Lindsay partly saved the day for us with a good speech off the cuff about stamp collecting, and the international stamp expo he recently attended in Brasilia. That’s the capital of Brazil, a completely planned capital city, which he described as like Canberra, but without that city’s soul.
Also, a pleasant surprise to welcome back Ruth Bray, a stalwart of the club when she lived and worked in Wellington, but now retired and living in Havelock in sunny Marlborough, and back in Wellington only for a short visit. (And Florence Wellington was there too.)
With no guest speaker fronting up, she told us of life in Havelock, where she is actively volunteering in the community and doing good work.
Your board met on Monday night and approved the accounts for the year ending 30 June 2017. These were signed off and will be circulated to members shortly. These will be discussed at the AGM which is set down for Tuesday 28 November.
The notice of meeting says 8am. However, I intend to start the AGM immediately after breakfast. The accounts will be presented by the Treasurer, Gaylene Hughes. She is also down to be sergeant that day. To allow plenty of time for discussion I have agreed with Gaylene that there will be no sergeant’s session that morning.
Members who read the accounts and have questions are encouraged to send them to Gaylene in advance so that she has time to find the answers and give them either directly to the questioner or to answer them on the day.
It is unsatisfactory all round for someone to ask a question on the day and for it not to be answered properly. Hopefully asking in advance will mean that all matters can be properly addressed.
The following week there is no meeting but the Christmas Party is on Wednesday evening, and then the last meeting for the year is scheduled on Wednesday 13 December.
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A much better attendance this week despite its being a Tuesday. We were pleased to welcome Lindsay Chitty, a vet from Otorohanga who now lives in Seatoun.
