THE EURASIAN THE EURASIAN NOVEMBER 2009
VOL 21 ISSUE 3 Special points of interest:
President‟s Message Hello members and friends November is the month for remembrance, both for our departed loved ones and also for those who have given their lives in the service of their country.
Photos from OCTOBER LUNCH CAR RALLY!
As usual, we will have a special church ser- YOUTH vice and our November lunch will be dedicated to the memory of those members who JOAN MARBECK have passed away (see details on page 3). Letters will be going out shortly to invite surviving member spouses to join us for a com- Inside this issue: plimentary lunch. Business At this time of reflection and thanksgiving Heather Fitzgerald for selflessness I would like to remind mem- Classifieds bers of the amount of volunteer work that is done by those who contribSunday Menu ute continually in so many ways to the pleasure we all derive from the Association and its functions. I read recently that there are over 2009 Grand Car 500,000 volunteers in WA who contribute more than $4Billion to the Rally! and Mass economy. These are staggering figures. Details Our Association could not exist without voluntary service. There are October those that volunteer by serving on our various Committees and of course our wonderful Sunday cooking brigade! You may not be aware Sunday Lunch of the time it takes for example, for someone to prepare a dish for our Sunday lunches. Cooks offer to prepare anything from 30 to 70 serves More Sunday of a dish. Work often starts on the Friday before the lunch, shopping, Lunch Fun cutting and preparing. Depending on the work involved, preparation continues throughout Saturday, culminating in a very early start on Youth Committee Sunday morning to cook dishes that cannot be done the day before. and our So by the time we arrive on Sunday to get a ticket for lunch, our wonWonderful Cooks derful cooks will have been busy for hours and often days in advance. There are also those who prepare delicious cakes and goodies that are Members Affairs & Joan Marbeck so popular, a very high proportion of which are donated every month. Then there are those who have to attend to the set up of the hall, including the drinks table, bags of ice and large esky, delivery of the microwave and cutlery for the kitchen, cutting and boxing up cakes. There are so many things that need to be done each month by so many people who give of their time and effort so kindly, that they deserve our combined thanks and recognition for what they do for us all. Please take time to appreciate the tremendous dedication of those who volunteer for our Association – we would not survive without them.
Seniors Events and News Back to the 70’s Photos Children’s Party Registration Form
Enjoy the Newsletter especially the items about Joan Marbeck, the Christmas Dance, Car Rally and all the great photos of fun had over the Children’s last month. Christmas Party & Christmas See you at the November lunch. Dance Heather Fitzgerald—President—Tel: 9277 4551 My Calendar Email: president@aeawa.asn.au
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