aeawa newsletter oct 2013

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THE EURASIAN

OCTOBER 2013 VOL 43 ISSUE 18

aeawa.asn.au

Greetings again dearest members! Time is rolling along very quickly indeed and the year’s end will soon be upon us. I have some important information in this report so members please take heed.

I’ll start off with Father’s Day September Sunday lunch. About 170 people were

there to help us entertain our dad’s and make it a most enjoyable day. In a

short three hours, we squeezed in a $2 gold coin toss to be the closest to win

the donated bottle of Johnny Walker Black, a very amusing chapteh contest with three winners,

an excellent six piece band that got the dance floor full towards the end of the lunch, yummy

homemade food and we topped the afternoon off with a cold beer for each father as our small

token to say how much we care! Thank you so much kitchen & drink staff, cooks & cleaners and

the band!

We also had an indoor games session with bingo, chikee and carrom being the most popular

games. It was however poorly attended so the Sports & Games committee has suggested that

we discontinue the activity. Unfortunately due to the forecast of dreadful weather, our family pic-

nic on the 22nd September had to be called off.

Members, please take note of the next 3 items:

Nomination for our Awards will be open soon. We had NO applicants last year so if you have

or know of a talented child in music or sport or a person active in the community....we would

love to hear from you. We also have a couple of scholarships to give away as well. Please

be alert for details to come.

EGM: We will be holding an EGM at the November lunch to pass an important resolution on

the funding of our upcoming Silver Jubilee Ball. The Ball is proposed to be a members only

function. We will furnish you with all the necessary information and invite you to be present

as we share in the celebration. Please see inside for all the necessary details.

Membership renewal. Our membership runs on a calendar year that is January to December.

ALL memberships are due by 31ST DECEMBER 2013. To ensure that you have a current

financial status by that time, we recommend early renewals. Charles will make himself avail-

able for these at the next few Sunday lunches.

Finally, what’s coming up in October? 13th is our Seniors Sunday lunch, followed by our talk on

Home Security The menu looks mouth-watering and we have two great muso’s lined up for your

listening pleasure. Please join us in celebrating and thanking our very loyal senior members! We

also have our TAFE dinner on the 25th and our Spring Tea Dance on the 20th. In November we

have our Remembrance Day Sunday lunch, our EGM, a game of Rounders and Melbourne

Cup....then many more events in December! See inside for all details.

Best wishes & God Bless

Chad Beins

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Regular Sunday Lunches

Venue : Redcliffe Community Hall Corner Morgan Road and Field Avenue

in Redcliffe (entrance also from Grand Parade)

Tickets given out strictly on a first come first served basis, we

are unable to give out tickets for those who are yet to arrive.

Lunch served from 12 noon.

Members bringing guests,

please sign in the Visitors Book at the door.

Hope to see you there!

aeawa.asn.au THE EURASIAN

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

The Management Committee en-

courages and welcomes construc-

tive feedback from members. All

signed suggestions will be respond-

ed in writing.

Letters to

the Editor

If you have some interesting news or

things to celebrate, please write to:

P O Box 875

CLOVERDALE WA 6985 OR send

and email to [email protected]

SUGGESTION

BOX

PRIZE DRAWS

Congratulations to our Winners

Lucky Numbers Draw:

Winners:

$25 Jap Yon

$15 Clifford Sequeria $10 Jim Sta Maria

Member’s Draw

$70 Melvyn Nerva

Congratulations also to all the raffle Winners.

Remember you have to be there

to win it.

Prize Draws 2 EGM 3 Brick Wall 4 Seniors Committee 5 Children’s Xmas Party 6 Community Services 7 September Lunch Photos 8 Games Afternoon Photos 9 Member;’s Affairs 10 Business Classifieds & Notices 11 Our Calendar 12

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EGM

Members are advised that an EGM will be convened during the 10th November 2013 luncheon to consider the following resolution: “The management committee be authorised to utilise Association funds up to an amount of $20,000 to celebrate our 25th Jubilee anniversary.” Background In February 2014, AEAWA will have reached its 25th year of inauguration. To cele-brate this auspicious occasion, the management committee is organising a special celebration for Saturday 1st March 2014 in the form of a gala dinner to include food, wine and song. To make the event affordable for every member to attend, the cost needs to be subsidised from our current funds which stand close to $57,000. The management committee estimates that the celebration will cost less than $20,000 after ticket sales, but needs your authority to pay for costs as they arise prior to the event. The management committee has fund raised and made substantial sales at our monthly lunches, and anticipates that, if this trend continues, then it is likely that any amount drawn from our funds should be recouped over a period of 24-36 months. It is expected that the EGM will be of short duration, and should be of minor disrup-tion to an enjoyable afternoon.

