{"id":48400,"date":"2021-08-12T10:24:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T08:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/rotarians-donate-hundreds-of-reading-glasses-20210811-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:01:35","slug":"rotarians-donate-hundreds-of-reading-glasses-20210811-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/rotarians-donate-hundreds-of-reading-glasses-20210811-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotarians donate hundreds of reading glasses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_9df8337b\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11458\/48c88efd1a714630aba344115fc7ebc6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11458\/f11f2048c94c49c1a1fae16e8fa67f54.jpg\" title=\"From left to right are Junita Matebese (ophtalmology sister), Weziwe Cingco (area manager of nursing), Nyameka Hoffman (clinical support manager), Clive Hassell (president of the Rotary club of Uitenhage South), Dorothe Minnaar (area manager for nursing), and Elton Thomas (medical officer).                          Photo:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">From left to right are Junita Matebese (ophtalmology sister), Weziwe Cingco (area manager of nursing), Nyameka Hoffman (clinical support manager), Clive Hassell (president of the Rotary club of Uitenhage South), Dorothe Minnaar (area manager for nursing), and Elton Thomas (medical officer).                          Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The motto of Rotary International is \u201cService above Self\u201d, which is what clubs try to do wherever possible. 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