Bay of Plenty Sun Club Newsletter August 2010

From the Editor

First of all, thank you to all the members and visitors who turned up for the working bee on Saturday. The weather was against us for the morning but we did manage to get some of the jobs done. However, there is still more to do so if you are prepared to come and help out we will be trying to fit in some impromptu working bees over the next few weekends when the weather is on our side. Outstanding jobs are listed on the whiteboard in the clubhouse. We also had a couple of people call into the club and have one application to consider at our next committee meeting as a result.

Coming events

September 4-5 Working bee, weather permitting

September 11-12 Working bee, weather permitting

September 18-19 NUDBOP Games and Pot Luck Dinner

September 19 Committee meeting, 10:30 am.

October 17 Committee meeting, 10:30 am.

October 23-25 Labour Weekend Extravaganza

November 12-14 Phoenix Shield Challenge at WOS

Social Report.

As I mentioned above, the working bee was well attended and we managed to get some work done despite the wet weather and the fish and chips were consumed with relish (actually it was with tomato sauce and lemon juice). We still need to finish the end of the front fence and then get some paint on it, clear weeds outside fence where it needs to be painted, put the shade cloth up at the ends of the miniten court, prune the remaining hydrangeas, paint the roof of the pump shed and paint the frame around the new ranch slider and continue with the general tidying of the club grounds. Rien is in charge of painting so the rest of us need to concentrate on the other tasks.

Next month we have NUDVAN visiting for the NUDBOP shield challenge. They are organising the games this time so we need a good turnout to make sure they don’t walk away with the trophy. We are hoping for an early start on the Saturday so it might pay to turn up on Friday night if you can. We are also expecting some visitors from the Kawerau Information Centre on the Sunday for morning tea. This is to assist with us getting more publicity for the club so that we will hopefully have more visitors and perhaps some new members over the coming summer.

Those members who have designated sites are asked to let Pat and I know if they are not coming to the club for the NUDBOP weekend or Labour weekend so we can let other members or visitors use your site. Otherwise we may be reserving it for you and leaving it unoccupied for these events while having to cram others into smaller spaces.

From the Committee

We now have some photos of the club on Google Earth.

Planning is under way for the Labour Weekend Extravaganza but we could still do with some input from our members regarding things to do to fill in the time between eating, sleeping and playing games. We have decided to go with a theme of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.” This will be a chance to dress up as your favourite character (cartoon, TV or movie personality, etc). Gonatural week begins with this event and we will be holding a craft market on the Sunday afternoon open to the public. However, we will not be forcing anyone to keep their clothes on during this time so it will be interesting to see who turns up. With a bit of publicity before the event we might get a pleasant surprise. A copy of the invitation and registration form can be found at http://www.gonatural.co.nz/BOPSun/LabourWeekend2010.pdf

We also need lots of non-perishable items to go into the raffle(s) or for prizes at the Labour Weekend Extravaganza. Please bring these to the club on your next visit if you wish to donate something.

The committee has purchased a number of copies of the Gonatural calendar (July 2010 to June 2011), which we are selling to members for $20 each. If you would like one please contact the treasurer. You will need to get in quick as they are running out.

And finally…

Why do we love children? ......

1) NUDITY

I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!'

2) OPINIONS

On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.'

3) KETCHUP

A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle.'

4) MORE NUDITY

A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?'

5) POLICE # 1

While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop? Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report. My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?' 'Yes, that's right,' I told her. 'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?'

6) POLICE # 2

It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station.. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked.

'It sure is,' I replied.

Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What'd he do?'

7) ELDERLY

While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!'

8) DRESS-UP

A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, 'Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit.'

'And why not, darling?'

'You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning.'

9) DEATH

While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased.

The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes.' (I want this line used at my funeral!)

10) SCHOOL

A little girl had just finished her first week of school. 'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother. 'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!'

11) BIBLE

A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages.

'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out.

'What have you got there, dear?'

With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam 's underwear!'

NOW IF THIS DIDN'T BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY, GO BACK TO BED AND FORGET IT