Newsletter No. 6 - February 2017
President's Report
The first members’ meeting will be on 22nd February. At that meeting we will attend to a couple of minor modifications to the By-Laws. Notices will be emailed to all members well before the meeting. The March meeting will also be the Annual General Meeting as required by Probus South Pacific. At that meeting, the Club is also required to elect a new Committee to take the Club through the 2017-18 year.
Please remember also that we are always looking for ways to improve the Club. If you have any ideas on ways we could develop, or ideas for something new, please feel free to talk to any of the Management Committee or contact me direct.
We can all look forward to an exciting year for this great Club of ours. See you at the February meeting.
Ian Roberts
Secretarial
Correspondence received
Letter from PSPL re annual fees
Following a meeting of the PSPL board in late November 2016 we were notified of some budget figure changes that could impact our club annual fees.
Annual capitation fee has increased by .50c [4.1%] per member to $12.75
Annual Active retirees digital magazine subscription [6 issues] remains the same at $8.00
Letter from PSPL on changes to their constitution.
Changes do not affect our individual Probus Club Constitutions.
Letter from PSPL re Information Day
To be held on Wednesday 12 April 2017.This is for interested club officers and assisting them in leading their club in their various roles and responsibilities. Cost $25 per person.
Promotional Flyer
Subscription competition for the Active Retirees Magazine.
Letter from PSPL re appointment of Representative Member/Director
3 members were selected from NSW, WA and NZ to be representatives/Directors on the PSPL Board. This is a 3 year appointment.
Letter from PSPL re resignation
Adrian Hallett has resigned as the RDPC [Rotary District Probus Chairman] for District 9685 [us].
Details of the Probus Member Benefit Scheme are at: www.probussouthpacific.org/pages/members_offers_member_benefits_scheme
(click on link)
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer’s Report for January
2017
General
Account as at 31 Jan 2017
Opening
Cash Balance 1-Jan-17 Â $3,557.79
Total
Deposits                                                 Â
 $ Â
    0.00Â
Payments                                                          Â
-$Â Â Â Â 53.30
Closing
Cash Balance 31-Jan-17Â Â $3,504.49
Activities
Account as at 31 Jan 2017
Opening
Cash Balance 1-Jan-17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $13,137.48
Total
Deposits                                                 Â
   $653.70 (Senior Moments and Mudgee)
Payments                                                             -$104.98Â
(NYE refund)
Closing
Cash Balance 31-Jan-17Â $13,686.20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Activities
as at 31-Jan-17:                             Receipts             Expense               Balance   Â
               XMAS lunch                                         $3,900.00          -$3,799.30          Â
$Â Â 100.70Â
               New Years
Eve Dural CCÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $1,139.88Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -$1,139.81Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.07 CLOSED
Mudgee trip                                    $14,180.00          -$1,050.00          $13,130.00
Senior Moments                                455.40               -$0.00        $455.40
Misc. (interest+surplus)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.03
               Bank Balance:                                                                                                   $13,686.20
The General
account paid storage locker $15. There was also a transfer to activities $38.30
which should have been in the opposite direction to pay for Xmas lunch bon-bons. A transfer of $76.60 will be made from Activities to
General to fix this.
The
activity account received monies for Senior Moments and a payment for Mudgee.
Outgoing was to refund a late payment for NYE.
NYE event
is closed with a surplus of $0.07 due to rounding.
XMAS lunch
will be closed following the adjustment mentioned above, with a profit of
$24.10.
Senior’s
Moments was held Sat 11th Feb with 9 X $50.60 paid to the activities
account. The actual was $48.60, so $2 is being refunded to each participant
January 2017
cash book and the latest Activities details spreadsheets are in the drop box or
available on request.
Bob Davison
- Treasurer
13th
Feb 2017
Membership
Please remember to notify the membership officers Kim Nichols or Sue Cordukes if you will be absent for an extended period of time, or if your personal details change.
Our membership book has now been closed with 111 members.
The Club’s waiting list is full and no new waiting list applications will be accepted.
Any change to this advice will be posted in the newsletter or the web site (when it is up and running) at the appropriate time.
Risk, Safety and Insurance
Nothing to report this month
Guest Speaker - TBA
Welfare
It is important, as members of Probus that we care for the welfare of one another.
Anyone with information about an illness, bereavement or physical disability affecting a member please advise me Jan Ridge, email: [email protected] in order for me to make contact, and offer moral or physical support where appropriate.
Please be assured that all information provided will remain completely confidential.