I Thank you all for your privilege of being able to present this report. The last year has seen our club grow and evolve into a club of interested members who now realise that they can have a voice in the running of their club.
There have been some committee meetings this year, but most have been held here at the club where all members can participate. This is not done by accident but by planning by current committee who all believe in a policy of no secerts or hidden agenda.The club at this time I believe is operating the best I have ever seen it. One only has to listen to hear that the members are all mixing and sharing the benifits that the club provides. This does not mean that I look down on past committees, but sincerely thank them for their hard work that has allowed us to reach our present club status.
While on members, they are shooting well both at our club and away, we should all thank the Club Coach, Rob and his crew for their efforts in helping all those who asked for assistance during the year. Rob, Mal and Dave are still looking after our gear.
The club amenities are always clean and tidy for use and our visitors, and we must all thank dan for his tireless work, while talking of Dan, I think we are all pleased that he has an apprentice in the "Don so a big thank you to you also, Dave. I would also like to thank the two men responsible for us having good targets, Max on the cardboard and Karl on the 3D. I believe that we are a privileged club to have quality of targets that we do.
The club scorer has been very active this year and assures me that there will be surprises in store for us all. Thanks Wendy for your efforts. The club Secretary, Gail, has kept me on my toes all year and made sure that all our paperwork was always up to date. Then there is the nervous one, and to her I owe great thanks, for the work Irene does for the club, with fundraising help from Cindy, meant that I had no concern what-so-ever with the club finances. Thank you both for your efforts and all member for our healthy financial position.
The normal activities of our club and the improvents that have been made to our facilities have been handled by the controlling hand of our Vice President, Mal. His energy and enthusiasm have affected most of us and much has been achieved under his guidence.
The members who are taking part in the indoor activities are finding not only some great rivalries but also a much improved social activity within the club. The indoor night sees socialising, coaching, gear and equipment maintance and repairs, personalised coaching and friendly competition. The numbers are steadly climbing and those who are attending are finding that their shooting is improving both indoor and on the range.
We have had visits from the cubs and the scouts for archery nights and I am not sure who gets the most fun. I have been told that at the start of each term the first activity asked for is archery that means that we must be doing something right. Once again Camp Memories was attended by our club, those few who have been doing so for five years or so. The kids get such a great deal of fun at these events, is was with a sadness that the committee has decided not to participate any more due to a lack of interested experienced club members turning up to assist on the day.
To the club committee and to all the club members, I thank you all most sincerely for your help and assistance during the past year. I thank you for the privilege of being president. I hope that next year will be even better than this one
Yours in Archery
Robert Wilson
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