Club
SPRING / SUMMER - 2015
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TA K E O N E
Welcome from Christopher Byrne As the end of the year quickly approaches, we are looking forward to many upcoming events to keep all our Members and guests entertained. The past months have seen some great community events held at Yarraville Club including a Community Pitch Event. This was organised by the Seddon Community Bank where local community groups were selected to pitch their individual cause to a group of local business partners to donate funds in support of their causes. It was a fantastic community event with over 150 people attending. Read more about this on Page 10. This year, Anzac Day marked the 100th Year Anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli. Yarraville Club were honoured to support the Yarraville RSL Sub Branch by holding a Commemorative Service at the Club. It was a moving tribute to those gone before us and was attended by over 200 people. Yarraville Club are proud to offer their continued support to Community Clubs, including sporting groups, aged care facilities, local school fundraisers etc. This year we have provided club facilities for many community organisations as part of our community charter. One group in particular we assist U3A Footscray. U3A uses the club facilities each week at no charge to provide a work space to train over 50’s who are learning how to use computers and tablets. As well as providing the work space, we have also funded the cost of a trainer for this group for a 10 week period. The training was successful and rewarding for the group and has enabled them to become more comfortable with computers and tablets. The success of our Yarraville Laughs and Yarraville Live Shows continued in the second half of the year with sell out shows for various shows, particularly during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Our traditional members BBQ’s are on again this year with Grand Final Day and Melbourne Cup Day BBQ’s locked in. Pekish will provide great food on both these days. We are also happy that our School Holiday “Mad Monday” movie days are becoming very popular with the young families in the area. This is an indication that as a Community Club, we are moving into all aspects of entertainment for all age groups. See inside for more information on all upcoming events for the whole family during Spring/Summer 2015. I also wish to remind all Members that our Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 22nd November 2015 at Yarraville Club from 11am. We encourage all Members to attend the AGM as it is a way for Members and the Board of Directors to come together and discuss the Club. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I wish to thank you all once again for your continued support as loyal members of Yarraville Club. Please enjoy this issue of our Lifestyle Magazine and feel free to submit your feedback to info@yarravilleclub.com.au. We welcome your feedback. Yours sincerely.
Chris Byrne
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