Bay of Plenty Sun Club
Newsletter
April 2015
Presidents Report
Bay of Plenty Sun Club Inc
This will be my last newsletter report as president of the Bay of
Plenty Sun Club. I can say in the past two years we have
brought the club back on the level where it belongs. The
member numbers are no longer in a steady decline
anymore. We have made major improvements with our
finances. There has been a lot of work done in promoting our
club. Visitors know where to find us now and let’s not forget
all the improvements on the club grounds. This has been the
achievement of the whole committee, and I want to thank
them and all the people whole helped us.
Is this were it ends? I can clearly say no. We are just back on
track yet there is still heaps of work to be done if we want to
keep this club. Sitting still and just doing the day to day
business is going backwards very fast. Growing a club is a
constant battle and you have to grow it to sustain it. This is not
only a role of a committee, in a club every member has a
role in this, that is what a club is about.
On the agenda of the AGM you will see an agenda point
“future”. Before you go to the AGM think carefully about this,
how do you want the club to grow, where do you see the
club in the near and distant future. How are we reaching
those goals and what is your role in that.
This May it will be 10 years since the floods destroyed our
club. A lot of our members worked very hard to bring the
club grounds back to its full glory. Let’s not forget that! We
are still alive as club and let’s celebrate that the evening
before the AGM.
PO Box 22, Matata 3194
430 Manawahe Road,
Awakaponga
Bookings/Enquiries
027 440 5157
[email protected]
As last I want to thank our oldest member Patrick, he has
been always very supportive of the committee I was
president of. Without him we couldn’t have done all the
promotion we needed to do.
I wish the coming committee(s) lot of success.
Yours naturally,
President
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April 2015
Editors News
Well hi everyone the club’s AGM is only three weeks away, it has been quiet at the club as
the last event was on the 21st March and 22 March and we had Rapere Club visit for
Volleyball, Rapere consisted of Fiona and Nigel as the rest of the crew couldn't make it in
the end, however we had a fun time, and we let them win a game... we had to help them
make up a team, thanks to Barry and Pat and some of the others who came. We had
enjoyable time and of course we won... and we kept the games short as the pool temp
had dropped to a rather brisk 22 degrees.
Easter weekend went along quietly with no visitors to the club….although we have had a
steady stream of visitors over the past couple of months, some international some from
around New Zealand. Our caretaker Wayne returned from his yachting and fishing trip to
Great Barrier Island, and is back on site looking after the grounds. Thanks to those of you
who helped with keeping the lawns
done and the weed eating, and
cleaning the club house and
accommodation too.
I hope that we have a good turnout at
the AGM on the 17th May, the
Committee will put on afternoon tea for
everyone, I may also bring a big pot of
soup for those who would like some,
otherwise BYO lunch and the meeting
starts at 1pm sharp.
MY LAST NEWSLETTER
This is the last time for my contribution as Editor of the Newsletter, I wish to thank Hans and
the Committee for their help and input and photos and we did well in winning 2nd prize for
the Newsletter Nationally and then third prize this year from NZNF. I hope this trend will
continue and someone will take over with
writing this. I am busy with other work and
business commitments nationally as
Chairperson of a National Board which
has been flying around the country at
times and hence the reason I am unable
to continue. However I know the club will
continue on, there are some members
who have the passion and drive to do
this. I wish you all well, and hope the club
grows in its member numbers.
Editor
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Events Calendar
Saturday 16th May, 6PM
10 YEARS AFTER THE FLOODS
On the Saturday evening before the AGM we are holding a pot luck dinner to mark the 10
years since the Matata floods and the devastation that was left at the club. Please
remember to remind your friends who were passed members that you keep in touch with if
they want to join us. If you have your own photograph albums of around that time (club
has its own copies), please bring your albums along for everyone to see. It is going to be
an informal dinner and get together and as I said if you keep in contact with past
members who were there then please invite them to join us. Some of you may wish to
bring your campers/caravans that weekend and stay over for the AGM on the Sunday
lunchtime.
Sunday 17th May, 1PM
AGM
This is an important time of the future of the club, it is time to have your say on the clubs
future development, and also to put your name forward to stand on the committee. I look
forward to handing over to another Secretary and someone who will write the newsletter
for the club. Hans is going to help with the transition of the all the files and data to the new
committee which will help get you started.
Committee meetings, 10.30am at the club
17 MAY, AFTER THE AGM
Birthday’s in April, May & June
3 April
6 April
20 April
14 May
18 June
21 June
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