Event: Jamboree '10
Date: 27th November 2010
Venue: The Rock Raceway
Time: 09:00 - 16:00
Cost:
Members: R120 for all three events, or R50 for each individual event.
Non-members: R150 for all three events, or R60 for each individual event.
This will allow guys to pick and choose or enter all three.
Classes:
- A - 2.0 and above;
B - 1.7 to 2.0;
C - Below 1.7;
FI - Forced Induction;
TDi - Turbo Diesel;
M - Club Member (Non Volkswagen);
O - Open (Non-club Members).
Link to aerial Google picture of The Rock Raceway:
The Rock Raceway,
18 Main Reef Road, Brakpan.
Johannesburg
Getting to The Rock is pretty easy no matter where you are coming from! Yes it's in "The Pan" but it's only a 35min hop from Sandton. (Unless Tim "V12" Stephens is driving in which case its only 10mins!)
You need to get onto the N3 if you are coming from the north or south. When you happen upon GILLOOLYʼS interchange, you want to follow the signs for the N12 WITBANK. This is the same junction as if you were headed to the airport.
From PRETORIA, it is quicker to take the R24, cut through BENONI and then hang LEFT onto SNAKE ROAD.
If you live in the East Rand, get yourself onto the N12.
Once you are on the N12, you head straight till you get to "SNAKE ROAD".
When you are on SNAKE ROAD (turn RIGHT when you come off the highway), you will be looking out for MAIN REEF ROAD. At the fifth set of traffic lights hang a LEFT onto MAIN REEF ROAD move over to right hand lane travel straight for +- 3km.
You will go under a bridge and then you want to look out for The Rock on the left.
GPS Co-ordinates
S26 * 14' 41, 6'
E28 * 21' 09, 4'
http://www.rockracing.co.za/
Trophies will be available on the day for the top three finishes in each class for the Gymkhana, while the 1/8th mile heads up Drag racing will be mainly for fun and we are working on the classes and judging for the Show n' Shine competition...
A number of kids will be invited from a local children's home to spend the day with the club We will be arranging to spoil them with goodie bags, food and drink, lunch, entertainment, a ride in members cars around the Gymkhana track and on the 1/8th mile Drag strip and hopefully many more happy memories If anyone has any contacts who could help out with any form of sponsorship, be it monies or goods, please contact me via e-mail at neuk@vwclub.co.za...
Alrighty, some more detail on the children's home that we are supporting this year...
We are looking for exhibitors to come and display their products and services on the day, so if you or anyone you know is interested please contact me via e-mail at neuk@vwclub.co.za...Epworth Children’s Village is a Methodist children’s home and therapeutic treatment centre, situated in Germiston, Gauteng. Epworth was established in 1914 as a residential home for children orphaned as a result of the war. Over the past 95 years, the services have changed and adapted to the needs of the times. Epworth now has two core programmes: the Residential Care programme; and the Therapeutic Treatment Centre. From October 2008 to September 2009 526 children and family members were assisted through Epworth’s programmes. Epworth offers services to children of all races, religions and languages. The extent of Epworth’s services and its reach has increased dramatically. In 2006 51 families were assessments and received therapy; this number has gone up to 220 families!
Epworth runs a unique and comprehensive therapeutic programme, which assists children at risk and their families (those in residential care as well as outside families). This programme helps keep families together and place children back with their families. Each child and his/her family take part in a personalised therapeutic programme run by professional therapists. The programme is managed and supported by a dedicated team of professionals including psychologists, educational psychologists, a social worker, and occupational therapists.
Epworth’s two core PROGRAMMES are:
A. RESIDENTIAL CARE
Each year, up to 90 children, aged four to 18 years, are cared for in Epworth’s residential care programme. The number in children fluctuates according to need and to numbers of children reunited with their families or placed in foster care. Currently 88 children are registered at the home. The children in the programme have been referred by the courts and have been abandoned, abused and neglected. Several children have chronic illnesses (27 of the children are HIV positive), some have substance abuse problems, while others have intellectual or physical disabilities.
The residential facility aims to provide short-term care to children in need of care and who have been placed at the home by the courts. There is an emphasis on therapeutic intervention to restore individual and family functioning, with the aim of reuniting children with their families within a period of two years or to place them in foster care. If it is not possible to reunite children or place children in foster care, they are placed in the Independent Living Centre (see below) and stay at the home until adulthood.
The Residential Care programme comprises the following services:
1. Assessments and Therapy
Through the Therapeutic Treatment Centre, assessments, therapy and family preservation services are provided to children in residential care, as well as their families. A team of psychologists and occupational therapists provide these services.
