An e-mail newsletter from Agapé Athletics Club

Editor: Marieta Bortoli 082 466 7031 19 August 2019www.agape.org.za

E-mail: marietabortoli@gmail.com

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- Next league race – Spirit of Flight - 31 August- 10km Club Championships – Brooklyn Mall – 7 September- 21.1km Club Championships – Chamberlain Classic – 5 October- Agapé race (Jacaranda City Challenge) – 12 October. Members to assist.

PLEASE DIARIZE !!!!!!- Agapé AGM – 16 November

Editorial

Please take note that the gazebos will not be at this coming Saturday’s race.

I have included a crossword puzzle under “General”. The first correct answer opened on 26 August 2019 will receive a prize. Please send your answers to marietabortoli@gmail.com

Notice Board Additions

◊ Brooklyn Road Race◊

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Birthday Greetings

May your birthday bring joy, contentment and may the Lord’s blessing surround you.

Mag jy in hierdie nuwe lewensjaar ‘n innerlike vrede ken wat jou in staat sal stel om die eise en be-hoeftes van elke dag in die seker wete van die Heer se teenwoordigheid tegemoet te gaan.

Zanti Hattingh 20 August Martin Schafer 22 1

AugustGert Smith 26 August Mario Lange 27 AugustAllan Kluge 28 August Keziah Morrison 28

August

Personalia

Welcome new and former members

In the mailbox

General

Clothing available:Buffs @ R100 Ladies skirts @ R200Second skins @ R220Age tags @ R30The items will also be available at races, please visit our gazebo or contact Marix at 072 541 7268

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Lus vir 'n lekker Bybelse Blokkiesraaisel? Jy is by die regte plek! Hieron-der volg dit.

Leidrade

Dwars:

1. Die afkorting vir die Ou Testament 2. Die vrou van Abram en moeder van Isak6. Broerskind van Abram wat saam met hom uit Haran getrek het 8. Abram kom oorspronklik uit. __ van die Galdeers10. Die seun van Adam en Eva wat 'n veeboer was11. Die vaartuig wat God Noag beveel het om te bou12. Die eerste drie letters van die plek, noord van Damaskus, tot waar Abram en sy manne die kon-

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ings agtervolg het 13. Die Here het hulle toe van daar __ verstrooi oor die hele aarde15. Die naam van die vrou wat in Genesis 'mannin' genoem word (ou vertaling) 17. Nadat Moses en Aaron by die Farao was om hulle te laat trek, het hy die Israeliete beskuldig en vir hulle gese: "Julle is ___!" 18. Die berg of bergreeks waarteen die ark tot stilstand gekom het na die sondvloed 20. Die seun van Noag uit wie Abram later gebore is 22. "Die eerste rivier is die Pison en dit loop rondom die hele ________ (eerste twee letters)23. Die eerste twee letters van dit wat Noag vir God gebou het net nadat hy die ark verlaat het24. Lameg se dogter by Silla. Sy was ook die suster van Tubal-Kain.25. Die seun van Adam en Eva uit wie Noag later gebore is27. Die eerste twee letters van die persoon uit die nageslag van Set wat 969 jaar oud was toe hy gesterf het 30. God het aan hom die opdrag gegee om die ark te bou 32. Die soort hout waarmee die ark gebou moes word33. Die Pison rivier in die tuin van Eden loop rondom die hele Gawila. Daar is goud, balsem en ________

Af:

1. Die soort plantmateriaal wat die duif in sy bek gehad het nadat Noag hom vir die tweede keer uit die ark losgelaat het3. Die eerste drie letters van die oudste seun van Jakob4. Dit wat Rut opgetel het in Boas se land5. Dit wat Noag moes gebruik het om die ark waterdig te maak7. Die naam van die rivier in die tuin van Eden wat oos van Assirië verbygeloop het 9. Een van die seuns van Noag10. Die Aartsvader met wie God 'n verbond gesluit het t.o.v. sy nageslag 14. Die seun van Adam en Eva wat 'n saaiboer was 16. ____ en Silla, die twee vroue van Lameg, uit die geslag van Kain 19. Die eerste mens wat God geskape het 21. Die naam van die tuin waarin God Adam en Eva laat woon het voor die sondeval 22. Seun van Noag, uit wie later Nimrod,'n dapper jagter en eerste maghebber van die aarde, ge-bore is 29. As ons ____ sal ons die ewige lewe beerwe31. Abram het 'n altaar daar gebou, tussen Bet-El en _______ 33. Nie die Nuwe Testament nie, maar die ____ Testament 34. Afkorting vir die Nuwe Testament

