From the Club Manager

Kym Shephard

Hello Members,

Those warm summer days are definitely behind us sadly! But not to worry – we have lots planned for the cooler months to keep you all warm and entertained.

ANZAC Day

The Joondalup City RSL Sub-Branch outdid itself yet again with an outstanding Dawn Service, followed by a delightful breakfast that catered to the thousands of members and the wider community. In addition, our club was open for the day, offering opportunities for our community to come together and engage in activities like two-up while commemorating and reflecting on the bravery and sacrifice of our fallen soldiers. It was a day filled with respect, honour, and camaraderie.

Days like this make me grateful to be a part of such a wonderful Club and Community.

50th Year Anniversary

Our Club was founded in 1973 and this year we are celebrating our 50th Year. The Club has provided many positive social benefits, bringing locals together, providing opportunities for physical activity via Sea Sports, and promoting health and a sense of belonging with our community for 5 decades now.

Kicking off with the Commodores Ball in July, we will be holding a number of Events to celebrate this huge milestone. Part of this will be a “Memorabilia month” where we will have a static display of Club items collected over the last 50 years. If you have something you would be happy to put on display and share, please get in contact with the Office.

As the Club was founded in 1973, it wouldn’t be a Party if we didn’t celebrate all that was the 70’s! We will be putting on an epic 70’s Birthday in August. This is your chance to channel back to the Flares, Fros and Florals era, so make sure you come dressed to impress.

There will also be Apparel and promotional items available to purchase. Please see the order form and price list for more information found in the later pages of TIDE. You can also pick up a hard copy order form at the club or download it from our website. We hope you can join us for this very exciting year to celebrate all that we know and love about our beautiful club.

Staff

I am so pleased to introduce Melissa Robertson, our new Marketing & Communications Manager. Melissa comes from a very long background in Marketing and lives locally. She loves the outdoors, has her Dive ticket and loves heading over to Rotto on the weekends with her family. She has slotted in perfectly with our club. You can contact her at marketingmanager@orssc.asn.au

We love getting great feedback about the great jobs our staff are doing. If you have any positive feedback you would like to pass on, please get in touch with me so I can include it as part of our staff reward and recognition.

Where do our cans go?

What happens to all the different cans and bottles that are collected throughout the day at ORSSC?

To start, our staff collects and store them securely, where they are then picked up by Viviana Maier, an Argentinian international who lives locally. She collects these cans so that the money can be sent to Romanos, a youth soccer club located in Misiones, a province based in Northeastern Argentina. Viviana’s nephew Agustin Maier founded the club to provide opportunities for children in the province. After visiting this past August, Vivi learned of this small local club that at the time could not afford soccer balls for the children to use. She contacted ORSSC to ask if she could collect the cans so that they could provide money and opportunities for the children.

Since August, Vivi and Agustin have supplied new balls, as well as the chance for these children to travel and play the game they love. Agustin has recently become a part of Bayern Munich, the professional German soccer club, and has had the opportunity to turn this small collection of children that played soccer, into a real academy. This has led to chances for some of these kids to pursue their dreams of football and more, and ORSSC could not be happier to help contribute to this wonderful youth club!

Kind Regards,

Shephard Club Manager