CENTRAL REGION
107 50th Celebration Weekend By Jaco Kachelhoffer
A few National Committee meetings ago, Avish Maharaj (KZN Chairman) raised the idea of a club road trip to Gariep Dam. His motivation for such a trip was to uplift the spirit amongst the club members which was low as a result of the impact of the Covid-19 restrictions and consequences. Annalie and I gladly accepted the challenge to arrange such a trip and it was decided that this event would also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 107-model series. Our aim was also to arrange a relatively lowcost event for our members as we knew that the Covid-19 restrictions placed financial burdens on them. Annalie’s efforts and experience made the arrangements and organising, a pleasure. Unfortunately, and to many members’ frustration, we had to limit the number of participants to only 50 as a result of the Covid-19 restrictions. The 50 limit was reached within 2 days after sending out the invitations to the event and we soon had quite a significant waiting list for members wishing to join should any cancellations occur. Despite late Covid-19 related cancellations, we still ended up with 49 participants. From there the excitement just grew as we neared the date for the weekend. On Friday 14 May 2021 our members from Northern Region and KwaZulu-Natal arrived in Bloemfontein. Gill Cooper from KZN’s 450SLC proved to be the only mishap for the weekend as she hit the rail of a sliding gate at the entrance to the guest house
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