Congratulations

Congratulations to the following members:

Thank you’s

Race report

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Race feedback, Phobians (Pretoria High Old Boys Athletics Club) 15 km, 17 August 2019 (Elbert Loubser):

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Steeped in tradition and history (crests and heraldry abound), it takes a few minutes to get one's grey matter around this entity called the Phobians Athletics Club: http://www.phobians.co.za/ and https://www.modernathlete.co.za/2009/08/phobians-running-club/

The 15 km distance race, on its own, has a past one can reminiscence about for some length of time. For several years this race was known as the Marcel van't Slot Memorial, proudly sponsored by Ocean Basket (OB - which reminds me, be on the lookout for the OB Birthday Special Fish and Chips around 11 September 2019). The Memorial race started out as a Wednesday evening 'night race'. Prior to that, now I am going back several full moons, this 15 km distance was presented on a Saturday afternoon at 16:00, as a double lapper which included needing to do that 'HILL!' in King's Highway twice. The first lap was pure dry heat, dust and most strenuous, due to the fact that after the start, one had hardly covered 800 meters before being faced by the first ascent of King's Highway. So immediate elevated heart rate, plus heaving chest. Fortunately, it evolved into a Saturday morning run (less heat, but the 'HILL!' still stayed), then later changed to the current 'alternative venue', which we know as Pretoria Boys High School (Roper Street).

The name Marcel van't Slot, invariably conjures up thoughts of Johnny Halberstadt, owner of one of the first 'specialised Sport shops', Heart & Sole (in Pretoria, Church Street) where I was introduced to my first 'real' running shoes. This, after Philipe du Plessis (Agapé) identified that the reason why my knees were 'shot' after my first City-to-City ultra, was because the (for me) seemingly expensive Hi-Tech footwear I had purchased at Menlyn Hyperama were thick soled 'sneakers'. So, Johann Palm (with Marcel in attendance) shared the devastating information that I 'qualified' as an extra heavy runner, and thus needed additional heel strike absorption. The recommended and most appropriate shoe was a pair of Etonics. Yip, the one with the graphite plate in the sole. What a shoe, it turned out to be!

Johann Palm (Phobians): Johnny Halberstadt (Rockies):

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Ok, so what is it with this PHSOB stuff now? I thought it was Phobians?

Rather confusing?

I agree.

It was my wife Elise who put us on this investigative journey to figure out the difference between Phobians, PHSOB, PBHS and the alternative venue(s) one needed to be cognizant of.

It turns out that the 'alma mater' is in fact PHSOB (the umbrella organization, so to speak):

THE PRETORIA HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS CLUB

http://pbhsob.com/index.php?page=theclub

3) =================================================================================The school is PBHS (Pretoria Boys High School):

https://boyshigh.com/history/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretoria_Boys_High_School

PBHS Boarding House Overview High Definition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJXAjYc5gH8

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Phobians Athletics Club is a 'sub set' of PHSOB.

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The venue for the Phobians 15 km race: Nope, not at PHSOB in Queens Crescent (just off Lynnwood Road), but at PBHS adjacent to Roper Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria (see page 4 on the flyer):

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Page 1 of the flyer: Page 4 of the flyer:

Reading about the start and cut-off times of the 15 km race on the flyer is not enough anymore, one needs to 'double check' where the venue is (Note: It is not the same venue as that of the Deloitte or the Chamberlain's races).

