MOSSEL BAY NEWS - The Coreen Fourie Eco-Adventure will be held for the twentieth successive year as a tribute to that talented lady, Coreen Fourie, who contributed so much to Mossel Bay in many ways.
She died of cancer in 1999.
The event on Tuesday, 26 December, is also in honour of Ronald Phillipson as well as Paul and Geraldine Baile.
Start any time from 06:30 to 08:00 at Bat's Cove at the Point. When you arrive, you can enter and start, so you don't have to wait around.
The event is a walk/jog proceeding along the St Blaize Trail to the Coreen monument, and returning to make a total distance of about 5km.
The views are truly magnificent and well worth the effort.
If you complete the distance you receive a large colour medal.
The new medal shows the bushbuck in honour of Ronald Phillipson as well as Paul and Geraldine Baile, but you may also choose one of the previous medals instead (if available).
It's not a race, so you can take your time, chat and enjoy the scenery.
The weather forecast is "mostly sunny weather with a high of 23C," so wearing a hat is advised.
Entry is R20 per person and all proceeds go to CANSA.
Enquiries go to Kleintjie van Schalkwyk (072 077 4121).
Ronald Phillipson was a well-known broker and musician.
In October 2016 he passed away from cancer at age 60 after a short illness.
He was pure "Mossel Bay" - born here and schooled at Park Primary and then Point High.
He loved music and was well known for his talent and unique playing style. From high school he played in dance orchestras and they performed at weddings and other functions throughout the Southern Cape.
For many years he was a member of the Mossel Bay Yacht Club and also served as social commodore several times.
His outgoing personality was certainly an asset and his many friends miss his cheerful face.
Also on the medal one receives after the eco-adventure are Paul and Geraldine Baile, who succumbed to cancer within months of each other.
Paul was an instrument foreman at Sasol 2 in Secunda and joined Mossgas in 1997 as an instrument technician.
Later he worked on platforms in the North Sea and finally at Bluewaters as a lead instrument and control technician.
He was hardworking and intelligent. When not on duty he built houses in Heiderand, which he designed, drawing the plans himself.
In the evenings he lectured at the South Cape College for Vocational Education.
He had a mischievous streak and when he gave his typical laugh behind his hand one knew something was brewing.
He loved to paint. He lived his dreams and realised his visions, buying a plot of land in Ruiterbos, where he built his retirement home.
His wife Geraldine was surely the most loyal and patient person ever.
While Paul was away for months on end she busied herself baking cookies and tarts for a home industry shop.
She had breast cancer, but recovered well. Unfortunately the cancer recurred and she lost the fight.
Paul buried her and a few months later he also died.
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