Inner wheel club of
Waterfront
Our Story
The Inner Wheel Club of Waterfront was established on the 24th of July 1993 at a maritime-themed occasion in the Atlantic Room of the Civic Centre Cape Town.
A new District Chairman (DC), Vicky Kempthorne was inducted, and the IW Club of Waterfront was Chartered.
Charter members of the club were as follows;
Lorna Bradley (Charter President), Pauline Whitehead, Helen Wrankmore, Debbie Grouwstra, Beulah Goldman, Tina Jason, Vivienne Robinson, Sonia Sepp, Marti Roux, Lynda Dean, Annette Colman and Adrienne Bester.
What We Do
Neo-natal layettes
Journey of Service to the Health Sector began with donations of Baby Clothes to Somerset Hospital
Neo-Natal facility.
After some years we found that we were one of several donors so we switched to supporting the increasingly needy community served by Atlantis Wesfleur Hospital Neo-Natal.
The rising number of young teen mothers has made this need ever more urgent because they generally enter the facility to give birth with no support. We provide neo-natal layettes several times a year that are distributed by the hospital staff to the most needy mothers.
Ongoing Annual Donations
- Doreen and Pikkie Geffen Bursary Fund for Social Science students at UCT.
- Ladles of Love; food for the hungry
- Meals on Wheels ; for the elderly and indisposed
- Peninsula School Feeding
- CHOC House vegetables for Child cancer patients
- Namaqualand Schools – Soup Donations
- Oasis Handicapped Workers – food parcels over Christmas Holidays
- Red Cross Children’s Hospital : fund for transporting patients
Support for Atlantis Rape Crisis Centre
Regular donations of comfort packs in support of Rape Crisis facility in Atlantis called THUTHUZELA (means Comfort in isiXhosa).
They offer comfort, medical care, as well as access to the legal system and counselling for survivors of sexual violence.
The high incidence of child rape led to donations of toys for child victims.
CRAFT PROJECTS
Klein Nourivier Community requested help to source Pull-on Slax for the High School Girls. At R115 each ex Durban they were unaffordable so the required slax were run up by the club. They were sent up along with elastic to be pulled in and hemming length to suit.
Another ongoing craft project is the creation of Number and Alphabet sets from recycled plastic bottle tops, these are in great demand in Grade R classes.
ECD Schools in Namaqualand
Kamieskroon – Nourivier IW Hannover Opernhaus joint project to equip Grade R Classroom in the new Doringrosie ECD School, 55km from Cape Town.
We also donated new uniforms to the children.
Our Mission & Approach
Fundraising
Fundraising takes many forms, some examples are Club Member Dinners, provision Tea & Refreshments at School Debating Finals, Christmas Hamper Raffles & Gift Table, Bingo & Quiz Evenings, Olive Oil, Jam & Greeting Card Sales, Newbie Lawn Bowls & Braai Days and Cuppa for Cancer teas.
Members
This small Club continues to provide candidates for District and IIW Office Bearers; Three District Chairmen; Two National Representatives; IIW Board Director: Lorna Bradley; Doreen Geffen Award: Lorna Bradley; Paul Harris Fellow Recognition by Rotary Waterfront for contribution to Community Service via Inner Wheel: Lorna Bradley (twice)
Our Latest Club News
Baby packs for Atlantis
Baby packs for Atlantis Maternity Baby packs for newborns Packs of clothing, toiletries, nappies and toys for Atlantis Hospital Maternity ward. Today Lorna completed putting together the baby packs for delivery to the new moms at Atlantis Hospital. During the...
Learning Aids for scholars
Inner Wheel Waterfront helps with child education Teaching aids for children Sets of numbers 0 to 9 and alphabet letters a-z and A-Z made from bottle tops. As part of our ongoing drive to improve the lives of our young learners in the area, sets of numbers...
International Inner Wheel Day Celebrations District 935
District 935 Celebrates International Inner Wheel Day Celebrating 99 years of World Inner Wheel Day The Annual Celebration of the founding of International Inner Wheel by the clubs of District 935 took place on Saturday 28th January 2023. This year we...