Moon setting in the West:

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Sunrise................ Moon set......... (From Fiddler on the roof, Roger Whittaker, Sunrise sunset (1994)): https://youtu.be/B-Y2p18Sfe8

The 15 km Walkers were led out for the 06:50 start in Roper Street by the Pipe band (photographer, Peter Darroll (RAC)), route map courtesy from Peter Darroll (RAC):

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The same privilege of being marched out to the start in Roper Street with accompanying pipe band music, was also afforded the runners (07:00) and the Fun Run 5 kay participants (07:10). The route took us Northwards for a few meters in Roper Street (towards Tuks), right turn into Brooks Street (first incline and beautiful foliage of the trees overhead), two blocks then a right on the level in William Street, a right down Anderson Street (one block worth of distance), a left into Hay Street, a left up in Murray Street, right into William Street, we went past the Sonop Hostel for men students (walls decorated with numerous signs), right turn down the lovely descent of Marais Street. After crossing Roper Street, one climbs up Marais Street towards College Avenue, first watering point, a right down the hill in College, left into Roper and a left at the entrance back into the PBHS grounds. Through the grounds (Justice Mahomed Private Road), across University Road, followed Walton Jameson Rd, sharp left into Hugh Street and then a huge clockwise circular route through Sunnyside brought us back up Lynnwood Road (between Affies and Loftus) to rejoin Roper/Brooks for the second lap of the 15 kay route.

The green shaded part represents the contours of the route (courtesy Peter Darroll), Phobians 15/5 kay medal :

Thank you Phobians (Dmitri/Leon et al) for a lovely and enjoyable 15 km race through the lush green suburbs of Brooklyn and Sunnyside (sparing us the 'HILL!' of King's Highway :-) ).

Thank you, Hennie Venter, and Marix Venter for the gazebo base camp, the coffee and rusks ('beskuit'). It provided a warm and welcome area to be able to unwind after a race.

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Fluit-fluit, my storie is uit....... :-) Roger Whittaker - Mexican Whistler: https://youtu.be/UKaUEBIhSFwRoger Whittaker - Human whistle (Live performance): https://youtu.be/GTJq72iV-VA

Agape greetings

Race Results

Agape results for the Phobians (AGN) 15km race - 2019-08-17Posi-tion

Ini-tials Surname Se

xAge

Finish Time

80 K Imrie M 47 01:06:36126 S Marais- F 45 01:12:02

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werner173 B Kgasi 39 01:14:35180 C De Kiewit M 60 01:15:10187 J Van Der

Merwe M 50 01:15:31

225 A Marais-werner F 45 01:17:43

256 C Burger M 54 01:19:01375 M Lange M 37 01:23:55843 N Faurie 37 01:39:26952 L Motlogedi F 36 01:43:32967 B Siconolfi 01:43:56

1042 C Naude 44 01:47:251139 M Venter 59 01:51:391140 A Du Plessis F 64 01:51:401191 A Te Reh M 70 01:54:201234 D Frost M 01:57:021241 H Venter 60 01:57:241415 K Nurden M 84 02:09:431469 E Loubser M 62 02:16:27

Agape results for the Phobians Walk (AGN) 15km race - 2019-08-17Posi-tion

Ini-tials

Sur-name

Sex

Age

Finish Time

8 J Barkhuizen M 49 01:38:59

14 L Klopper M 54 01:43:44

League results

Training/Health snippets

Your First RunHow do you get out for your first-ever run? Step one: abandon all reason, says once-reluctant newbie Marc Parent.

Here is what I call the abandon-all-reason-and-do-it-now approach to your first run ever. Explained simply, what you have to do is this: abandon all reason and do it now. Is that simple enough?

Put down whatever you are holding, tell anyone in the immediate vicinity to hang on a second, walk calmly through the nearest exit, and when you hear the door close behind you, get going.

Three rules: go only about as fast as a two-year-old at top speed; stop when you feel tired, no matter how short the distance; and then walk back.

It’s OK if you want to wave and point ahead as if trying to catch a bus in order to disguise the rather personal fact that you are running for no other reason than to begin the long, slow journey to a healthier mind and a happier body. I know how embarrassing it is to suddenly care about your health when it looks as though you’ve ignored it for so long. I’ve been there. But no one has to know.

