lifesaving Association KZN South.
SOME people play sport from young age, grow up in sports and join of sporting committees and so on, but others do not stay long in their sports organisations because studies, family commitments and pursuing a particular career that does not allow sufficient time.
Bruce Roberts (69) is a good example of someone who finally reaped the rewards of staying in the sport movement. He joined Scottburgh Surf Lifesaving Club in 1992 but did not remain just an ordinary member. Instead he became a club executive committee member as soon as he joined the club and he has been on the committee for 23 years.
During this time, Bruce served as an IRB/Nipper examiner from 1992 to 1996 and again from 2010 to 2015, was treasurer on Lifesaving South Africa’s National Management Board from 2008 to 2015 and was also treasurer in the Lifesaving Association KwaZulu-Natal South region from 2005 to 2011.
Bruce has been a technical official for the past six years and a national judge for the past four. At the same time he has been helping historically disadvantaged or developing lifesaving clubs such as Fast Track Surf Lifesaving Club with their finances in terms of auditing and applications for Lotto Trust funds.
His years of devotion to the sport have culminated in his receiving the Honours Award of the Lifesaving Association KZN South at the regional annual general meeting held in Scottburgh on June 19. Regional chairman Mickey Thompson presented the regional honours badge in recognition of Bruce’s incredible input in the lifesaving movement at all levels.
