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| Greenstone events august 2017

| Greenstone events august 2017

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Run Walk for Life Modderfontein morning branch( 6:30am / 7am / 8am)
Pensioner’ s Day at Perfect Touch / Tranquility Skincare
Edenvale Rotary Club meets at Mongo’ s, 2 Sunrock Place, Sunnyrock, Edenvale. Contact the club Secretary, Linda Clarke on 082-929-5142 to attend, 6:30pm

august FACTS

The birthstones for August are the peridot / sardonyx and the birth flowers are the gladiolus / poppy
Greenstone Hill Running Club, meet at 5am at Virgin Active Stoneridge
Run Walk for Life Modderfontein evening branch( 4:45pm / 5:30pm)
Nedbank Running Club Time Trials at Modder Sports Complex, 5:45pm, option of 5km or 8km
Social Bowls at Modderfontein Bowling Club call John Gairns 082-440-1769( beginners welcome)
Social Bowls at Edenvale Bowling Club. Call 082-484- 7518
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• COSMETIC DENTISTRY
• CHILDREN’ S DENTISTRY / CONSCIOUS SEDATION
• IMPLANTS & SPECIALISED DENTISTRY
• DA VINCI TOOTH WHITENING
011 609-4992 & 609-4985 or info @ crescentdent. co. za Greenstone Crescent Centre( Above Checkers) Open Monday to Saturday
FREE DENTAL CHECK-UP Opening promotional offer: Free dental check for the whole family!
Greenstone Hill Running Club, 5am
Run Walk for Life Modderfontein( 6:30am / 7am / 8am)
Wednesday afternoon special at Modderfontein Golf Club
The Edenvale Photographic Club meeting Edenvale Community Centre, 7pm( 2nd / 4th Wednesday)
Women’ s Institute of Edenvale monthly meeting( first Wednesday of the month). Call Maureen Scholfield on 083-538-8829. Edenvale Bowling Club, 10am

This month’ s highlights Saturday, August 5 Thursday, August 17

• Fresh2U Farmer’ s Market at the Franz Hoenig • Modderfontein Conservation Society evening talk at the House, Modderfontein( including kiddies yoga), Town Hall – The Endangered Wildlife Trust’ s Boaz Tsebe 8am-2pm, also taking place on August 26 gives an update on the“ Development and management of the Modderfontein Reserve”. Visitors welcome – cost

Saturday, August 12

R30. Contact Daryl Fuchs on 083-395-0778, 7:30pm

• Modderfontein Conservation Society walk in the Reserve. Meet at Fish Eagle Dam in the Reserve 15 Sunday, August 20 minutes before due time. Visitors welcome – walk • The Piston Ring at the Modderfontein Club Grounds, cost R10, Conservation fee R30 adults; R15 Annual General Meeting & Street Rods in the arena children & pensioners. Contact Daryl Fuchs on 083-395-0778 and visit the website: Sunday, August 27 www. modderconserve. org, 8:30am

• Modderfontein Conservation Society walk in the Reserve. Meet at Fish Eagle Dam in the Reserve 15 min-
• St. Fancis in the Wood Morning Market and Tea Garden, from 9am-1pm at the Church in Queen utes before due time. Visitors welcome – walk cost R10, Street, Modderfontein For stalls and information, Conservation fee R30 adults; R15 children & pensioners. contact Anne on 072-294-3703

Contact Daryl Fuchs on 083-395-0778, 8:30am dates to remember in August

August 1: Tish’ a B’ av( Jewish)
Pensioner’ s Day at Modderfontein Golf Club
Run Walk for Life Modderfontein evening branch( 4:45pm / 5:30pm)
Social Bowls at Modderfontein Bowling Club call John Gairns 082-440-1769( beginners welcome)
Social Bowls at Edenvale Bowling Club. Call 082-484- 7518
August 2: Raksha Bandhan( Hindu)
Greenstone Hill Running Club, 5am at Virgin Active
Run Walk for Life Modderfontein morning branch( 6:30am / 7am / 8am)
Look out for the new movies opening at Ster Kinekor
Training for a Great Work / Life balance close to Greenstone Mall. Call 076-357- 8358 or 072-575-7472( also on Mondays)
Eat for Life Group, at the Modder Medical Centre, 3:30pm, Michelle: 082-299- 4342
August 9 National Women’ s Day( Public Holiday)
Modderfontein Reserve parkrun at 8am at the Modderfontein Reserve
Little Kickers and Rugby Tots at Modder Sports Complex
Social Bowls at Edenvale Bowling Club. Free coaching, 9:30am. Bowls provided but wear flat-soled shoes. Call 082-484-7518
Free Bootcamp at the Edenvale Sports Fields( on the baseball field), 7-8am( also Monday / Wednesday evenings, 6-7pm) Call Oliver on 074-676-5341

August 26: Paryushana Parva( Jain) sundays

Social Bowls at Edenvale Bowling Club. Call 082-484- 7518

august FACTS

• The Romans gave this month its name in 8BC, after the first Roman Emperor Augustus
• The zodiac signs for August are Leo( July 23 – August 22) and Virgo( August 23 – September 22)
• August was the 55th most common name given to a baby boy in Sweden in 2014
• Fans of Elvis Presley mourn each August 16th, the day the famed singer died in 1977
August 31 Waqf al Arafa – Hajj Day( Islam)
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