VIEW Club 23rd birthday party a raging success
1 Nov 10
Our 23rd birthday: what a success!
The sun shone against all expectations and on the 117 guests who came to the Bowling Club to celebrate.
Our VIEW club wanted to share our own special Valley views, epitomised by those from the Bowling Club verandah, with our guests from other VIEW clubs along the South Coast, and it couldn’t have been more perfect.
The theme of the day was “True Blue” and ladies came adorned in varying shades of blue or in varying degrees of Aussie dress codes. Native flowers, donated by several of our members, provided vibrant splashes of spring colour.
Like bees to a hive our visitors swarmed around the trading table, which was energetically manned by Narelle and June. When guests wearied of bargain hunting they amused themselves solving the “True Blue” anagrams of Australian place names, and then locating them on a map of Australia.
Vicki and Gerard served a beautiful buffet lunch and the Guest Speaker, Terri Baxter, encouraged the audience to take the challenges of life in their stride in her “What the Heck” speech.
There were some very beautiful and generous raffle prizes donated, and I would like to thank Larraine Hahlos, Barbara Volk, the Bowling Club, Phil McNeice of Mas Traditional Homewares, Gerringong, Nick Gannon of Siang, Gerringong, Jeannette Dumbrell, and Margaret MacLachlan.
If the level of noise was anything to go by, the day must be judged a great success.
Many thanks to Barbara Bloom for all her organisation, to the many members who helped before and during the day, and to all those who contributed to the celebration by their presence.
November is election month, and all members are encouraged to be present at the next meeting to vote in committee members for 2011. Please let Barbara Bloom know by the Wednesday before if you are not coming to the luncheon: 4464 3808, 0417 290 397 or bloomfields182 @bigpond.com.
As usual we invite and welcome anyone who is interested to attend our meetings. Please ring Margaret McLachlan, 4465 1946, for details.
Jenelle Brangwin Publicity Officer