CROWN COACHES SOCIAL CLUB “VIBES”.
2008 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND DINNER DANCE - SATURDAY 30 AUGUST 2008.
102 Social Club members travelled by coach or car to the “Skyhigh Restaurant”, Mount Dandenong for our Annual General Meeting and Dinner Dance. A.G.M. General Business and the election of the new committee were dealt with quickly, including the changes and acceptance of the Constitution. Following the elections conducted by Victor, the incoming committee is as follows:
PRESDIENT Pauline Dower
VICE PRESIDENT Ray Fraser
SECRETARY Terri Williams
TREASURER Julie Haoust
COMMITTEE Barbara Moffat, Barbara Rooney, Inese Chiron, Rod Smith, Sue Lowe, Ken Longford, John Ashton and Brian Woodward.
The weather cleared and we were treated to spectacular views of twinkling lights, all the colors of the rainbow. Wonderful music from Geoff and his companions and fine dining added to a great night. I hope you all had a fantastic time. Even our coach did not want to leave, but Victor coaxed it into “GO” mode. Thank you to ALL committee members that contributed to the organizing of this wonderful night.
WHERE TO NEXT YEAR?????????????????????????
END OF TERM III, SAUSAGE SIZZLE - FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2008.
OUR FIRST SUCCESS – UNLESS EVERYONE FORGOT TO HAVE BREAKFAST THAT MORNING! It was great to see the number of staff from all areas of Crown Coaches participate in our sausage sizzle. It was FREE and not many sausages left over.Thank you to Brian Woodward and Brian Rowson for setting up and getting the BBQ started. Thank you to Caroline for cooking and keeping the fellows in line. Social Club and office staff combined to make this morning successful. Thanks everyone.
MORE ONIONS NEXT TIME!
R.A.A.F. MUSEUM, POINT COOK - SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER 2008.
At 9.30am sharp, 27 participants boarded the coach for our trip to the R.A.A.F Museum at Point Cook. With the largest collection of Australian military aircraft in the world, they do have more than twenty aircraft on display. On arrival our travelers were treated to home-made muffins and tea/coffee for morning tea. We were then each handed a clip-on pass to make us look official and prove we were not trespassing or stealing information and told NO photography in the grounds, ONLY in the museum. Then we headed off to the museum. A short talk and explanation about the exhibits and we were left to explore at our own pace. Everyone was surprised at the size of the display area, the planes and the memorabilia on display. We even had a look at the restoration area. Laurie’s knowledge and enthusiasm livened up the experience. At 1.00pm we all tramped off to the concrete grandstand to see the air display and learn all about wingtips, wing flaps, rivets, nuts and all parts of an aircraft we did not know existed. Although the wind was blowing at gale force it did not stop the pilot from taking to the air in his “CT4 Trainer” and show us the aircraft could still fly. Then it was off to the Werribee R.S.L. for lunch, a drink or two, a sneak in at the pokies and at 3.30pm we departed for home. A day with a few surprises, weather warm and windy. Great company. Thank you to all that attended and made it so good. Thank you to Andrew Frith for driving and the comedy video.
FOOTY TIPPING 2008
Footy Tipping is over for another year. Hope you all enjoyed picking the winners, sorry if your choice did not play well and aid your footy tips.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNING TIPSTERS:
1ST - VINCE LOWDEN
2ND - STEVE ROONEY
3RD - JULIE HAOUST
Try your luck next year. A big thank you to Barbara Rooney and Inese Chiron for running and co-coordinating the footy tipping for us.
MEMBERS’ DRAW SEPTEMBER - Sylvia Brown
OCTOBER - Pam Clapham
Congratulations to you both!
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES! 25.10.2008
SHOPPING TOUR. Departs Nunawading depot at 7.30am sharp. 1 & 2 .11.2008
MYSTERY TRIP. Fully booked. Departs Nunawading at 8.00am sharp. 30.11.2008
2008 CHRISTMAS PARTY – “Funfields”, Whittlesea. FREE to members, $40 per head non-members. Includes Morning tea, meat and salads, entry and all rides. BYO drinks, nibbles and picnic ware.Please provide a wrapped and named gift to the value of $10 if you wish your child to receive a gift from Santa. Coach departs Nunawading at approx. 9.30am. 25.01.2009
“WICKED” The Musical – Regent Theatre, Melbourne. $102.00 per head – payable at time of booking.Limited to 30 seats – need to book in early.Departure times advised closer to the date. FEBRUARY 2009
FAMILY BUSH PICNIC. Full details will be advised closer to the event. A SIGN OF THE TIMES A little boy goes to his Dad and asks“Daddy, how was I born?”Dad answers
“Well son, your mum and I first go together in a chat room on YAHOO. Then I setup a date via email with your mum and we met at a cyber café. We sneaked into a private room where your mum agreed to download from my hard drive. As soon as I was ready to upload we discovered that neither one of us had set up a firewall and it was too late to hit the escape key. Nine months later a blessed little pop-up appeared – YOU’VE GOT MALE it said.
