New Zealand Soldiers being returned to New Zealand

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1 We hope you are all keeping warm out there Still a way to go before it warms up. New Zealand Soldiers being returned to New Zealand You may have heard on news recently that the army is bringing home soldiers who passed away while serving in Malaysia. One of those soldiers was a local lad, Terrence James Healey (Terry). He was posted to Terendak Camp, Malacca on active duty in June 1964, 2 weeks before his 21 st birthday. The following month Terry was pillion passenger in a motor cycle accident, sadly he passed away from his injuries on the 8 th of September He was interred in the Terendak Military Cemetery, Malaysia. Now thanks to the army Terry is finally coming home to his family. He will be laid to rest beside his beloved grandparents Mary and Errol (Molly and Bing) Healey, A re-internment service will be held at 11am on the 24 th August in the Foxton Cemetery. All family, friends and returned servicemen are warmly invited to attend We are thinking if holding a Father s Day lunch on the 2 nd September, but we need at least 20 people to make this work, let us know if this is something you are interested in. We will only be able to go ahead with it if we have the numbers required, so if you can, register your name now! From there we will require payment *(thereby confirming your spot) by Sunday 26 th August The Menu: Roast Pudding; Steam pudding & custard or Pavlova & fruit salad All for $25.00 per person

2 To all our Rugby fans out there a reminder that we have our big screen for your viewing pleasure! Currently, the Super 15 games that fall on a Friday go up on the Big Screen from kick off. We will have Saturdays game on unless we have a prior arranged function or event and we are completely open to any requests for the Big Screen at other times This goes for any other live sports that screen on Sky. At the end of 2017, despite the fantastic summer we ve been having, things had gotten a little dark and stormy down here at the Razza. The Committee found itself in the unfortunate position of needing to reach out to the membership with a request for help. Wow Members!! We didn t know what to expect but we were overwhelmed with the response that we did get! The Committee, along with the Management & Staff wish to extend a huge heartfelt THANK YOU to the following Members on our Roll of Honour J and J Titcombe Foxton RSA pool club Neil Gordon Arthur Pine Womens Sectiion Your generosity has been outstanding and so much more helpful then you could imagine! We still have a long way to go and every dollar helps! If anyone else would like to make a donation please do head on into the Club and talk to someone on staff. Alternatively, here are the details for a bank deposit: Foxton RSA Any and all amounts will be greatly appreciated. A huge thank you to Glen Williams for the donation of his services with electrical needs. If you have any electrical requirements please contact Glen on: Please support the people who are helping support the Club. The Pool Adjunct is going very well with at least 18 to 20 members turning up regularly and the pool games have been closely contested. The six weekly competition is proving very popular and we are up to the 4 th one already. Lorna won the last one and we are very proud that one of our ladies has had a win in this competition. Notices are on the board with the dates for the Pool Adjunct Championships, the Open Championships and the inter- club games We will be playing the Palmerton North Rassa this month (22ndJuly) at their club should be a good day out. In the last newsletter we miss spelt Rona Cutlers name, Our apologies for that Rona. Happy games everyone.

3 In June the Women s section held their annual High Tea at the RSA. We had 36 people attend and enjoy the afternoon. Thanks to Decima for all her hard work at setting up with her beautiful bone china and linen. Thanks also to our members who supplied the food, there was a great selection of goodies and help to make the day along with the fellowship from all who attended. At our May meeting, one of our members showed and talked about her folk art. At our meeting in June we had Margaret Hill from Foxton show and talk about her weaving. Our members enjoyed both these ladies and it shows us there are a lot of talented people in our town. In June one of our members represented us at the RSA National Women s Conference in Auckland. Our meeting in July is our birthday meeting. We are 62. We are celebrating this with a special lunch at the RSA. CONGRATULATIONS LADIES. WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT DARTS Enjoy playing darts or have you been interested in learning for a while now? Why not come down on Tuesday night. Games start at 7pm but please ensure your names down by 6:45pm so the draw can be done. New players are always welcome. We play tournaments against other clubs throughout the year both here and away so try out your arm today. HOUSIE Housie is played on Wednesday nights: If you re interested in playing then come on into the club, everyone is welcome. White cards are $3 each and yellow cards are $1 each. Some weeks the super house to be won is over $100. Bring your family and friends, the more people in attendance the higher the prizes will be. CARDS Do you enjoy playing cards? Was it your favourite pastime? Why not come to a Friday afternoon at 1:30pm. They play all sorts of card games from Skip-Bo to Rummikub and now 5oo. If you don t know how to play these card games, no worries, the ladies will teach you! You re in for a treat coming to play cards on a Friday, they have a tonne of laughs. We would love to see you here.

