GAAC December 2021 News letter

ISSUE 06/JUlLY 2022

OUR CLUB Our Club has two foundations, the physical and the human. That our building is 40 years old is a testament to those who built it and the physical foundation that they created. The other foundation is the Club membership, it needs to be as solid as our physical foundation for our Club to survive.

WHAT IS ON IN AUGUST 2022?

FRIDAY 5 AUGUST, DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT WITH BILLY BALDOCK SUNDAY LUNCHEON 7 AUGUST WITH ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY LEO ABNES FRIDAY 12 AUGUST, DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT WITH GARRY O’BRIEN FRIDAY 19 AUGUST, DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT WITH BILLY BALDOCK FRIDAY 26 AUGUST, DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT WITH LEO ABNES

President’s Report July/August Dear members, With covid still rearing its ugly head the club is still keeping positive and we are busy working on ways to improve our patronage, we are working on marketing our events and raising funds for the upkeep of the building, which as you can see needs a little tender loving and care as it ages through the years.

Many thanks to all of those attending our Friday night Bonegilla Bistro dinner nights and all the Sunday lunches, our Christmas in July events have been a great success and enjoyed by all that attended. A big thankyou to those who have volunteered and helped set up for our club events.

I and the committee are very happy to have Lutz Peters and Jon Bowdery back on the team.

As you all know the past couple of years have been somewhat ordinary but for the club things are looking good with lots of forward bookings and interest in holding events.

Until my next report keep supporting the club and remember to renew your membership as we need and want you as members, if you are able please offer a helping hand wherever possible, it would be greatly appreciated.

Our Friday night Bonegilla Bistro are a must with great food and entertainment, also please come and have a great lunch with entertainment on our regular Sunday events.

Kind regards, Paul Christiansen.

Message from the Secretary On the front page there was mention of our Club having a strong membership foundation. Members can reinforce our foundation in three ways: a. Renewing your membership if you haven’t already done so.

The more paid up members we have the stronger our Club becomes. b. Attending our AGM which is due to be held in October. Have your say on the future of the Club. If you have some spare time, consider becoming a Committee member. (More about this lateer in the newsletter) c. Attending Club functions. If you like good food and entertainment come to the Club. Your attendance will help the Club substantially and financially.

If you feel you can contribute, please seek us out and talk to us.

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CLUB FUNCTIONS The cost to attend the Sunday Luncheon on the 7th of August is $30 for members and $35 for non-members.

If you wish to book for either of these functions you must ring the following number to reserve your place: 02 6024 6905 Bookings will be on a first come first serve basis.

N.B.WHEN YOU BOOK PLEASE LEAVE YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER SO THAT WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU TO CONFIRM YOUR BOOKING. If you arrive at the Club without a booking you may run the risk of being turned away and we don’t want to do that.

OUR ENTERTAINERMENT FOR THIS MONTH

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Membership Contact Details

For some of our current members it has been quite a number of years since they first joined the Club, In the intervening years there are likely to have been many changes. Such as change of address, change of phone number, establishing an email address, changing an email address.

If your circumstances have changed since you joined the Club could you please contact the Club Secretary, Jon Bowdery, via the Club email address: gaaclub60@gmail.com

and provide your new details so that we can update the Club database. Your help in this regard would be most appreciated and it means that information from the Club will be more readily passed on to you.

MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE NOW DUE If you haven’t paid your current 2022/2023 membership fees could you please do so as soon as possible NOTICE OFGAAC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING It is planned to have our Annual General Meeting on Sunday October 9, 2022.

This is your chance to either volunteer to be on the Committee for 2022/2023 (nomination forms attached to this newsletter.) or at least, set the future direction of the GAAC. For example, one of the proposals will be to completely lease out the Club entirely to a third party. Issues such as this need to be fully discussed by the members and voted on.

The format will be a light lunch followed by our AGM at 2.00pm. Please make an effort to attend you will make our Club stronger by doing so.

If you wish to nominate or nominate someone for a Committee position or if you have an agenda item for discussion you will need to have them to the Club Secretary no later than the 25th September 2022.

To all Members who are celebrating a Birthday or Anniversary; Congratulations to you, we hope you enjoy your special day.If anyone is feeling a bit poorly, we hope you get better soon. Our best wishes are with you.

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE GERMAN-AUSTRIAN AUSTRALIAN CLUB (WODONGA) INC. 5 McFarland Road, Wodonga Vic 3690 Telephone 02 60246905 President Paul Christiansen.

Vice-President Alan Mills.

Secretary and Newsletter Editor Jon Bowdery Ph. 0419927382 Email: gaaclub60@gmail.com Website gaac.com.au