We go All Out for our Members

---- We open most Fridays from 5 pm. Everyone is welcome ----Recently Esther, one of our members had her 99th birthday, a special occasion in anyone's diary. Esther is a World War II Army veteran known to every other member and highly regarded.

Sadly, I couldn't be present as much as I would have liked to have been but feedback from those who were was that it was a spectacular birthday party enjoyed by many members and Esther's family. It's not every day one turns 99!

Esther was picked up by a member in a vintage vehicle and driven to The Hut like a Queen. As she entered, this was the scene she saw:

Several of our members spent hours (literally) pulling streamers through the ceiling and preparing everything the day before which is when I took these photos. 

No doubt someone had to dismantle the streamers and other things after the event. We are forever grateful to those members.

Apparently, the birthday veteran did a bit of dancing and was so impressed with the singer that she asked if she could book him for her 100th. I'm sure he agreed.

Now, that's what I call planning!

When she attends The Hut on Friday evenings, she always has a nip of brandy and I noticed last night that she now has a beautiful inscribed, personal brandy glass that will be waiting for her when she arrives.

Editor

PS: You don't have to be a 99-year-old veteran to join us on Friday evenings. If you're 18 or older and support the objects of the RSL, we'd love to have you join our happy family. See the Membership tab above for details.

---- We open most Fridays from 5 pm. Everyone is welcome ---- On Sunday, 18th August 24, it is the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan during the Vietnam War. It also marks Vietnam Veterans Day. 

We will raise the flag at our Hut in the Tanunda Recreation Park and hold a BBQ for members of RSL Tanunda, veterans, and especially Vietnam Veterans who live within the Barossa Valley region or who are visiting.

The BBQ will commence at 12 midday and you will be asked for an optional monetary donation to help with costs.

Lest we forget.

Life Membership Awarded at Dinner Night

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At our dinner night on 19 July 24 we enjoyed an excellent lasagne dinner and witnessed our member Neville Jaeschke receive an RSL Life Member award from the RSL SA President, David Petersen. 

Neville joins a list of members recognised for their service and dedication to the objects of the RSL and their local sub-branch over a lengthy period. To be considered for a Life Member award, one must have been a continuous service member for 15 years and have displayed 10 years of outstanding service.

Neville is well qualified to meet these criteria.

Neville served with the Australian Army after call-up as a National Serviceman during the Vietnam War era. 

Before accepting the award, Neville gave members a short talk about dahlias a flower close to his heart. Further details about Neville, his RSL membership, and his life-long love of dahlias have been advised to members separately via a private link.

Neville is the second member we have at present who is a Life Member. Our Past President, Trevor Klose was also awarded Life Membership at the 2023 Annual General Meeting. Both still continue their contribution to our sub-branch for which members are most grateful.

The Lasagne Dinner

Our sub-branch meets most Friday evenings from 5 pm and once per month we have a dinner evening. These evenings are very popular with our members who enjoy the food, the beverages, and of course the good fellowship.

Thirty-eight diners attended this dinner night and the following photos show some of the action:

 Our wonderful catering team prepared and served the meals and cleaned up afterwards. Here are photos of Charmane, Christina and Dawn Nuttall. Not shown are Dawn Klose and Sue Riebke who also helped on the night. The catering team members share the cooking role and do an excellent job.

Management Committee Feedback

---- We open most Fridays from 5 pm. Everyone is welcome ---- Your management committee met on 8 July 24 and some of the highlights we can share are: 

1. 
   Facebook: We discussed the shutdown of our Facebook page because nobody wanted to take it over. It had been run by a member who is no longer with us and was outdated. Your main sources of information now are via our official email, this site (have you signed up for notifications?), our notice board at The Hut, and the quarterly newsletter The Bugle.
   
   
2. A new upright freezer: We purchased a new upright freezer to replace the aging chest freezer and that has been installed.
   
   
3. Facility booking form:  We hire out The Hut for a donation and have a form that hirers use that is also an agreement about how they treat our memorabilia and leave the Hut. This form hasn't been updated for a while, so a sub-committee is reviewing it to see if it needs changing.
   
   
4. Member of the Month Document Location: We're setting up an online location where members can access Member of the Month documents. Once done, we will advise where you can access them.
   
   
5. Christmas Lunch and Annual General Meeting (AGM): Planning for the events will commence at our next meeting on 12 August 24 as November is catching up with us rather rapidly.
   
   
6. No smoking in the surrounds of The Hut: Signs will be erected to show that smoking is not permitted within The Hut external precinct. People who wish to smoke will need to remove themselves from our premises.

There were numerous other matters of an administrative nature that we won't bore you with.