Everyone is welcome. However, when it comes to applying for membership, we have to be united in our beliefs as we are the ones who formulate important policies on various issues. The ATKV was founded with Christian values at the core of its operations. We follow all our business dealings and other operations under the guidance of what the Bible says. Therefore we cannot have members of other faiths join – there would be conflict of beliefs,". Publications Die Taalgenoot is a quarterly magazine published by the ATKV for its members, with content sourced from Afrikaans speaking people in South Africa and in the diaspora. Holiday resorts The ATKV owns and operates seven holiday resorts in South Africa. Historically these resorts were only open to white Afrikaans speakers that were members of the ATKV. Since the early 1990s these resorts have been open to the general public with discount to organisation members. These seven resorts are: Buffelspoort (near Rustenburg). Drakensville (nestles in the foothills of the majestic Amphitheatre in the Northern Drakensberg, approximately 350 km from Johannesburg and 250 km from Durban between the town Bergville and Jagersrust. ). Eiland Spa (within the Hans Merensky-nature reserve). Goudini Spa (near Worcester, Western Cape). Hartenbos (in Hartenbos). Klein-Kariba (near Bela-Bela). Natalia (near Winkelspruit). Crescendo / CrescendoKreatief Beginning 1994, ATKV started organising an annual music competition dedicated to Afrikaans music. The competition was known as Crescendo from its inception until 2005. In 2006, it was renamed CrescendoKreatief and became a songwriting-based competition. The competition was terminated after the 2012 competition season. Winners of Crescendo 1974 – Eoudia de Kock / Rouel Beukes 1975 – Randall Wicomb 1976 – Randall Wicomb 1977 – Randall Wicomb 1978 – Rina Hugo / Bruce Sanderson 1979 – Anneli van Rooyen 1980 – Karin Hougaard 1981 – Gisela de Villiers 1982 – Johan Badenhorst 1983 – Stephen Mundell 1984 – Take 5 1985 – Innes / Franna Benadé 1986 – Pieter van der Westhuizen / Gavin Davies 1987 – Bosch-Troebadoers 1988 – Coleské 1989 – Greta Jones 1990 – Die Boschenzangers 1991 – Rian du Toit 1992 – Natasja Groeneveld 1993 – Lizanne Helberg 1994 – Sanet Nel 1995 – Wikus du Toit 1997 – Anna Davel 1998 – B-Natural 1999 – Petronel Baard 2000 – Réana Nel 2001 – Joe Niemand / Jaco du Plessis 2002 – Jak de Priester 2003 – Hi-5 2004 – Werner van