The Friends of BCA (FoBCA) is a voluntary group of concerned citizens whose mission it is to contribute to seeing that the BCA is protected and utilised to the benefit of the general public now and for the future. They are affiliated to WESSA Western Cape.

The FoBCA is similar to the Friends of Rietvlei (who did sterling work in saving the present vlei from being developed), and other similar Friends organisations throughout South Africa. Friends of BCA organises outings and events for members and other interested persons, go to the Events Diary to see what's on.

For more information, please contact Louis Raubenheimer on telephone (021) 554 2221 or 082 651 5437 or email lraubenh@mweb.co.za.

New constitution for Friends of BCA

The Committee intends to apply to the Directorate of Nonprofit Organisations for formal NPO status, but for this application to be successful certain clauses needed to be inserted in our constitution and other amendments made. These amendments turned out to be quite numerous, and it was decided to replace the present Friends of BCA constitution with a completely new constitution that will conform to the requirements of both the Nonprofit Organisations Act, Act 71 of 1997, and the Income Tax Act, Act 58 of 1962 as amended.

The new constitution was adopted at the AGM on 24 April 2008, you can view the constitution by clicking below:

» Click here to view new constitution - it is a Word document and will open in a separate window.

Membership

The Friends of BCA is a non-profit organisation. They depend on membership fees to cover the costs of running such an organisation (this is not high, but there are costs to be covered). Members are not only the eyes and ears to warn the managing authorities of activities or threats that could harm the BCA, those that are still active can contribute to the management of the conservation area by joining hack groups, etc.

Membership fees are as follows:    Ordinary membership:   R35.00 per annum    Family membership:       R45.00 per annum    Corporate membership:  R250.00 per annum

Click here to open a Membership Application Form - it is a Word document that can be emailed or printed and faxed to the Treasurer, details are on the form.