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Discussion
/ Agreements
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Frank Murray, having been introduced by Matt Coleman,
was admitted as a full member effective today. Both he and the other
newcomer Don Smith were welcomed by everyone to this their first
meeting as full members.
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The following programme was agreed for the upcoming
visit of Probus Antrim on 24th October.
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Probus
Dun Laoghaire Marine ("P-DLM") will arrange a
coach for the day (action Claude).
The approx €300 cost will be shared :
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50%
from P-DLM funds, |
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50%
from participating members |
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Meet the guests off the Enterprise Express ETA 0945
hrs |
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Pre-booked tour of Ashdown Castle, Phoenix Park
1030-1200 hrs (action Matt) |
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Pre-booked lunch at the Hole-in-the-Wall
1215-1345
hrs (action Claude).
Everyone pays for
himself. |
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1430 hrs Audience with President
McAleese,
already
arranged by Antrim; get there at 1400 hrs |
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See guests off on Enterprise Express ETD 1610 hrs. |
The
presidential audience can comprise max 55 pax, of which 25-30 will be from
Antrim. The remaining places are available for P-DLM; some
"culling" of P-DLM numbers may be necessary.
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Guest speakers to be sent thank-you letters (as per current
practice), but no gift or lunch (action Claude).
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Important that someone checks up about members who are absent for a
long time and may be ill. A contact point to be appointed for
each. For now :
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Ron Isherwood - contact point is Jack Simpson |
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Joe Murtagh - John Clancy |
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Terry Wardlaw - Fred Newell |
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Frank Callaghan - Tom Speer |
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Noting that only one outing has been arranged so far, the following
was agreed :
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Visit to Farmleigh plus Mounted Garda Station at
Phoenix Park will be arranged by Bill Herlihy |
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Visit to Croke Park will be arranged by Vincent Huggins |
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Possible visit to Waterfront in Belfast, plus lunch with
Probus Langan Valley, will be arranged by Fred Newell
and Don
Mooney respectively |
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Possible future visits to Pavilion Theatre were
mooted. |
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Volunteers were requested to occupy the seven committee seats for
2003. Robin McCullagh kindly put his name
forward.
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The dearth of committee meetings was lamented by some - today's was
only the second of the year. However, it was agreed that
the business was being taken care of adequately.
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Don Mooney will make the booking for
the next Quarterly Lunch on Thursday 12th September. Gerry
O'Neill will try to line up Eric Waller, the Worshipful Master
of Grand Lodge, Dun Laoghaire as guest speaker.
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On behalf of
P-DLM and the Johnstown/Killiney Active
Retirement Association, Matt Coleman has submitted to
the Senior Citizens Parliament a prioritization of the latter's 2003
budget proposals, based on the P-DLM discussions earlier this
year. Good work.
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Via Matt, the "Dun Laogaire-Rathdown County
Community Forum" is seeking a volunteer to represent P-DLM.
Paddy Long kindly put his name forward.
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Members were asked if there were too many speakers or
they spoke for too long. The consensus was that
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there are not too many speakers,
though would like to |
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see more club members speaking
speakers should be
limited to 30 minutes plus 15 minutes for questions. |
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Do members want to discontinue activities for a month
in the summer ? The answer a resounding no - as
supported by steady attendance (20-25 pax) throughout the current
summer.
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