Fortnightly News 19/1/2024
Issue 01 of 2024
19 January 2024
DATES TO REMEMBER
Tuesday 23 January – Club Management Committee Meeting
Friday 26 January – Australia Day Public Holiday – Club closed
Monday 29 January – Book Fair Sub-Committee Meeting
And … Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April – our 2024 Book Fair
WELCOME BACK…
…in 2024 to a new year at Woden Seniors. I hope everyone has survived the bumps and pitfalls of the Christmas and New Year period – and in fact found some peace and enjoyment along the way.
If you haven’t made and already abandoned your New Year resolution for 2024, how about resolving to try a new activity from the many on offer at the Club? A good way to make some new friends and maybe acquire some new skills!
THE WODEN SENIORS 2024 BOOK FAIR
Our ninth Book Fair is fast approaching. It will be just after Easter, i.e. on 5, 6 and 7 April.
The Book Fair team has been beavering away for the last nine months processing donations three times a week, storing them, and putting in place plans for the Club’s best book fair so far.
At the time of the Book Fair, we will need additional help. So, think about how you would like to contribute.
We will need lots of helpers to set up on Thursday 4 April and to pack up on Sunday 7 April.
We will only need a small number of extra helpers during the Book Fair to refill the tables, work on the checkout and keep everything tidy and safe.
Closer to the time a sign-up sheet will be available at the front counter. Watch this space for more details.
Another way to help is to encourage friends and family to come and support the Book Fair. Pick up some bookmarks to give them so they have the dates.
Jenny Gregory
President
Woden Seniors Inc.
PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606
Tel: (02) 6282 2573
Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au
Thanks Ron for today’s drivel department contribution:
Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it the most never use it.
It’s not my age that bothers me; it’s the side effects.
I’m not saying I’m old and worn out, but I make sure I’m nowhere near the curb on trash day.
I haven’t gotten anything done today. I’ve been in the produce area trying to open this #*@@* plastic bag.
If you find yourself feeling useless, remember it took 20 years, trillions of dollars, and four presidents to replace the Taliban with the Taliban.
I want to be 18 again and ruin my life differently. I have new ideas.
I’m on two diets. I wasn’t getting enough food on just one.
My mind is like an internet browser. At least 19 open tabs, 3 of them are frozen, and I have no clue where the music is coming from.
Hard to believe I once had a phone attached to a wall, and when it rang, I picked it up without knowing who was calling.
Apparently RSVPing to a wedding invitation “Maybe next time” isn’t the correct response.
She says I keep pushing her buttons. If that were true, I would have found mute by now.
There is no such thing as a grouchy old person. The truth is that once you get old, you stop being polite and start being truthful.