President's Message

... from Geoff Thompson

 

Our President Mike and Pat are currently enjoying themselves in Bali and Dave Wylie is recovering from some minor surgery so I have been asked to step up and prepare the copy for Keyway this week.

 

Past President Gavin was introduced by Sergeant Madeleine and he welcomed a relatively small number of members for our Club Assembly evening.

 

1 Minute speakers

 

CHARTER NIGHT 24^th September. Everything is well underway. Expectation is about 60-65 attending. If you still haven’t confirmed your attendance please do so by 16^th September.

 

BOOKARAMA Collections from depots now underway. Promotional advertising proceeding well. Sorting depot at Ray White Uxbridge Rd proving to be perfect. Your help with collecting books from depots and sorting will be appreciated from now on.

 

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

 

MITRE 10 fundraising night 17^th September

 

CLUB ASSEMBLY MEETING

 

Colin Monk outlined the purpose of tonight’s meeting. Table groups need to discuss and make recommendations on the following subjects:

 

1/Change of venue review   2/Mentoring new members   3/Communication  4/ New projects

 

Table Group (a) Colin Monk ideas - develop concept of sssociate members, New project - Howick schools Music Festival, new venue working well. Agreed Keyway weekly, more training with Clubrunner needed.

 

Table Group (b) Allan Riley ideas - new venue great, Keyway weekly - format needs formalising to ensure member participation, thumbnail speakers re introduce, more club visits and joint visits

 

Table Group (c) Garry Donoghue ideas - every visitor given an introductory folder - follow up to establish interest. New venue successful. Weekly Keyway important.

 

Table Group (d) Madeleine East ideas - mentor of experience to be appointed to look after new members. Use special evenings such as RYLA presentation to invite new members. Fortnightly meeting good but Keyway must be weekly.

 

Colin Monk thanked everyone for their constructive contributions. All the details will be passed on to the Membership Committee for their consideration and implementation.

 

SERGEANT'S SESSION Madeleine successfully extracted heaps of gold coins from many of us. Forgetting my 53^rd wedding anniversary was a major blunder-will never happen again!!

 

Meat and wine raffle winners - Allan Riley and John Osborne; Have a Go Raffle winners- Jim Duckworth and John Richardson.

 

Gavin closed the meeting at 7.45pm.