If you’re feeling self-conscious just hold out your wallet/purse, look into the distance and repeat the phrase, ‘Wait! I think you dropped this…’

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The abandon-all-reason approach is good not only for your first-ever run, but also for your first run in years, or your first run after a potentially run-ending hiatus, or really any run when you just don’t feel like running. The trick is to not think too deeply about it. If you’ve never run in your life, or you haven’t run in a long time, well, my friend, this is one of the most dangerous paragraphs you’ll ever read.

You can either put this off until you get the perfect shoes/weather/outfit/opportunity, or you can start calling me names and head out of the door now. You have a few minutes, you have an able body, there are hundreds of people out there who may have dropped their wallets/purses. Now go after them and change your life in the process!

Now that you’re a runner (allow me to be the first to congratulate you – and yes, you may call yourself a runner after just one brief, slow trot), how do you get out again tomorrow, next week, next month, next year? You know why you should stick with it, but if you don’t know how to stick to it, you might as well build a wall of happy ignorance around yourself and eat a whole bowl of chips. There’s nothing worse than knowing why you should do something without knowing how. Any idiot can tell you why you should stop eating the chips, but try to find the genius who can tell you how. 

Despite a litany of fits and starts, I somehow survived the long, excruciating run-hating period, and made it to the other side with an ability to tolerate and even (on good days) enjoy successive sweat-soaked miles. I know – weird, beautiful. Pass the tissues.

Discipline played only a minor role in my transformation. I relied on a hodgepodge of tricks, cheap thrills and occasional deep thoughts, which are laid out here in no particular order of importance. They are all important. I made my fair share of mistakes when I started running five years ago, but I’m still in – so I must have done something right. And if only one of these points keeps you from quitting, then, as they say, this will all have been worth it.

Keep it comfortableEasy may never be the first word that comes to mind when you think about running, but it should be in the beginning. If you suddenly realise your gut has reached the edge of your desk and you hit the road in a panic to try to erase the problem with a desperate, blistering run, you may go out a few more times (provided you don’t injure yourself), but at some point, shortly thereafter, you’ll give up. On the other hand, if you go out and stop the moment you grow uncomfortable, you’ll think running is easy because it actually will be. Your long-term chances of continuing a brief, easy habit is much greater than they are for a desperate, punishing one.

Don’t worry about speedGo as slowly as your pride allows. Yes, as slow as the people you ridiculed before you tried this yourself. If you run alone on deserted country roads, you’re at an advantage. And you can always speed up when the rare car passes. The driver doesn’t care how fast or slow you’re going, by the way. Everyone knows you can run faster, but you can’t run faster for long… and long is what you’re after.  

Tell someoneMarch right up to your most unsupportive acquaintance and inform them you’ve started running. This is preferably a person who is as lazy as you were just before the first run (one run and you’re no longer lazy!), someone who will chuckle or even make fun of you. Ridicule is a strong motivator. Ask anyone who has achieved anything in life to tell you about the teacher who told them they’d never amount to anything.

Get new shoesI had a hard time with this one because there were decent shoes lying all over the house. Not running shoes, but I didn’t want to spend £100 on something I wouldn’t use in a month. Which is exactly why you should buy them. Get the expensive ones that will shame you, from the wardrobe floor all the way across the room, into a run.

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It doesn’t matter if she/he is faster, slower or right on pace. You have to have one. This is almost more important than the shoes. But unlike shoes, you don’t need a partner for every run. I see my partner, Gerry, once a week or so. He’s an affable tyrant. I need an affable tyrant. Every new runner does. 

Keep your blinkers onBelieve you’re the only person in the world who runs this well. Don’t be in any hurry to learn your pace and put it in perspective. There is only one road: the one you’re on. There is only one body: yours.

Eat those chipsIf you give them up at the same time you start running, you’ll grow to resent the running. One battle at a time. Fix the plumbing, then paint, then insulate. If you do everything at once, you’ll do them all badly. 

