Hello Maureen I would love to finally get to a meeting but at present I am living Tasmania but I am coming west in June so I will get to a couple of meetings hopefully. Regards Bill & Juliet
On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 1:13 AM, Michael Hawkins < michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> wrote: > Hello Maureen, > > As much as I'd like to attend, due to a commitment I have to coach a > sporting group on Tuesday evenings the earliest I can get to the meeting is > 8pm. I tried to attend last night but through Daniel found out that my > attendance wouldn't push numbers over the quorum. WAMUG membership has been > a huge benefit to me over the years and I am an ardent disciple, but it > seems that my acolytes have been remiss in ensuring that the Mac users did > not get to readyour Shakesperean efforts. > > I apologise but am unlikely to be there next week. > > Kind regards, > > Michael Hawkins > > On 5 Mar 2014, at 9:48 pm, Maureen Smith <topsm...@internode.on.net> > wrote: > > Hello fellow WAMUGgers, > > As Shakespeare's Henry V so nobly declared, "Once more unto the breach, > dear friends, one more." > > This was the battle cry heard as the committee members left the WAMUG > Meeting last night. Okay, so I might be exaggerating a tinsy bit but it was > a little similar to how we felt. With insufficient numbers for the > required quorum at last night's meeting (twenty per cent of the Ordinary > Members on the Register or fifteen Ordinary Members whichever is less) the > AGM had to be adjourned until next week, same time, same place. > We did continue with the Q & A session, two presentations and the amazing > raffle prizes. The AGM will now take place next week, same place, a same > time. (more details to follow) > > According to our Constitution, at that meeting the business i.e election > of committee & office bearers, the treasurer's report, etc, can take place. > This means it will be a shorter meeting then usual as there will be no > presentations or discussions. It would be great to see us at least make a > quorum so the committee is asking you to make special effort and attend if > at all possible. > > "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!" > > Opps! Read that as "We few, we happy few, we committee" are all willing to > commit for another year but we do need *more support.* We have some great > ideas for improving the services of WAMUG but lack the time to do it all > ourselves, and keep a balanced life. New committee members result in new > ideas, fresh approaches and different outlooks, and that is what will keep > WAMUG vital and ongoing. Please, spend some time over the next few days and > consider becoming a committee member. > > As I said in my previous email, even a 12month commitment can make a big > difference. If you cannot attend next week's meeting please consider > emailing a committee member and letting us know if you are interested in > joining this "happy few". > > The addresses of the current members are: - > > Peter Hinchcliffe -hinch...@multiline.com.au > > Peter Botham - pe...@civiltech.com.au > > Peter Smith - smudd...@internode.on.net > > Bernard Barnwell - barnw...@iinet.net.au > > Daniel Kerr - wa...@macwizardry.com.au > > Henry VMaureen Smith - topsm...@internode.on.net > > > > To end my plea I again misquote the bard, > > "..... yet all shall be forgot, > > But WAMUGgers remember with advantage > > What feats their committee did that year." > > > Cheers, > Maureen Smith > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - < > http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - < > http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >
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