Newsletter - AUGUST 2011 Keeping you up-to-date. Comment for the day. “ It is great to be back in the lounge for our pre-meeting gathering - for a cuppa and natter”
The SEPTEMBER meeting will mark our 5th birthday and a piece of cake will be available for all to enjoy with their cuppa.
Past Speakers : June – Murray McEwan July - Sir Kerry Burke August – Nicki Reece
Future Speakers: September 7th – Prof Richard Blaikie – Nano Technology. October 5th – Vivian Boyd – Alzheimers Society November 2nd - Garry Moore – The future December 7th - ??? – Keep free for Christmas lunch Notices Celebrating International Older Peoples Day. Health and Safety Expo. Free entry and entertainment. Monday 10 October 2011 10.00am – 2.30pm Venue: Papanui High School Langdons Road Papanui Exhibitors and displays including cooking demo by Master Chef runner-up – Jaks. Plus free entry for a draw to win a Mobility Scooter Aged Concern Canterbury 366-0903
Tour of PLAINS FM96.M We have been offered a guided tour around the Radio Station. If you want to see what community broadcasting is all about there are two options. An opportunity to “Have a go”, this option will be a morning tour. An opportunity to “See what goes on”, this option is an afternoon tour. Please contact Bryan Goulstone – 3388117 – if you are interested
Sales table Continues to be a great success, especially fruit, vegetables, baking and books during the winter. Feel free to bring unwanted objects of desire for the Sales Table.
Interest Groups If you have a Speaker which you have in mind, could you please forward their name to Sue Williams as soon as possible to ensure that we are not doubling up.
Genealogy Online has finished but it has been suggested that the course Writing Family History is offered next year as a follow up. If you are interested in this course please contact Bryan Goulstone. If we get sufficient numbers I will run the course.
Mah Jong meets every Tuesday at 1.30pm at the Barrington Tennis Clubrooms in Garnett Avenue, everyone is welcome. We are a very friendly and sociable group. For those of us who don’t know what you get up to in your INTEREST GROUP meetings, enlighten them by sending your newsletter editor a rundown on – what you do – funny things that happen at your meetings – the GOSSIP – the jokes – and the serious stuff too. Membership: Is holding steady at 145/150. Subscriptions Name tags for unfinancial members have been removed from the box, we know that it has been a difficult year and understand that some have overlooked making payment, a reminder has been sent to all in this category. Knitting & Crochet. Thanks from Naida to all of the knitters and finishers, jerseys and blankets are in high demand and any spare wool from members and friends will help this worthwhile project. Our small group of knitters are knitting either Peggy squares or crocheting blankets which are in demand by welfare agencies, any old wool or jerseys suitable for unraveling are welcome to help the cause. If any members can donate wool, needles or have the time to Knit or Crochet (we need new knitters) please contact Naida 332-5029
Communications We appreciate that a few members do not have a computer and therefore may miss out on some communications; we suggest that you ask a friend who does have a computer to relay communications to you e.g. “Buddy System”. If you are able to organise this please let us know so that we can save the cost of mailing to you. Alternatively we hope to be able to supply printed copies of the current newsletter which will be available on the U3A table at the monthly meetings.
We have also instituted a "Dial-up" email list - for 'text only' information packages to those of us still on this service, to avoid clogging up their Internet connection. If you need this service contact Bryan - beaverslodge@xtra,co.nz.
