On Tuesday, 16th July, we held a Xmas in July celebration at Eltham Central Pavilion. Around 50 members and 2 performers sat down to a roast dinner, dessert, tea/coffee followed by some chocolate santas and a piece of Christmas cake. For those that wanted, a glass of bubbly was supplied. It was great to see some faces that we don’t usually see at our annual Christmas event in December.
Out of Nowhere opened the event by singing some of their popular jazz numbers and then sang some Christmas songs, including one very Australian Christmas song – perhaps the highlight of the performance .Members responded by joining in with direction from singer Janet Vague.
Our raffle raised $353 for CAVE, our U3A charity or this year. 14 members went home with a prize. Dianne Parslow was master of ceremonies.
A big thank you to the office staff who took all the bookings – their work often goes unnoticed or recognised but is so essential to success of these events.
Thanks to Carmen Breust, Greg Lack, Hector Hart, Jane Hammett, Karenne Lack, Laraine Hussey, Marianne Petersen, Maureen Meaney, Ruth Goddard, Sue Bailey, Sue Brenkovich and Wayne Meade for helping on the day. Leanne Hawkes, Patricia Stephens and Terry Marston also contributed by making salads or cakes. Judy Vizzari did her usual excellent job with the posters and advertising material.
Perhaps a quote from Anet McClay, a U3A member, sums up the feeling of the day: “I just wanted to say what a brilliant event this was! Superbly organised, lovely food, great entertainment- much appreciated. Looking forward to whatever comes next – thank you!“