Letter from the Organizer

NEWSLETTER :  February 2012 # 69

"Happy Valentine's Day"

Dear Fellow South Africans and Friends,
Sawubona! Howzit! Dagsê! Dumela!

If you are traveling this winter season, please drive carefully to get to your destination safely.

Lots of exciting things are happening in Charlotte and you can keep up with them all on our website under Charlotte events. The links there will let you know exactly whats going on.

It is with great sadness that we learned that one of our members Dean van Wyk passed away late last year.  We have had a request from a friend of his here, asking for any information regarding his passing and any family contacts that he might have back in SA. He was originally from Pretoria, worked at Wachovia and had just received his US citizenship at the time of his death in September 2011. Dean apparently suffered from severe sleep apnea as is evidenced by this article that appeared a few years ago. If anyone has any more information that we can share with his friends, please email us personally

Ice-skating is still on at the NASCAR Hall of Fame - where WBT radio has built a gorgeous place to skate under the stars - The WBT Holiday on Ice.

More and more families are moving to Charlotte from SA, so the word is out about what a great place this is to work and raise a family. If you know someone who needs help with this big move go to www.PathWayUSA.co.za

If you are interested in advertising your business or service on our website please contact us for the details.

Please tell your friends about our South Africans in Charlotte website. There are newcomers coming to our area every day and we would love to hear from them and place them on our free e-mailing list, to welcome them to the Carolina's. We also have SA in Charlotte business cards available to you to pass on to newcomers - contact us if you would like some.

Please send us your news, recipes, funny jokes and ideas so we can post them up here on the site for all to share.

Even if you don't really celebrate Valentines Day - contact someone you haven't seen or heard from in a while and wish them well and let them know that you love and care about them.

Groete and Best Wishes!

Dianne Stewart 
South Africans in Charlotte Organizer

info@southafricansincharlotte.org