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Definition of an Ann is
the wife of a Rotarian of a Rotary
Club. Widows of former Rotarians may
remain on as full members of the
Club. Should a Rotarian cease to be
a member for any reason, the
membership of his Ann shall
automatically terminate. However, at
the discretion of the Committee she
may be invited to stay on. Ladies
who have had no connection with
Rotary as mentioned above and who
would like to become involved with
community service, may be invited to
become honorary members by
agreement.
Since ladies were allowed to become
Rotarians it was decided to call the
clubs Anns/Partners Clubs to
accommodate any male spouses who
wish to become involved.
Why do they
call the wives "Rotary Ann"?
This name for the wives of Rotarians
started back in 1914. A special
train ran from San
Francisco to Houston, Texas for the
R. I. Convention there. Ann Brunnier,
wife of Rotarian “Bru” Brunnier, was
the only lady aboard the train and
soon they started calling her
“Rotary Ann” and the name began to
be applied to all wives of
Rotarians.
Membership
of the Bellville Rotary Anns/Partners’
Club
The Rotary Club has 38 members;
twelve of these members are couples,
i.e. both husband and wife are
Rotarians. There are four widowed
Anns in the club and we have one
honorary Ann. Our meetings are
attended by an average of 10 ladies.
Two of the club’s Honorary Rotarians
attend meetings regularly. We also
welcome Lady Rotarians regularly at
our meetings. One Lady Rotarian from
a neighbouring club regularly
attends our meetings and supports
our projects.
Meetings
Three of our members are residents
at Oude Westhof Retirement
Village and they made
arrangements for us to have our
meetings in a Conference Room at the
Centre.
Meetings are held monthly in the
morning on the third Saturday in the
month. We enjoy a light breakfast of
croissants, muffins and coffee in
beautiful surroundings and great
fellowship. On the last Tuesday in
the month we have a Partner’s
Evening when we join the Rotarians
for dinner and fellowship.
For information on the Bellville
Rotary Anns/Partners Club please
click here.
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