As our early morning
meetings are so short (one hour) and structured, it’s nice to have a more relaxed
gathering to mix and mingle with members and guests. That is exactly what
this years Christmas party provided.
Held at a very different venue to
previous years, in the Nerang hinterland, overlooking the entire Gold Coast. Our
wonderful hosts for the evening were club President, Christine and her husband
Murray.
What a fabulous view we were treated to on this clear and balmy summer’s
evening. Witnessing the full moon (a beautiful large pink ball) rising above the
ocean was a highlight for me. And later, the entire coastal strip was lit up
like a Christmas tree. Sorry: No photos to share unfortunately. The club’s
unofficial photographer was off duty!
It was more casual too and
family friendly. A nice opportunity to get to know or catch
up with members , meet their partners and some of their children: Bailey,
Jordan, Naomi and Saffron. And of course Christine and Murray's much loved, four legged boys, Pugzie
and Emo.
Everyone brought a plate of
food to share. There were some interesting dishes. Nick who is a keen Pizza
maker as well as a brewer, made a chocolate Pizza for dessert. Sounded weird but
it did taste quite good.
Paul Kirkland and Nick O
Donnell were presented with their Competent communicator (CC) awards, after recently completing their 10th toastmasters speeches. Congratulations to both of them.
Jutta Clough, a former member, was
honoured for her dedicated service to the club over the course of her
11+ year membership, which included mentoring numerous new members and serving as Vice
President Education and Secretary.
I particularly enjoyed the 'table topics' later in the evening - sitting around the dining table discussing some very interesting and lively topics.
Something else I appreciated or liked about this party: our hosts provided proper plates and cutlery, thus saving on disposable landfill items. A special thank you to Murray for doing the washing up too.
All in all, a very successful and enjoyable evening. Thank again to our hosts Christine and Murray and to everyone who attended.
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