2. Family Reunification
Epworth’s main aim is to reunite children with their families and to preserve families. Hence family reunification is a significant part of the Residential Care programme. In order to reunite a child staying at Epworth with his/her family, an interview and assessment is done with the child and the family. Following the assessment, a care and treatment plan is developed which includes input from all the therapists, the child and his/her family (where possible). Initially the child remains at Epworth and his/her family come to Epworth for therapeutic treatment. If certain criteria are met and the therapists are confident that the family will cope, the child is placed back with the family in their home. For six months to two years after the reunification, the family is visited and supported by Epworth staff.
The child and his/her family continue to receive therapeutic treatment during this time, and the child’s place at the home is kept open until the therapists are happy that the child is successfully integrated into his/her family. Twenty children currently take part in this programme. In 2009 15 children were reunited with their families. This is a long-term, intensive programme. The reunification process is thorough in order to ensure its success, and a family reunification can take up to three years. The duration of the reunification process depends on each individual case, for example a young person with a substance abuse problem may take longer to reunite with his/her family.
3. The Independent Living Centre
This centre provides long-term residential care to children who cannot be reunited with their families or placed within the extended family network or foster care. This programme focuses on providing children with life skills, education, and training in preparation for independent living. Currently five young people live in the Independent Living Centre. The centre supports young people until their 18th year. However, they may stay longer if need be.
4. The Residential Treatment House
The residential treatment house offers a short-term crisis intervention to families in crisis. The whole family occupies the house together with the child at risk. Intensive therapeutic interventions are offered to these families in order to help them stay together. This process takes between six months to one year. The success of this programme lies in the early identification of a crisis and immediate intervention.
5. The Early Learning Development Programme
This programme pays special attention to children in Epworth’s residential care who are developmentally delayed either due to their HIV positive status or past trauma. The occupational therapists, educational psychologists and social worker develop a programme for each child in order to help him/her reach his/her developmental milestones, in order to reduce the risk of a disability or failure at school. The therapists maintain close contact with the child’s teachers so that the teachers can reinforce the programme developed for the child in the classroom.
B. THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT CENTRE
The Therapeutic Treatment Centre provides services to children in residential care and their families; as well as to outside families in crisis referred by welfare services. The centre consists of two units: one unit is home to occupational therapy; while the second unit is home to psychological services, including educational psychology services.
The Therapeutic Treatment Centre provides assessments, therapy and family preservation services to children and families in need of support. Each child and family receives a personalised multi-disciplinary treatment plan in order to ensure the success of the intervention. A team of three educational psychologists and three occupational therapists (all part-time) provide these services, which also include parenting workshops. The centre makes use of psychology interns and provides training and supervision to them. There are currently three post-interns and one intern at the centre.
From October 2008 to September 2009, 526 children and family members received assessments and therapy
In addition to the services offered at Epworth Village, the Treatment Centre also offers educational psychology services to five schools in Ekhuruleni. One of the educational psychologists or interns spends one day per week at each of the schools and provides assessment services, counseling interventions, and referral services. There is a great demand for this kind of service, and there are plans in place to extend this service in the future.
MANAGEMENT
Epworth’s success is largely reliant on a dedicated and committed staff body and a well-developed management system. There is a very low staff turnover, in spite of the emotionally taxing nature of the organisation’s work. Some employees have been at Epworth for 20 years. The stability of the staff set-up is important for the well-being of the children, as it increases their sense of stability and security.
Epworth has implemented a ‘care-for-the-carer’ programme. Staff are carefully supervised, which helps management to identify possible problems and if the supervisor feels that a staff member may suffer from burnout, steps are taken to prevent this.
In order to address the issue of HIV/AIDS at Epworth, a Healing Circle has been established by the staff. This is a supportive structure which assists HIV positive staff members with healthy eating and medication support. This programme has the added benefit of teaching the children positive values when it comes to HIV/AIDS (27 children in residential care are also HIV positive).
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Rev. Ron Robertson – Chairperson, Mrs Lynette Roux - Vice Chairperson, Mr Vernon van Wyk, Mr Ernie Heatlie, Bishop Ziphozihle, Rev Kenaoleone Ketshabile, Mrs Belinda Mans, Mrs Linda Smith
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
A part-time book-keeper manages the day-to day financial systems; while a finance committee oversees the financial position of the organisation.
The Department of Social Development covers approximately 50% of the residential care operating costs. The remainder is fundraised by Epworth Children’s Village. Fundraising is a constant challenge and we have to fundraise in excess of R2.6 million each year.
The primary source of income for the home is the Department of Social Development (R1.8 million in 2010).
Club merchandise will be on sale on the day which includes t-shirts, stickers, lanyards, keyrings, lighters, etc, etc and all profits will be donated towards the children's home So get your hands on some of the greatest club merchandise around and support a worhty cause in the process...
Check back here for more details....