Brian Leicester (Secretary)

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Congratulations to

Aeawa

On their upcoming

25th anniversary

2014

Joan & Charles Reincastle left Malaysia

in 1972, Joan Current Seniors Commit-tee and Kitchen Helper, Charles Cur-

rent Members Affairs and Past Treasurer

As a young nurse Dawn Scully

(Koch) arrived in 1968 from Malacca

Francis & Hellen Tay arrived in 1970 with 2 children from Malaysia, both now retired but Hellen busy with Thermomix

Valerie & Mario Conier congratulate

the AEAWA on their upcoming 25th

Anniversary

Frank & Lorna Hedges joined AEAWA in 1989 Frank Past Secretary for 9 years Lorna current member of the Seniors

Committee.

Ernie & Loeky Lopez left Malaysia in 1989 Ernie Past President and current Secretary of the Seniors Committee

Robert & May Harding and 2 daughters left Malaysia in 1988, Robert Past President and both are on the Seniors Committee.

Jacqueline and Ivan Fletcher

came to Perth in 1971 with 1

daughter Sharon, Lindsay was

born here, members since 1989

“BRICK” OWNERS

Chad , Carol Beins & Family; Brian Leicester; Kevin de Souza, Lucy Tan & Family; Kay Klass & Family

Jessie & Phillip De Mello Congratulated the AEAWA on their upcoming 25th. Anniversary

For $20 you could join our “Brick Owners” and buy a Congratulatory Brick to help with our fundraising for the

25th Anniversary.

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Hi All 1. Due to bad weather, the Spring Family Picnic was cancelled. 2. Dinner at Bentley TAFE Date: Friday 25th October Time: 6.30pm sharp Fully booked, those who have not yet paid, please do so at the Octo ber lunch, No Cancellations. 3. Melbourne Cup Date: Tuesday 5th November Cost: $10.00 pp (incls Bus, Meal & Bonuses) to be paid at October lunch Time: 10am sharp please be at Holy Infant Parish Carpark Cnr Wellington Rd & Smith St, Morley at 9.45am 4. Week-end Away Venue: House boat or Myalup Beach Resort , Myalup Expression of interest lists will be at the Lunches.

Remember it’s for all members & friends not just Seniors.

Joan Reincastle

0419906719 / 9276 9439

Senior’s

Committee

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS

PARTY

DATE; 8TH December

TIME: 10am-11.30am

VENUE: Redcliffe Community Hall

Cnr Morgan Rd & Field Ave

COST: Members $20.00 per child

Grandparents are entitled to

Register 2 grandchildren at $20 per

child.

Forms will available at the October lunch (please see Carol) and need to be returned together with the money by the November Lunch.

Please note that the usual Monthly

Lunch will follow the Children’s

Christmas Party starting at 12.30pm

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CHANGES TO THE

LUNCH VOUCHERS

To serve the lunches faster, a lunch

voucher needs to be purchased –this is

how it works:

purchase a coloured numbered

lunch voucher at the entrance,

currently $6 for a main meal

(discounted rates for members over

80 or 90.)

if a side dish is available this may

also be purchased at the same time

when the number on the coloured

voucher is called, please present

your voucher at the kitchen to re-

ceive your meal.

(N.B: One ticket = one main meal + side

dish).

A gentle plea - please have the correct

amount handy to save us running

out of change.

In the unfortunate event that we run out of

all meals, we will refund your money.

(Cakes are sold after the

lunch service has finished)


