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SO.....WHAT'S
NEWS???
VALE
We
are sad to report the passing of some of our friends, from ALVA
and from the "business"
JACK
BECKITT - internationally reknowned ventriloquist
WENDY
MORRISON - loving wife of Lucky Starr
RON McROBERT
- husband of long-time ALVA member Jo McRobert
BRONWEN
DALTON - long-time ALVA member, and wife of world-class magician,
Paul Dalton
Our thoughts
and love to their families at this time.
ALVA
MAKES A PROFIT!!
Some
very happy news from our Treasurers, Pat Scroope and Kerri Lacey.
In 2009 ALVA made a profit of $14,259.30. This is an amazing effort
from all concerned, up some $10,000 from the year before.
Many
thanks to all our ALVA girls, and their guests for your continued
support!!!
ALVA
OFFICE RE-FURB
If
you walked into the ALVA Office these days, you wouldn't recognize
it! We have managed to have it cleaned and repainted - and it
looks like a different room. Your committee walked in to their
first meeting last night, and thought they were in the wrong building!!
We
have upgraded the old fax and printer (which have finally died)
to a new multi-function centre, which this ALVA Bee and Your Treasurer
had to beat into submission before anyone else could use it!!
It
looks wonderful, and we will be bringing you all your ALVA news
and events from a much more productive space.
NEW
LOOK NEWSLETTER
Many
of you long-time ALVA girls will remember a little publication
called the "ALVA BUZZ". (it was before my time!! Heehee)
Well, we are bringing back Lizzie Taylor's little
baby and making it our 2010 Newsletter. Your Treasurer, Kerri
Lacey, and her considerable computer skills, has re-birthed
the BUZZ and it is coming to you, first time out, in the post
as I type this. It will then be delivered to you via email, for
those online (you....cos you are reading this now!!) and still
via snail mail for those who aren't.
The online
version you can preview below - it's a lot prettier than the mail
out version,
cos we
can only print in B & W! See what you think.
And don't
forget to let us know any of your news, so we can share it with
all our ALVA girls.
MEMBERSHIPS
DUE
The
start of a new year means that Memberships are due. So......
For
those who are:
- renewing
- wishing
to change to life-member status OR
- who
have changed any contact details
please
CLICK
HERE and fill in the form and return to us by MAIL
to
P.O.
Box 30, Ramsgate 2217
or
by FAX 9583 9583
You
can also do this at the AGM on FEB 22nd.
Remember,
to vote, you need to be financial.
PRIZES,
PRIZES, WHO'S GOT THE PRIZES???
Another
new year means we need prizes for our functions. You ALVA girls
and all the wonderful guests you bring to our functions LOVE to
buy raffle tickets, and now, more than ever, we are finding it
difficult to secure prizes (particularly LARGE ones!!) for you
to win.
SOOOOOO........
If
you, or anyone you know.....father, son, husband, guy who shampoos
your carpets......can provide a prize of any size (particularly
LARGE ones!!)
ORRRRRRR.......
have
contacts for prizes (particularly LARGE ones!!)
ORRRRRR.......
have
any ideas for prizes (particularly LARGE ones!!)
PLEASE
LET US KNOW!!
VALE
Sadly,
another new year means we have often lost some of our ALVA family.
This year is no exeption.
SHELLEY
MAY'S husband STAN passed away aged 94
CLAIRE
POOLE has lost her dear brother PETER
JAN
NOBBS' wonderful LENNY has left us, aged 94
ROSIE
BANDELL lost her beautiful sister MARIE
KEVIN
BYERS a sparkling light has dimmed 1928 - 2009
READ
YOUR "ALVA BUZZ" HERE
FEB
BUZZ 2010
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