Put off thinkingDraw no sweeping conclusions about running while making your way up a large hill, if it’s hotter than 25C, during or following a cramp, on the scales, or before the ibuprofen kicks in. While you’re at it, jump to no conclusions about your spouse, children, friends or pets at these times, either.

RaceWhat you need is to see people cheering for you. You need to run with a gang of strangers and then eat bananas with them – the best, you’ll swear, you’ve ever tasted.

If you’re still sitting comfortably with your feet up, re-read the opening paragraphs. The first run is the shortest, slowest, craziest one you’ll ever do. Or if you’ve been a bad runner for a long time, you can turn it around in five minutes. It may feel like a silly, pointless exercise, but that’s only true if you never repeat it.

Your thought for the week

“One of the most important keys to Success is having the discipline to do what you know you should do, even when you don’t feel like doing it.”

Your smile for the week

Why did the blonde tip-toe past the medicine cabinet? So she wouldn’t wake up the sleeping pills

==Husband brings the child home from kindergarten and asks his wife, "He’s been crying the whole way home. Isn’t he sick or something?"  "No," replies the wife, "he was just trying to tell you he isn’t our Frankie."

==Two police officers crash their car into a tree. After a moment of silence, one of them says, “Wow, that’s got to be the fastest we ever got to the accident site.”

Something to ponder over / something spiritual

Alles uit genade

Ek kan klere uit PEP uit dra en jy Markhams, tog het ons albei klere aan.

Jy kan in ‘n dubbel verdieping huis bly en ek in ‘n pophuis, tog het ons albei ;n dak oor ons kop.

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Jy kan elke aand by fancy restuarante gaan eet en ek net brood en jam eet, tog het ons albei kos om tee et.

Jy kan ‘n Ferrari ry en ek ‘n ou mini, tog het ons elkeen ‘n ryding en kom ons elkeen by ons bestem-ming uit.

Dis net standard en gehalte, maar aan die einde van die dag, gaan staan ons voor dieselfde God.

Wees dankbaar vir dit wat jy het en vir wie jy is.

Die enigste person waarmee jy moet kompeteer is jouself deur te prober om beter te wees as gister.

Here baie dankie vir dit wat ek het.

Alles uit genade

Cancelled Races

Notice Board

Useful Links:www.raceresults.co.za/flyers - for the latest race pamphletswww.agn.co.za/#League for the latest league logs and the league points you earned

Saturday 24 August SMU Half Marathon 21.1/10/5 kmRace Organisers: Tshwane AC in Partnership with Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences Univer-

sityVenue:SMU Sport Complex, R566, Soshanguve

GPS: S 25.37.8 E 28.1.22

21.1 km 10 km 5 km Entry fee R 100 R 80 R 50 Entry fee 60 - 69 R 30 R 20 Entry fee 70+ Free Start Time 07:00 07:10 Cut-off ??

Wheelchair athletes welcomeNo pets

No iPods or listening devices are allowed

Pre-entries at: Run-A-way Sport

www.entrytime.com

LEAGUE RACESaturday 31 August Spirit of Flight 10/5km

Race Organisers: Pretoria Military Marathon ClubVenue:Air Force Base Zwartkop, Old Johannesburg Road (Northern Entrance) Valhalla

GPS: S 25 47’58.75 E 28 09’51.49

10 km 5 kmEntry fees R 90 R 50

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Start time 06h30Time Limit 02:00 01:30

No petsNo iPods are allowed

Pre-entries at: Run-Away-Sport; Sweat Shop Southdowns; Tshwane Running Shop

LEAGUE RACESaturday 07 September Brooklyn Road Race 32/21.1/10/5 km

Race Organisers: Pretoria Marathon CLubVenue:c/o Veale & Bronkhorst Streets, Brooklyn

GPS: X -28.235 Y-25.772

32km 21.1km 10 km 5 km Entry fee R 130 R 100 R 80 R 40 Entry fees 70+, blind runners & wheelchair athletes Free – race day entry only Start Time 05:30 06:00 06:10 Time Limit 04h:00