Great Food & Entertainment

Menu

Yong Tau Foo Laksa

Mee Siam

Chicken Curry & Rice

Ketupat & Beef Serandang

Cakes on Sale

Menu subject to change and pictures are illustrations only

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Community Services

1. TALK ON PERSONAL AND HOME SECURITY Speaker: Keith Neubronner—WA Police Officer Date: 13 October 2013 Time: 2.00pm immediately after the Sunday Lunch Place: Redcliffe Community Hall, Cnr Morgan Rd & Field Ave, Redcliffe 2. IT IS THE AEAWA AWARDS TIME! Nominations open to current financial members for the following AEAWA Awards:- Ida Da Silva for the Arts; Andrew Clark for Sports; and Ivan Richards Community Service Award Your children or grandchildren may have been taking dance classes for the past 8 years and have had many public performances or they may have started learning an instrument for a couple of years, it does not matter. Give it a go and apply for the Ida da Silva Award. Similarly, they may have won many sporting accolades or might have none but have made strong contri-butions in sport. Again, give a go and make that application for the Andrew Clarke Award. The Ivan Richards Community Service Award is open to youth 15 years old and above and to adults who have made contributions in community service. All applications will be given due consideration by the AEAWA Awards Committee and the decision of the Awards Committee is final. 3. AEAWA SCHOLARSHIPS The scholarship for Year 11 and 12 is offered to all Year 10 students in 2013 of current AEAWA mem-bers. Objective: The purpose of this scholarship is to reward students who have displayed a strong commit-ment to achieving academic excellence and to encourage such students to excel in their studies to the best of their abilities in Years 11 and 12.. Criteria: To be considered the student must demonstrate a high level of achievement across a number of subjects in Years 9 & 10 including English, Maths, Science or Humanities also a balanced student life with participation in community services, sport or music or any other extra curricular activity.

Applications for both the Awards and Scholarship close 31 January 2014 Forms are available from the AEAWA website, at the lunches or send an email to [email protected] or phone Kevin de Souza at 9325 1700 office hours.

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Sunday Lunch Father’s Day 8th September 2013

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Games

Afternoon

8th Sept

2013

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To become a new member obtain an application form from the Management Committee or from the website - aeawa.asn.au.

To renew your membership, please post the form below with your cheque.

Payment (either cheque or cash) can also be handed at our Sunday Lunch .

Pay directly to AEAWA

Account Name: Australian Eurasian

Association of W.A. Inc.

Bank : Bank West

BSB: 306 042 Account Number: 082 139 5

Reference: Name & Membership number

Fees for 2014

Pensioner: 1 yr $15 or 3 yrs $40.50 Single: 1 yr $19 or 3 yrs $51.30 Family: 1 yr $28 or 3 yrs $75.60

Members Affairs

Charles Reincastle

MEMBERS RENEWAL FORM

Name(s) ……………………………………………………………………………… Address ………………………………………………………………………….…. Amount $ ........................................................ Membership No ……………………………. Send this form to AEAWA Members Affairs PO Box 875, Cloverdale WA 6985

Please welcome new member:

Brian Goodwin

Annual Fees

for 2014

are payable

before

1st January 2014

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NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL

If you would like to receive the news-letter electronically please send an email to the Editor Carol Richards at [email protected] Alternatively if more than one copy of the newsletter is received in your house and you only want 1 please let me know. Also if the details on the address label are incorrect in anyway please notify the Editor either by email or phone 0411812981.

Thank you Carol

Should you object to your Photos

being posted or published in the

Newsletter or on the website or

facebook pages, could you please

advise the committee members

accordingly so they can be removed.

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Our Warmest Thoughts are

With……….. all our members

and their families who are

unwell or grieving.

If you know of someone who

would like to share their loss, or

just need a prayer, please feel

free to contact the committee or

drop us a line.

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YOUR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

President Chad Beins 0402 113 897 Vice President Kevin De Souza 0400 044 882 Secretary Brian Leicester 0419 944 323 Treasurer Carol Richards 0411 812 981 Functions Kay Klass 0410 478 334 Catering Derrick Holmes 0409 119 387 Sunday Lunch Gary Aviet 0413 240 429 Sunday Lunch Valerie Conier 0412 572 476 Seniors Joan Reincastle 0419 906 719 Member’s Affairs Charles Reincastle 9276 9439 Sports & Games Valerie Conier 0412 572 476

Oct‘13 ________________

Sunday 13th. Senior’s Lunch

_________________ Sunday 13th

2.00pm—3.00pm Talk on

Personal and Home Security

_________________ Sunday 20th

Spring Tea Dance 3pm-7pm

_________________ Friday 25th

TAFE Dinner

Nov ‘13 ________________

Sunday 10th Lunch

Remembrance Day __________________

Sunday 10th 2.30pm

Rounders on the Padang

__________________ Tuesday 5th

Melbourne Cup

Dec ‘13 ________________

Sunday 8th Children’s Xmas

Party 10am-11.30am

__________________ Sunday 8th

Lunch 12.30pm –4pm

__________________

OUR

CALENDAR

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