To The Awesome Members of The Best Club EVER,
The best way I could wish to start a newsletter would be with communications like these.
From Bella Matshoba from UCT All Africa House
From Andres Hayes, Skål International Candidate for Vice President 2025 and President-Elect 2026
New Members
THE BEST CLUB IN THE WORLD IS GROWING
We’ve welcomed new members to the Club once again. At our last two events, we saw 9 new Cape Town members and 1 returned to the Club.
FIRE AND ICE! CAPE TOWN, JULY EVENT
L – R: Pieter Buitendagh, Skål International Cape Town President – Dawn Smith, Pauline Ndlohvu, Faizel Wanza and Mathew Stern.
BLOWFISH RESTAURANT, AUGUST EVENT
L – R: Ntokozo Gumbi, Themba Gumbi, Charmaine Cheminais, Skål International Cape Town President – Dawn Smith, Lauren Koen, and I am going to once again use a lyric that Mandi refers to often – you can check out Suzette but you can never leave – our inductee and welcome home – Suzette Vorster and last but not least Jennefer Makoto.
Fire And Ice! Cape Town
JULY NETWORKING EVENT
My favourite picture from our July Networking event, President Andrew Rogers from Skål International Garden Route and his wife, Nel.
IV Go
Keeping our members healthy and ready for the season, Chloe from IV Go was at the event for our members and guests to have their pre season Vitamin B shots.
More from the Fire And Ice! Cape Town in July
Blowfish Restaurant
AUGUST NETWORKING EVENT
It’s always a pleasure to host a Cape Town event at a Skål member’s establishment. A big thank you to Leon Singer and the Blowfish team.
More from the Blowfish Restaurant in August
The Cape Town Vice-Presidents took the opportunity to share insights on their vision for the Club for the next four years.
Vice-President Johan van Schalkwyk Jnr Vice-President Amiee Lentz
Cape Town Club Announcement
Spotted on the Global Stage
Andreas Hayes was recently spotted at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, proudly wearing the Skål Cape Town Club pin. It’s incredible to see our club represented on the global stage.
Upcoming Events
SEPTEMBER
TRAVEL CONNEX
Join us for Tourism ConneX – the Annual World Tourism Day Celebration. This vibrant Mardi Gras event, brought to you by Skal International Cape Town and Women In Tourism WC, and powered by The Diamond Works, invites you to connect with the “heartbeat of the Tourism industry” at Cape Town’s exciting new spot, SPYCED.
Join us for the industry’s official annual event, where we celebrate the incredible travel professionals, attractions, and tourism partners who make a difference in our industry. Enjoy the warm hospitality of SPYCED, with delicious food and wine to savor. Don’t forget to don your finest Mardi Gras attire and get ready to dance the night away!
Date: 27 September 2024
Venue: Spyced Restaurant
Address: V&A Waterfront
Time: 18:00
Member: R395
Laissez les bons temps rouler! (Let the good times roll!)
SKÅL WORLD CONGRESS AGA
Izmir, Turkiye Southern Sun, The Cullinan
Date: 16 – 21 October 2024 Date: 12 November 2024
TRAVEL & TRADE WORKSHOP YEAR END PARTY
Lagoon Beach Hotel Lagoon Beach Hotel
Date: 16 – 21 October 2024 Date: 27 November 2024
Please email Carol Bayne via [carolbayne963@gmail.com]
Birthdays
CELEBRATING MEMBER BIRTHDAYS
| SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER |
| Jamie-Lee Ackerman 04 Sep Peter Smulik 07 Sep Wayne Bezuidenhout 07 Sep Anne Lamb 08 Sep Chantal Steward 08 Sep Dawn Smith 08 Sep Matthew Sterne 09 Sep Imike Crouse 10 Sep Lana Morison 12 Sep Martie Malan 13 Sep Faizel Wanza 14 Sep Michelle Koenig 16 Sep Paul Wolpert 19 Sep Wahida Parker 24 Sep David Smith 29 Sep | Mogamat Allie 01 Oct Megan de Jager 01 Oct Heidi Wahl-Coetzee 08 Oct Petrus van der Walt 11 Oct Lorraine Schaefer 14Oct Cathrine Nyquist 17 Oct Carol Bayne 18 Oct Shane Heldsinger 18 Oct Paul Nel 20 Oct Brian Talbot 26 Oct Emma Borg 27 Oct Themba Gumbi 28 Oct Minette Smit 28 Oct Karin Schmidt 30 Oct Johan van Schalkwyk 31 Oct |
Sponsors
THANK YOU STELLENBOSCH HILLS
Stellenbosch Hills is an award-winning wine cellar with 15 producer members representing a broad spectrum of terroirs in the famed heartland of South Africa’s greatest wines. Drawing on age-old heritage and multi-generational farming know-how, we apply our passion at our winery in the Vlottenburg district to carry the story of our vineyards across the world.
Skål International Announcements
A few notifications from Skål International:
One exciting point is the introduction of two new membership classifications ‘Wine Tourism’ and ‘Culture, Arts & Events’, that would now allow separate categories for all the magnificent Wine Estates we have in the Western Cape as well as our Museums, Cultural Sites and TheatresThe minimum age requirement for Young Skål Professionals has also been dropped from 25 to 22 years of age.
The Training, Education, and FVF Awareness Committee has developed brief videos on membership benefits that will be shared with our global members weekly.
As always My wish for each and every Skål member worldwide
Heartfelt HAPPINESS
Extreme GOOD HEALTH
Joyful FRIENDSHIPS
And Abundant LONG LIFE!
Skål
Dawn Smith
President Skål International Cape Town
