It was like old times with a Meeting at the Full Moon Hotel. The room glowed with Christmas decorations to get us in the spirit, and some Members dressed up for the occasion.
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| Peter and Trish |
Sergeant-at-Arms Dan opened the Meeting with a tried and true Christmas joke.
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Dan
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Gail advised of program changes.
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| Gail |
President Leanne welcomed Members and handed control to Toastmaster Chris H.
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| Chris H. |
The Toast to "All Families and Christmas" was presented by Carmy.
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| Carmy |
John T introduced the Round Robin which was themed "What are you looking forward to in the New Year".
A delicious Dinner was then served, followed by dessert.
Leanne conducted the Table Topics session. This was followed by the favourite part of the Meeting - Secret Santa Game by Marlene. Much "swapping" of presents was all done in good spirit.
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| Gokul |
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| John T. |
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| Paul |
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| Annette |
A Christmas Quiz was presented by Hazel and included a power point Question and Answer format. John T took out first prize, and after a play off the second prize went to Trish and Gail won third prize.
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| Hazel |
The Raffle of hampers by Leesa and Monica saw winners Carmy, Paul and Hazel take home the goodies.
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| Santa's elfs Monica and Leesa |
The highlight of the evening would have to be Leanne wishing us all the best for the Season with her musical rendition of "I'm dreaming of a Bright New Year". Brilliant!
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| Leanne |
A reminder that the first Meeting for 2021 (a hybrid) will be at the Brighton Wellness Hub on Tuesday 26 January (yes, Australia Day).
