We are well entrenched into 2009 and our calendar of events is growing daily! We started off our year wishing the Heineken® Cape to Bahia yachts bon voyage as they set sail on their 3330 nautical mile journey to Salvador da Bahia, where 100 ft UK entry ICAP Leopard took line honours to win the 2009 event.

This was followed by the Pick n Pay The Star Fast One and two of our traditional big sporting events, the J&B Met and the Cape Argus
Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. The Cycle Tour , whilst trying for the participants amid extreme weather conditions, was a great success for Race4change, Pick n Pay's online charity fundraising platform that raised over R80 000.00!

Launched at the 2008 SA Open, Pick n Pay introduced a new concept in event public catering, the Pick n Pay Fresh Food Experience, which is now rolled out at various events. At these events Pick n Pay brings the same convenient quality and modern style found in its stores to the event public catering environment. These food areas are inspirational oases where visitors are able to enjoy a menu of tantilising produce and healthy food options . Activations have happened at events such as the Taste of Cape Town and St John's College Rugby Festival and will be a big feature at the upcoming Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival.

I do hope you can join us at some of our winter events listed below. Plan your holidays now to ensure a fun filled winter season!

Till next time

Bruce Parker-Forsyth
CEO
WORLDSPORT

The annual BMW motorcycle owners getaway, taking place from 29- 31 May in the spectacular Central Drakensberg , KZN, will be held at the Champagne Sports Resort. The destination has been chosen for its stunning on-road and off-road riding routes, and there is no shortage of leisure activities in the area.

For more information visit www.bmwmotorrad.co.za.

The Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival, South Africa's most popular and enduring Festival, is a 10-day event for the whole family packed with a feast of sport and lifestyle activities. The event, taking place from the 3 - 12 July in Knysna, has a programme filled with sporting events, including cycling, golf, running and canoeing as well as lifestyle events such as oyster shucking and cooking competitions and wine tasting. Kiddies are also entertained at the Pick n Pay Young Oyster Festival - so that their parents can sit back and relax.

To plan the best 10 days of your winter, visit www.oysterfestival.co.za now.

Participate in the Pick n Pay Cape Times Knysna Forest Marathon & Half Marathon as well as the Pick n Pay Weekend Argus Rotary Knysna Cycle Tour on behalf of Race4change - a web based sponsorship initiative. If you are not participating, sponsor a friend or an ambassador - all sponsorships are donated to charity.

Register today to make a change in the lives of South Africans on www.race4change.co.za

As always, the glamour and excitement of the Vodacom Durban July is the highlight of the winter calendar in South Africa. The 112th running of South Africa's oldest horseracing event will take place on 4th July. Come and join a host of celebrities, socialites and the who's who of horseracing at Greyville Racecourse in Durban, for a day you will never forget.

For more information visit www.vodacomdurbanjuly.co.za

Enter the countries toughest canoe race now. The annual 240 km Berg is the longest canoe race in South Africa and the most strenuous in the world. Taking place from the 14 - 18 July, the 4-day route takes competitors and spectators along the Berg River from Paarl to Velddrif on the West Coast.