President’s Message 16 Oct 17

We have the name of another potential

new member currently being circulated to

all. Assuming this succeeds it means that

we will have inducted three members in

just over three months. A great start for the

year, but we all need to do a lot more.

Laurie Rose and I joined on the same day

in 1985 when there were over 60 members

(and women were not allowed!). We need

all members to actively address this issue

which is critical for the long term

survivorship of our club. At the board

meeting last Tuesday we canvassed the

idea of approaching the traders in the

Ivanhoe shopping centre. Clearly a door

knock would be a waste of time as many

traders simply could not give up the time

when we meet. We shall investigate those

who may be able to make it and look for

members to approach them. We also need

every member to consider their own

contacts and family members.

Our board meetings are of course open to

all members to attend. Our newest

member, Emma, took advantage of this

invitation and came along.

Tom Payne has very generously offered to

us the function room at the Sir Henry

Barkly Hotel at a discounted price on

Monday, 30 October between 6 PM and

7:30 PM. Please support Tom’s generosity

and bring your partner along. Why not also

consider that potential member?

President Tony