Next Meeting - 27th August 2015

The meeting starts promptly at 10.30 am

Don't forget to come early:

• Buy your raffle tickets to win one of either $20 or two $10 prizes.
• Book a computer lesson
• Get your name down for one of the hit shows booking this year.
• Enjoy a tea/coffee and biscuits.
• Have a look for a bargain on the trade table.
• Pick up a copy of The Senior Newspaper and/or The Voice when they are available.
• Find out about our many activities that you can join in, there is something on everyday of the week.

During the meeting there will be the usual short reports about the various activities the club offers its members and you are able to bring up matters of interest to members during General Business - don't be afraid to speak up if there is something that concerns you, this is YOUR club.

The meeting usually finishes between 11 and 11.30am.

New members are most welcome to come along and find out about the club, there is a short newsletter available for new or potential members at the raffle/signing in table which details coming events and contact details for the various group leaders. Please take one.

 

Bus Trips

The last bus trip to the Egyptian Room in Petersham was very popular. The next bus trip is to the CareFlight Helicopter base on the 7th September. Tickets are only $12 so the bus is bound to fill up quickly, remember there are only 20 seats!

Just a reminder that there is no trip in October BUT save your money because we have two trips in November with an extra trip to Flemington Markets on a Sunday mid month.

Fathers’ Day Lunch

It hardly seems any time since the club’s Birthday Lunch but tickets for the Fathers Day Lunch will go on sale at this meeting. As usual we will have a lovely lunch in the Sinclair Room at Dapto Leagues Club.  Tickets are only $18 - so very good value for money.

Don’t forget to write your name on the back of the ticket for the great door prize (last time everybody went home with a prize).

Great lunch, great company, lots of fun.  See you there…

Next Meeting–30th July 2015

The meeting starts promptly at 10.30 am

Don't forget to come early:

• Buy your raffle tickets to win one of either $20 or two $10 prizes.
• Book a computer lesson
• Get your name down for one of the hit shows booking this year.
• Enjoy a tea/coffee and biscuits.
• Have a look for a bargain on the trade table.
• Pick up a copy of The Senior Newspaper and/or The Voice when they are available.
• Find out about our many activities that you can join in, there is something on everyday of the week.

During the meeting there will be the usual short reports about the various activities the club offers its members and you are able to bring up matters of interest to members during General Business - don't be afraid to speak up if there is something that concerns you, this is YOUR club.

The meeting usually finishes between 11 and 11.30am.

New members are most welcome to come along and find out about the club, there is a short newsletter available for new or potential members at the raffle/signing in table which details coming events and contact details for the various group leaders. Please take one.

Bus Trips

The next bus trip is to The Egyptian Room but unfortunately all tickets have been sold.

 

Birthday Lunch

The club’s 53rd birthday lunch held at Dapto Leagues Club last Thursday was a great success. Everybody won a prize in the lucky door prize draw.

Thanks to everybody who made the day the success it was.

Happy 53rd!

It’s Our Birthday

Don’t forget - 23rd July 2015 – It’s our birthday lunch. As usual we will be at Dapto Leagues Club in the Sinclair Room where Jackie has organised a terrific lunch for us. The doors open at exactly 11.30am and there is plenty of room for everyone.

Make sure that you write your name on the back of your ticket to win a lucky door prize and, if you can, please bring along a prize for our draw table, the more the merrier.

See you there!

Next Meeting–16th July 2015

It’s Our AGM

At the next meeting on Thursday, 16th July 2015 Dapto Seniors will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM). This is the first AGM since January 2014 due to the change of financial year.

The club’s financial position will be explained by our Treasurer, the President will give a report on the year’s activities, finally all committee positions will be declared vacant and the meeting handed over to our Returning Officer who will hold the election of office bearers.

Nominations received for the 2015/2016 year have been posted on the club’s notice board in the foyer. A big thank you to all the people who have put their name forward to serve the club for the following year.

Apart from the AGM the meeting will have all its usual features with reports from the different sub groups, monthly financial information, accounts submitted and general business.

Birthday Lunch

The 53rd Birthday Lunch will be held on 23rd July at Dapto Leagues Club and tickets are on sale at this meeting for a mere $18. These lunches are always great fun and naturally there will be our massive door prize draw.

See you on Thursday.