4 PRESIDENTS REPORT Following the June meeting we received a draft 6 monthly balance sheet, with the finances looking better, though we still need the steadfast and loyal support of the members to continue on the uphill climb, The committee are working well together, with the entertainment committee lining up some great entertainment for us, thank you to the committee members. We have 2 new initiatives that we propose to start in August as a means of assisting with finances. 1: Sell advertising space in the newsletter. Trade Club Members (Business Card) $ per year (inc G.S.T) Non-Club Members $ per year (inc. G.S.T) Please contact the Club if you are interested in booking an advertising space. This is a great way to help the Club and promote your business. 2: Run a loyalty Club. This will consist of a detailed sheet numbered 1 to 100 per month It will run under the following rules: 1: Open to members and non-members. 2: Each number will cost $10.00 each. Besides your number you will fill in your name address & phone number. 3: One (1) winning number will be drawn on the first (1st) Friday of the month, after the reciting of the Ode. 4: The purchaser of the number/s does not have to be present to be eligible. If necessary a cheque can be mailed to the purchaser of the winning number. 5: The draw/prize will be 50% of the amount collected from the sales of numbers for that month. 6: This will be a monthly draw. The Levin RSA have run this with great success and as a result have been able to reduce their loan by $50, On Sunday15th July I attended a 100 th Anniversary Service at Saint Mary s, Foxton for Captain Patrick Dore. Chaplain to the forces in Gallipoli. Captain Dore was the parish priest At Saint Mary s prior to his departure in Captain Dore died of his wounds 15 th July 1918 and was brought back to Foxton for burial at the Foxton Cemetery. He was awarded the Military Cross. If any Member has anything to say regarding the Welfare of the RSA, please take your concerns to a Committee Member, or myself the President. David Roache President

5 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS AUGUST - SEPTEMBER Charley Gribble Timothy Murray Milton Rauhihi Sandra Enright Andrea Gray Henry Prisk Coli Hirst Aliana Gronn Josephine O Connor B O Connor F Ettina K Adams Anthony Adams Jennifer Lopes Christina Gardiner James Losie Paul Stephens We will have kindling available to purchase to help with your winter warmers! Large bags will be available to order through the Bar Staff for $10 per bag. The bags have been put together by the people at Idea Services (IHC) as a fundraising venture for them. We will have a bag available for you to view up at the bar. As mentioned earlier we had an outstanding response to our cries of help from Members but not all of our donations came financially! We were so extremely grateful when we not only had Members opening their wallets but also coming in with donations of their time!! So please join us in this massive round of applause for our amazing team. Fantastic. We would just like to remind everyone, especially with some big events coming up, that you are able to park next door at the Medical Centre. We will endeavour to open the gate when required but should it get caught by wind or may be shut for some reason please don t think this means you can t park in there. To ensure we can always have this option available to us, please refrain from parking across the gate at ALL times!

6 Saturday 4 th August - S15 Grand Final Friday 10 th August Warriors vs Knights Saturday 18 th August 7.30pm Make Believe Band Friday 24 th August NZ Soldier Returning -Terry Healey Foxton Cemetery 11am. Saturday 25 th August - All Blacks vs Australia Friday 31 st August- Warriors vs Raiders Saturday 1 st September 7pm Karaoke (TBC) Sunday 2 nd September Father s Day Lunch Saturday 8 th September All Blacks vs Argentina Saturday 15 th September All Blacks vs South Africa Sunday 30 th September NRL Grand Final

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