Mordi-Agate News 2021
As usual it was great fun at the Working Bee at the Clubhouse. The weather was sunny and perfect. Great turnout - great atmosphere. What more could you ask for? Thank you everyone.
The Painters were a-painting. The Window and Glass Cleaners were making things sparkalarkalarkaling..... The Machine Repairers and Maintenance Angels were breathing new life into our equipment, making them look and operate like new. You could hear the little bearings cooing 'thank you' as they were oiled and greased and tightened. Odds and ends were sorted, bits and pieces were put back into their proper place and graffiti scrubbed away.
Lots of freshly baked buns, salad,
cheese, chicken, ham etc was provided for lunch. There was even enough
for seconds !!! (We have just mentioned the healthy food groups ------ we
won't talk about the cakes and vanilla slices etc!!!!). Appetites were
impressive and the camaraderie and friendly atmosphere was wonderful.
Even our canine neighbour, ‘Lola’
couldn’t help herself and had to pay a visit to see what was going on. Couldn't
tell if she approved or not as she was too preoccupied with making friends with
one of our Members, Claudia.
Thank you to all of our many Members
who came in on a Sunday and put in a full day’s work to help the Club.
There are too many to name and at the risk of overlooking someone, we will
leave the photographs to speak for themselves. Apologies to those Members
whom the camera did not capture.
Once again, thank you one and all.
Great News. We have our new roof !!!
Attached below are the 'before' and 'after' photographs of the Club's new roof.
You can see where the money has been spent.
We can all be very proud of our fundraising efforts.
Thank you to the Members who donated items that were put up for sale to help raise the necessary funds.
Thank you to the many Members who happily purchased those items.
The Club appreciates your generous spirit. Well done and thank you everyone.
BUNNINGS SAUSAGE SIZZLE, SUNDAY, 18TH APRIL 2021
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR OFFERING UP YOUR TIME TO COME AND HELP THE CLUB.
WE WERE FIRING ON ALL GASS CYLINDERS !!!!
The day started out a little slow, but before anyone knew it, things started to heat up. At one stage, orders were coming in so hard and fast that the team had trouble keeping up with the demand.
At the start we weren't sure whether this COVID thing might have an impact on people wanting their usual Bunnings sausage fix, but this proved not to be the case. At times the queue of people lining up for a 'MLC Sausage' almost reached back to the Bunnings entrance.
So all in all it was a great day, everyone was pleased with the whole event.
Thanks to all who turned up to work a 'sausage shift' (those pictured and many, many more).
FAREWELL DON
It is with the greatest of sorrow that the Mordialloc Lapidary Club informs its Members of the passing of Don Shepherd.
Don was a Life Member of the Club and the enormous contributions and efforts he made over the years helped make our Club the great Club that it is today.
We thank him so much for all the energy he put into the Club for the benefit of all of us.
Don was a passionate supporter of the Club and of the art of lapidary in all its forms. He had a cheeky and quirky sense of humour, a dry wit and a direct and straightforward manner.
Thank you for the many times that you stopped what
you were doing to answer questions from our Members. Thank you for your
generosity of spirit, your willingness to share your knowledge and experience
and your unwavering loyalty to the Club.
Don was a true character and sadly his passing represents
an ‘end of era’ moment for the Club.
'vale' Don.
Our thanks to everyone who took part,
to all the volunteers who set up and took down the stalls, displays and
kitchen equipment; who made items for the Club and General stall and who made
cakes and scones. Personally, driving that big truck was the most fun I
have had for a month or two!
