2009 sees the Golden Jubilee of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair.
50 years on !! it is indeed an historic occasion when we proudly look back on 50 years of exuberance and unparalleled dedication to trade promotion and to excellence in exhibitions.
ZITF 2009 scheduled for 28 April to 2 May will be the 50th consecutive Trade Fair to be held in the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre. In May 1960 the first 'Central Africa Trade Fair' was launched in this site that has been used as a venue for trade and/or agricultural shows since 1899. ZITF 2009 will therefore be a beacon of achievement.
Names for old come flooding back to mind - two true gentlemen -Senator Sam Whaley and Clifford Dupont, the one and only Tony Ellman Brown, the indomitable Zoe Shearer.
Then there was that great team Tiny Rolfe and Lorna Watson, the the two ladies who looked after the Socialites - Marion Trotter and Annette Pitchford.
And of course who could forget Graham Rowe? Still holding the fort at ZITF after man many tears are dynamic International Relations Manager Rosemarie Harrison and that most charming of men - Daniel Chigaru.
Good luck indeed to the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair 2009 Golden Jubilee, a special fair for a special country poised on a knife edge for really great things.
Congratulations to Pat Townshend formerly of Bulawayo who is to be ordained to the diaconate of the Anglican church in the Diocese of Saldanha Bay on 25 April !
'ROWLANDS Arthur - Loving husband of Margaret and father of Susan, Paul and Chris. Passed away suddenly. Margaret, have just heard of your loss. Please know we are thinking of you although far away. God give you strength at this terrible time. Fondest love Tony ,Peggy and Richard Morgan (uk) and Kim ,Simon and children (Cape Town). God bless'
Death - John Edward HEUER
John passed away at his daughter's home in Johannesburg on April 10th . John was ex NRZ and spent practically all his days in Bulawayo until leaving for SA Dec 2005.
BIFFEN - JOHN Husband of Isabel, father of Nigel, Sheryl, Gary, Veronica, the late Eric and the late Angel brother of Lorraine and Clive. M.H.D.S.R.I.P.
Bonnie Lawrence
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Email bonnie@africanencounter.org
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Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. --George Eliot
Good News of the Day:
On the eve of April Fools' Day, a 29-year-old Pittsburgh man posted an ad on Craigslist Chicago offering "help with something this weekend" to any Chicagoans in need of an extra pair of hands for tasks small or large. His only request to those asking for help was that they "pay it forward" by doing a good deed to someone else. That next weekend, he drove nearly 1,200 miles to Chicago and back, delivered a car battery, gave a lift to a stranger, dismantled a swing set, cleared out a demolished bathroom and delivered fresh clothing to a local charity that serves the homeless. [ more ]
Be The Change:
Reflect on a time when someone you didn't know went out of their way to help you. This week, look for an opportunity to pay that forward to a stranger.
The core psychology of a social entrepreneur is someone who cannot come to rest, in a very deep sense, until he or she has changed the pattern in an area of social concern all across society. --Bill Drayton
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