1st 100 on line entries receive a free parking ticketNo pets

No iPods or listening devices are allowedBaby strollers welcome on 5km

Pre-entries at: Run-A-way Sport; Sweatshop Southdowns, Dunkeld

www.enteronline.co.za

NEW VENUESaturday 12 October Jacaranda City Challenge 42.2/21.1/10/5 km

Race Organisers: Agapé Athletics Club & SportsvendoVenue:Hoërskool Oos Moot, Haarhoff Street, Waverley

42.2km 21.1km 10 km 5 km Pre-entry fee (until 3 October) or when entry capacity reached R 200 R 120 R 110 R 50 Entry fees 60 – 79 R 100 R 60 R 50 Late entry fees (10/12 October) Closed R 150 R 120 R 50 Late entry fees 60 - 79 Closed R 70 R 60 Jardine Joggers / 80+ athletes Free Event t-shirts R 85 On line only Start Time 05:30 06:00 06:25 Time Limit 05h:30 03h00 2h00

No completed tear-off strip – no results – Disposable time chip - 42.2km only

21.1 & 10km manually timed

Pre-entries: Run-A-Way Sports; Sweatshop Dunkeld, Bedford & Southdowns; Sportmans Warehouse Atterbury value Mart, Centurion Value World & Kolonnade Retail Park; Gys Pitzer Motors, Steve Biko St. Gezina, Stormvoël Rd, Lindo Park, Solomon Mahlangu Dr. Silver Lakes; At venue 10 –

12 October

www.entries.timeme.co.za15

2019 AGN LEAGUE FIXTURE LISTEVENT DISTANCE DATE LEAGUE

      RR RW

Spirit of Flight 10 km 31/08/19 X X

Brooklyn Road Race 21.1/10 km 07/09/19 X X

Capital Classic 21.1/10 km 05/10/19 X X

Freedom of Expression 21.1/10 km 02/11/19 X X

Masters Athletics Fixture list

South Africa ? October 2019 Rassies Bronkhorstspruit25/26 October 2019 SWD Oudtshoorn8/9 November 2019 Free State Bloemfontein

South African ChampionshipsApril/May 2020 Central Gauteng Herman Immelman

Africa Championships2021 Nairobi, Kenya2023 South Africa

International Championships28/9 - 6/10 2019 30th Summer Universiade Naples, Italy20/7/2020 – 1/8/2020 World Masters athletics Champs Toronto, Canada

Time Trials :

Centurion - Wednesdays at 17:30Lewende Woord Centurion

Contact Marinda    654 5800 (h) / 082 720 9017

Rietondale – Thursdays at 17h00North Street, in front of Crawford Stadium (in the street), Rietondale

Contact Hennie Venter – 082 676 6792

Zita Park - Tuesdays at 17:30 Zita Street, Zita Park, Garsfontein

Contact Hennie Venter – 082 676 6792

Gazebo Enquiries

Hennie Venter – 082 676 6792

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INTERCESSOR

083 519 1737

Agapé Executive 2018/2019

Name Position Telephone number

E-mail address

Hennie Venter Chairperson 082 676 6792

henniev@seng.co.zaventerhennie08@gmail.com

Hennie Venter Registrar & Club Captain 082 676 6792

venterhennie08@gmail.com

Marieta Bortoli Treasurer & Vice chairperson

082 466 7031

marietabortoli@gmail.com

Marieta Bortoli Secretary & Editor 082 466 7031

marietabortoli@gmail.com

De Wet de Beer Race organizer & PRO 082 373 2987

dewet@styletechnique.co.za

Jaco Barkhuizen Intercessor 083 519 1737

jaco00028@gmail.com

Marix Venter Clothing co-ordinator & General activities

072 541 7268

ventermarix9@gmail.com

Gustav Brink Statistician 083 417 8431

gustav.brink@gmail.com

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Hennie Venter Marieta Bortoli De Wet de Beer

Jaco Barkhuizen Marix Venter Gustav Brink (Ex-officio)

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