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Kogelberg BotSoc AGM Annual Report

Botanical Society of South Africa : Kogelberg Branch AGM 21 July 2018 Annual Report - By Tim Attwell, Chairman  It is more than appropriate to begin this Annual Report by paying tribute to our former Chairman, Merrilee Berrisford. (Merrilee correctly insists that the word is indeed ‘Chairman’ and not the neologism ‘Chairperson’, since the ‘man’ in the word ‘Chairman’ refers to the Latin manus, a hand, and not to the male gender of Homo sapiens.) Merrilee has guided, inspired and managed the Kogelberg Branch of the Botanical Society with a vigour and enthusiasm that is impossible…
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Botsoc Kogelberg Next Talk

AGM Kogelberg Branch of the Botanical Society of South Africa Annual General Meeting Date: 21 July 2018 Time: 17:30 for 18:00 Venue: Harold Porter National Botanical Gardens Talk Topic: Thunberg and Sparrman – Apostles of Linnaeus in South Africa Presenter: John Rourke Date: 21 July 2018 Time: After AGM Venue: Harold Porter National Botanical Gardens The Apostles of Linnaeus were a group of students who carried out botanical and zoological expeditions throughout the world that were either devised or approved by botanist Carl Linnaeus. The expeditions took place during the latter half of the 18th…
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TREASURER’S REPORT AGM 15 JULY 2017

- Natalie van Wulven, Treasurer The financial year 01 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 reflects an uneventful fiscal year. Stepping into the role Peter had filled for so long was quite daunting and I want to take this opportunity to thank him for his patience, assistance and mentorship. I also wish to thank Colette Chung at Head Office for her continued assistance and great sense of humor! The year started with difficulties at the bank that took quite some effort and time to get us FICA’d and registered for online banking. The Kogelberg branch…
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