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Bringing Back the Buzz WORDS TRISTA BRIDGES BIVENS IMAGE KAYO YAMAWAKI
s members of the Board, we are fortunate to have the opportunity to serve the Club and Members in many ways. For example, every standing committee has a Board liaison to ensure smooth communications between Club leaders, and I’m delighted to be serving as liaison to the Culture, Community & Entertainment Committee. The committee organizes many of the regular social and cultural events at the Club, including the monthly Friday Night Lives, the well-received TAC Talks, the annual Super Bowl party and July’s hugely popular, all-day Independence Day Celebration. Such events enable Members to mix and meet new people—one of the fundamental reasons why many Members join the Club in the first place. My liaison role has given me a deeper insight into the workings of this important committee and the dedication of its members to deliver new and exceptional experiences each year. While the Culture, Community & Entertainment Committee plays a central role in putting on events, it is not alone. The Food & Beverage Committee, Recreation Committee, Connections and Club departments also organize a steady stream of programs that bring the Club community together. Needless to say, the pandemic brought huge disruption to the Club’s calendar of events, with many experiences limited in scope and frequency over the last two years or so. Thankfully, things have begun to ramp up. As government restrictions have eased, the Club has expanded its lineup of events. From Super Bowl in February to Connections’ Dancing in the Rain and recent Sangria at Sunset parties to the well-attended Hanami Night, Members are appreciating these opportunities to safely mingle again. And next month’s Independence Day Celebration is set to be one to remember with rock legend Randy Bachman playing live in the New York Ballroom (the Canadian rocker talks to INTOUCH on page 22). We are slowly getting back to the volume and scale of events staged in the past. But this period also gives us a chance to look at how we can do things even better than before. Over the coming months, you can expect new programs for families, teens and young adults along with more networking and cultural events. And with them, a new vibrancy around the Club.
“SUCH EVENTS ENABLE MEMBERS TO MIX AND MEET NEW PEOPLE—ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL REASONS WHY MANY MEMBERS JOIN THE CLUB IN THE FIRST PLACE.”
Trista Bridges Bivens is a Club governor.
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