Meeting 2871 was a social meeting at Macs with an entertaining member talk from our very own Peter Braithwaite. Before we got to the main event we ran through a few items. I confirmed that the PA system had been ordered, and that our community leader Jeff was in communication with the Strathdownie Hall committee who put forward three dates for our combined meeting, the proposed dates are the 17th, 24th, and 31st of May. There was no date preference expressed by club members.
We went on to discuss a potential major project for the club, there were a few good suggestions ranging from prostate awareness through to building a Peace Park, these suggestions were further discussed at the subsequent board meeting. The executive are reviewing the history of the Peace Park project with a view to progressing it.
Peter gave us an excellent member talk regaling us with tales of his life ranging from his early life in the Mount as one of six siblings, working in the family furniture business, his time in banking, where he had to play armed guard to a Ute full of 50c pieces for 3 days! Through to starting his own business Slumber World later transitioning to Forty Winks which was eventually sold to his eldest son allowing him to transition out of the business. Thanks again Peter, it was an entertaining talk.
Until next time...
Next Week
Meeting 2872 will be at Macs Hotel for fellowship and food.
March Sergeants:
Brian Shanahan
Barry Page
Upcoming Events
Suggestions welcome
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Engelbrecht Cave Tours
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Available hourly from 10:15 am - 2:15 pm daily during March.
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