A large group gathered at the Maribyrnong Park Bowls Club on Wednesday 30 November to acknowledge and celebrate the year.
Several people tried their hand at lawn bowls or croquet before dinner. Rakesh and Bob showed a good eye for bowls, while Beate, Anthony, and Bill, and Samara and friends were excellent at Croquet.
Many thanks to Dulcie Heard, Geoff Cawsey and friend Lesley for the fabulous catering. This was very much appreciated as was the effort they out into making the room look festive for us all.
President Shraddha addressed the group and thanked everyone for their work this year.
She then made presentations to:
Peter Cribb - acknowledging his efforts as a Mentor to her when she first joined the club.
Edith Chen - as a mentor to Melina Caccetta in her role as the new Op Shop Manager.
She then made presentations to:
Peter Cribb - acknowledging his efforts as a Mentor to her when she first joined the club.
Edith Chen - as a mentor to Melina Caccetta in her role as the new Op Shop Manager.
She also acknowledged Lesley McCarthy who was Mentor to Yvonne Farquharson.
The Mentor/Mentoree awards are an initiative of DG Amanda and were introduced as part of her DG Cluster visits.
Shraddha together with PP Lesley McCarthy then made a special presentation to Dulcie. She was recognised as an Honorary Member for her 35 years of dedicated service to the club in so many different ways. Lesley then presented her with a Paul Harris Sapphire pin.We then heard from Ching Chan, Teacher of Chinese and Japanese at MAC who attended with 2 of h
er students. She brought along 2 Temari Balls, created by a friend of hers, Keiko Atcheson, also a Chinese teacher. The balls are for sale.
er students. She brought along 2 Temari Balls, created by a friend of hers, Keiko Atcheson, also a Chinese teacher. The balls are for sale. Melina then presented 'Thank You cards" to the shop volunteers. She thanked them and spoke of their dedication, friendship and community service.
She then gave an overview of the Silent Auction of a range of jewellery. The jewellery has all been donated to the Op Shop and has been authenticated and valued by a Rotarian Jeweller.