Joyce White awarded Life Membership of Avenel Bowls Club

Joyce joined the Avenel Bowls Club in 1998. e next year she was appointed as the Catering Manager, a position she held for three years.

In 2000 she was elected by the members as President of the Board of Management and was re-elected the following year. In 2002 she was elected as Secretary of the Board of Management, a position she held for a total of 13 years. An outstanding e ort given the responsibilities of secretary are varied and time consuming.

During her time as Secretary Joyce was also a member of the match committee for twelve years. For ve of those years Joyce was the Chairperson of the match committee.

Joyce was instrumental in raising funds to nance the new club house that was built in the early 2000’s. She organized bowls tournaments, trivia nights, garden shows, ra es, games nights, gala dinners and other fund-raising activities to fund the new clubhouse for the next generation of bowlers to enjoy.

While being entrenched in the management of the club, Joyce also enjoyed personal satisfaction as a bowler. She has been runner up in the Ladies Singles Club Championship and the Ladies 100UP. She was also a member of the Ladies Club Championship Pairs and Triples winning teams. A loyal one club member, Joyce’s reply when presented with her Life Member medal by Chairman Geo Hateley was “ I only did what I did because I love the club’

Joyce White (pictured) was recently awarded Life Membership of Avenel Bowls Club.