Secretary’s Scribblings Last month I attended the National VCC AGM in Wanganui. Please see a separate report on this. There were some restrictions at this meeting because of Covid 19, and the decision was made because of Level 2 rules that any gathering of over 100 people could not take place. Consequently, I phoned Kelly on the Friday evening to talk to him about our Daffodil Day event which we decided then that we should cancel because of these restrictions. We did this with a heavy heart as we know how many people look forward to this event annually, and to raise funds for the local branch of the Cancer Society. With Kelly visiting local businesses for donations prior to the event, we still have a good-sized Cheque to donate to the Society. From our monthly Committee meeting: Well done to Club Captain Jim on the Hawkesbury Carriages outing. What a great collection Dudley has, and he is still in the process of restoring more carriages. Great to get a little more history of our area. As you will read in Jim’s notes, our next run to the Argosy and related items gives us more history, and with some of our members able to talk about being involved will add something to this event. We have decided to continue with the Biennial Rally on 16 &17 October. So please get your entries in, which close towards the end of September. Entry forms were in last months Viewpoint. This is the day of the General Election, but I am sure we will all find a way to vote in this. In the kitchen we have a second stove and new gas hobs being installed to make it easier for our helpers there to operate. Our builders are hard at work rebuilding the Lawn mower shed. After they have finished that, we need to rebuild the retaining wall along the Clubrooms near the front as this has pushed down and is resting on the Museum wall. A comment was made how great the grounds are looking, and thanks go to Catherine and Kevin for all their hard work for doing this. An Eftpos terminal has now been installed in the Clubrooms. Now for any payments you can use your card if you don’t carry cash, as cheques have nearly gone the way of the Dodo. This can also be used for people to pay for items purchased from our parts department. The Branch is looking at putting out a Calendar for 2021 which will feature some of the vehicles Linda has photographed over the year. These will be available for members to purchase at around $10 per copy. Don Laing has done a lot of work obtaining prices and options to install security cameras around our building. There seems to be an element in our society who
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