Our social team are feeling too lazy to take down the Halloween decorations, so let’s break out the fish nets, shave them legs, apply the bright rosy, red lipstick, squeeze into last years corset…. And ladies…. You can dress up too.
Also the Christmas Present game is back, bring a present around $10 to $20 to join in. (no present, no play).
Potluck dinner at 6.30pm and you guessed it…. The party starts around 8pm. Then dance music, so put your hands on your hips, and pull your knees in tight……
Come and join us at the club for a potluck dinner and relax with a glass of your favorite beverage.
Come and join us to celebrate the end of one year and the start of a new one…..
Potluck dinner, BYO drinks and dance music….
What a special occasion it was to mark the beginning of a new Māori year. The chance to remember and honour the passing of whanau and friends, and a time to gather and reconnect with friends and loved ones.
The tables were beautifully set up, as well as a table for placing photos of whanau who could not be with us on the night or had passed away during the year. As well, there was a gratitude of kai for the gods.
Before the kaihaukai (feast), a Karakia was preformed, followed by our Waiata, “Tena koutou, e hoa ma”. Some of the members hope this will become the club’s Waiata for events.
Then there was the kai itself, a huge spread of food for one and all to enjoy. Boil up pumpkin soup (made from the club’s own crop) and far too many others to mention here but enjoyed by all.
It was a 3-course dinner with soups and buns for starters, roast chicken, glazed ham, beef casserole, and the usual veggies for mains. Top off with Pavs, key lime pies, apple and peach crumbles.
Mid-winter dinner really gives members a chance to catch up with old friends, meet/make new ones and visitors the opportunity to see what we’re all about.
It was a silver and red theme event this year, and some really got into the spirit of it, dressing up in the themed colours. Our Chrissy got stuck in selling our raffle tickets to everyone, I don’t think anyone got away? But then, the prizes were quite nice, a Tui bird feeder and 2 pot plant holders with plants provided, and a bottle of wine with each one.
Halloween brought out all types of spooks, undead, devils, Dracula’s and an assortment of Transvestites.
It was a good turnout of members for potluck dinner, making all sorts of horrible mains and desserts, things like “Turkey Buzzard Roast”, “Slime Green Swamp Lettuce Salad”, “Finger Food”, “Boiled Brains”, “Green Snot Key Pie”, and a couple of desserts with eyeballs staring back at you…. Yes, it was all quite disgusting….
We squeezed every drop of Blood [money] out of the undead for the raffles, but it was all for a good cause…. Fireworks!!!! Yep! We all went outside to watch the display, around $300 dollars’ worth… lasted about 10 minutes.
Lastly it was one of the ladies [mmm… I think I got that wrong, it was one of our Transvestites] birthday last night, and we all enjoyed a piece of birthday cake.
Pizza and Games night brought out a motley crew of creative pizza artists and “sportspersons”.
There were some interesting pizzas made and enjoyed by all, some looking like baked cakes, they were so tall! And none were burnt, well done all. One pizza base was all that was left. Looks like this could be added to the club calendar for next year.
Now to the Games, it was nice hearing the thud of the sacks hitting the Cornhole board. Going into the hole for 3 points or sliding off the end for none. The whistling of darts flying through the air, whacking into dartboard. You had to be careful where you were walking. The crack of balls being bashed around the Pool table, as members honed their skills for next year’s sports games weekend. Card sharks slowly got the gears turning again as the brain remembered how to play Euchre, or newies learning for the first time, wondering how the hell a jack of another suit can take a trick.
But all this doesn’t happen without the heroes in our kitchen, making sauce for everyone to use. Watching the ovens and Heatie, so pizzas didn’t burn. Sharing their ingredients.
It was a great night for our sports dinner, and as both Trevor and David B celebrated their birthdays on the night (yes, it was actually their birthdays), members and visitors were treated to bottles of bubbles on the table to enjoy. Trevor pretty much enjoyed a night out of the kitchen, with Trev’s Angels, Sheryl, Candy and Chrissy doing most of the food prep and cooking. Assisted by Mark and Mike on setting up, and Bob and Nigel doing the carving. Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen. Nice to see all our members and visitors dressed to impress, and it was great to see our Easter Raffle well supported, although Chrissy might have been doing some arm twisting? Our MC Kay handled the sports awards presentations, helped by some of our club members handing them out. Again there were some familiar faces coming up to pick up their trophies. Come on members, let’s see if we can get new winners.
The 2023 Sports Awards Winners are...
Pétanque
Singles: Nigel J.
Doubles: Moana W. and Andrew P.
Bowls
Singles: David B.
Doubles: David B. and Trevor M.
Kubb
Singles: Roni W.
Doubles: Moana W. and Andrew P.
Table Tennis
Singles: Andrew P.
Doubles: Andrew P. and Trevor M