President 2025-2026 Denis Brandjes

Presidential Welcome

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Hermanus – a vibrant team of over 40 Rotarians.  The current Rotary year running from: 1 July 2025 to 30 July 2026 promises to be an exciting one, filled with lots of social activities and a number of projects that will serve the Hermanus community. These include:

  • Supporting the Rotaract Club of Hermanus, and Interact and EarlyAct clubs at local schools
  • Support and Development of Mollergren Homes – providing affordable housing for the aged
  • Support and Development of the Bargain Box – our charity store located in Hermanus town – and providing funds for various projects
  • Supporting the Ferdi Marais Vision Project – specifically funding for 60 cataract operations and vision testing.
  • Supporting the Early Childhood Development centres in the Overstrand
  • Supporting Bursary Fund for Overstrand Learning Hub (teacher training for ECD centres) and high school bursaries
  • Supporting Hermanus Animal Welfare and numerous other welfare organisations in the Overstrand


You are invited to join us on this journey.

About Rotary

Rotarians are people of action, driven by a desire to create opportunities, strengthen communities, and find solutions to the tough challenges that affect people around the world.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FOUR-WAY TEST

Of the things we think, say or do

First:
Is it the TRUTH?

Second:
Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Third:
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Fourth:
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

News & Updates

The Vision Project

Celebrating Service: A 3-Phase Vision Project in Memory of Ferdi Marais The Rotary Club of Hermanus has embarked on a heartfelt three-phase project in honor of the late Ferdi Marais, a deeply admired Rotarian who devoted much of his life...

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Sonstraaltjies Preschool

Sonstraaltjies Preschool in Hawston celebrates its 50th year of service to the community! The Rotary Club of Hermanus is proud to have supported this vital early childhood development center by raising sufficient funds to replace their existing asbestos roof with...

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Our Projects

Our club is dedicated to serving the community by addressing key areas of need.

Hermanus Animal Welfare Society (HAWS)

Mandela Day. A fun and interesting morning @ Haws (Hermanus Animal Welfare Society) packing dog food that the Rotary Club of Hermanus had donated! A great turnout of volunteers, HAW’s employees and Rotarians having a great morning working hard and all received a surprise reward of coffee and delicious eats. Thank you for all the donations and support for the Nibbles Community Project that helps to keep the doggies in the community well fed at affordable prices. Further large donations for infrastructure projects   In addition, 35 blankets were purchased and delivered to HAWS.

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Sports Marshalling

Race2Hermanus Marshalling Our club did the marshalling for the Race2Hermanus triathlon.  We earned R25k for our projects and have been invited to play a bigger role in the event in 2026. We also provide marshalling services to local sports events, like: Wine 2 Whales Hermanus Triathlon Race 2 Hermanus Dirty South Gravel Race Brewery to Brewery

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Additional funding donated to:

Emergency funding for Firefighters relief Emergency disaster relief, Malmesbury and Dassenberg Emergency funding Donations to our firefighters during emergencies. Riverlands Dam wall bursts in Riebeeck Valley and Malmesbury area, donated R10,000 assistance to the Dassenberg Relief Fund. Hermanus Animal Welfare Society (HAWS) NSRI   Cliff Path donation

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Rotary Youth – Interact (High School junior Rotarians)

Supporting New Moms and Babies – Mother’s day The Hermanus High School Interactors organised and distributed 28 gift parcels including baby wipes, diapers, a toy and clothing. They supplied Hermanus Mediclinic and Hermanus Provincial Hospital. This was to honour the Mom’s and Babies in hospital over Mothers Day.

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Annual Toy Run

The Annual Toy Run took place at the end of November, organised by our sister Rotary club of Stanford. We received a generous allocation of the toys, which our Rotaractors helped distribute to various ECDs round the town.

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Hermanus Animal Welfare Society (HAWS)

Mandela Day. A fun and interesting morning @ Haws (Hermanus Animal Welfare Society) packing dog food that the Rotary Club of Hermanus had donated! A great turnout of volunteers, HAW’s employees and Rotarians having a great morning working hard and all received a surprise reward of coffee and delicious eats. Thank you for all the donations and support for the Nibbles Community Project that helps to keep the doggies in the community well fed at affordable prices. Further large donations for infrastructure projects   In addition, 35 blankets were purchased and delivered to HAWS.

Read More »

Sports Marshalling

Race2Hermanus Marshalling Our club did the marshalling for the Race2Hermanus triathlon.  We earned R25k for our projects and have been invited to play a bigger role in the event in 2026. We also provide marshalling services to local sports events, like: Wine 2 Whales Hermanus Triathlon Race 2 Hermanus Dirty South Gravel Race Brewery to Brewery

Read More »

Additional funding donated to:

Emergency funding for Firefighters relief Emergency disaster relief, Malmesbury and Dassenberg Emergency funding Donations to our firefighters during emergencies. Riverlands Dam wall bursts in Riebeeck Valley and Malmesbury area, donated R10,000 assistance to the Dassenberg Relief Fund. Hermanus Animal Welfare Society (HAWS) NSRI   Cliff Path donation

Read More »

Rotary Youth – Interact (High School junior Rotarians)

Supporting New Moms and Babies – Mother’s day The Hermanus High School Interactors organised and distributed 28 gift parcels including baby wipes, diapers, a toy and clothing. They supplied Hermanus Mediclinic and Hermanus Provincial Hospital. This was to honour the Mom’s and Babies in hospital over Mothers Day.

Read More »

Annual Toy Run

The Annual Toy Run took place at the end of November, organised by our sister Rotary club of Stanford. We received a generous allocation of the toys, which our Rotaractors helped distribute to various ECDs round the town.

Read More »

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