News from the Front

Arising from the last meeting

Thanks to all the enthusiastic members who have nominated for a position on the 2015/2016 committee. It is great to see so many names put forward. Don’t forget our AGM is scheduled to take place during the 16th July meeting.

Just a reminder that the existing committee has been in place since our last AGM held on 16th January 2014. In 2013 we decided to change the club’s financial year which had previously run from January to December so that it will now run from July to June. The main reason for this  was to make life much easier for our hard working Treasurer who, under the old system, had to prepare two financial statements each year. We retain our membership year as the calendar year, again because this makes our Treasurer and Membership Coordinator's job much easier by separating the two events.

This change necessitated that for one time only the committee served for a period of 18 months under our Constitution rule 11.13.14:

From July 2015 our elections will be back to 12 monthly intervals and we anticipate the annual AGM to be held in late July or early August – it might vary slightly from year to year depending on how the June/July meeting dates fall.

Department of Fair Trading

At our meeting on the 18th June we listened to a talk given by Lauren and Stacy from the Wollongong branch of the NSW Department of Fair Trading. They warned us about some of the scams which members might be subject to by door knockers, telephone, letter or email. One site they mentioned in particular was the Government Scam Watch initiative. The web site itself is listed in our ‘Seniors Links’ to the right of this article and clicking on the link will take you to their web site which contains information about the latest scams.

Another tip they gave us was to register our phone and mobile number on the Federal Government’s ‘Do Not Call’ register. We have added this address to our list of useful links  so you can investigate this yourself.

The club has for some time kept copies of ACCC’s The Little Black Book of Scams; if you would like a copy ask our club secretary or you can be sent a free copy from the Scam Watch web site itself. A little booklet well worth reading.

The most important thing to remember is that if it sounds too good to be true it probably is, keeping yourself safe is largely a matter of common sense.

Birthday Lunch

At the next meeting on 2nd July Jackie will be selling tickets to our Birthday Lunch to be held at Dapto Leagues Club on Thursday 23rd July. Tickets are only $18 for members for a delicious meal with good company. Don’t forget to write your name on the back of the ticket so you are included in the draw for dozens of terrific prizes after the meal. It will be fun.

BTW don’t forget to change the date of the Fathers’ Day Lunch on your membership card from the 3rd September to the 17th September. Unfortunately the Sinclair Room has been booked by another club for our original date. We are sorry about this but it is just one of those things that happens.

CPSA Annual Conference

As mentioned during correspondence at this week’s meeting notification has arrived that the CPSA Annual Conference for 2015 will be held in Sydney on the 27th and 28th October. Over the coming meetings we will need to select delegates and discuss or propose any policy or constitutional motions to present at the conference. Don’t miss any club meetings your input is essential.

Next Meeting–18th June 2015

The meeting starts promptly at 10.30 am

Don't forget to come early:

At this meeting we have a special guest speaker from the Department of Fair Trading. Come armed with questions about consumer issues.

The rest of the meeting will have all the usual elements so don't miss it. After the meeting the Exercise Group will be there to get you fit so stay behind for that.

See you at the meeting!

Next Meeting–4th June 2015

The meeting starts promptly at 10.30 am

Don't forget to come early:

• Buy your raffle tickets to win one of either $20 or two $10 prizes.
• Book a computer lesson
• Get your name down for one of the hit shows booking this year.
• Enjoy a tea/coffee and biscuits.
• Have a look for a bargain on the trade table.
• Pick up a copy of The Senior Newspaper and/or The Voice when they are available.
• Find out about our many activities that you can join in, there is something on everyday of the week.

During the meeting there will be the usual short reports about the various activities the club offers its members and you are able to bring up matters of interest to members during General Business - don't be afraid to speak up if there is something that concerns you, this is YOUR club.

The meeting usually finishes between 11 and 11.30am.

New members are most welcome to come along and find out about the club, there is a short newsletter available for new or potential members at the raffle/signing in table which details coming events and contact details for the various group leaders. Please take one.

Bus Trips

The next bus trip is to Elizabeth Farm. Tickets are $16 but members who were booked on the June trip get a $6 refund or put the $6 toward this trip. Tickets go on sale at this meeting.

AGM

Once more a reminder that the club’s AGM will be held on the 16th July. All committee positions will be declared vacant so get your nomination in as soon as possible.