Dear Members Firstly we would like to thank you all for your support with the Lesotho project. We have raised just over R27 000 and this has been used to buy the material for the jungle gym and we will be buying school shoes, winter tights for the girls, nappies for one of the orphans with cerebral palsy and lastly baby milk powder. A very special thank you to all who have donated clothes, money, stationary, childrens games, etc. By the time we leave we would have collected enough clothing to fill two Vito busses...I guess in terms of black bags we have collected about 200 bags of clothes. Three people must be singled out and they are Karsten and his family who have essentially built the jungle gym working over weekends, Marius from Gauteng who got the whole Klerksdorp community involved and supplied an enormous trailer of clothes and Chris Wright who made a large financial contribution to the project. It is wonderful to see everyone getting involved and assisting, each in their own way. The final team will consist of 20 people, 17 from the Cape Branch and three from Gauteng. We leave next Saturday at 5am, stay in Wepener on the Saturday night and then get to Semonkong on Sunday. The main jungle gym will take about three days to build and thereafter we will travel to another school to repair their jungle gym. Clive our gastronomic wizard will be doing all our catering - thanks Clive. The temperature in Semonkong is below freezing at night and chilly during the day so we will surely sit around a big fire at night. Please note that on our return we will send out individual thank you letters as well as one from the Semonkong orphange. Lastly we just want you to know that your money has been used effectively and we will be making a difference. Each member of the team is covering their own fuel, accomodation, road tax and food costs. I think you should all be very proud to know that in the last three years the 4x4 Offroad Adventure Club - Western Cape and it's members have donated almost R100 000 to charity - namely the Semonkong orphanage and the Urban Edge Care Cupboard (helping people in need). This is in addition to all the clothes and blankets donated. Thank you! Kind regards Greg Outings Since January 2009 we have already undertaken the following outings: January Atlantis - sunset picnic Midweek Madness Mont Eco Serengeti Briefing Assisted with the Bridgestone Fundi Challenge GPS Breakfast Run February Buffelspoort Valentines - Dinner Valentines Adventure Weekend Diving Intro Tankwa Trail Midweek Madness Port Owen - Boating Outing Paarl Meeting March Scheppie Saus Sandveld - Castle Rock & Jakkalskloof Atlantis Dunes Midweek Madness Faces of the Namib April Namakwa Eco Trail Richtersveld Middelpos     Members Page Come on members....send your details and a family photo to Russell for inclusion on the members page. Russell also adds everyone to the birthday list, so send these as well. russdewet@icon.co.za   Website Sponsors. Please support the website sponsors. The sponsors have all been selected by us and give great service