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MAP Region Annual General Meeting

This was held at Dee Why RSL Club on the 25th of Feb 2010.

Thank you to all our members who attended and made it such a successful day.

A new committee was voted in with Rosemary Mc Culloch our new President.

Despite the background noise of "Australian Wood Peckers"( jack hammers )

Lesley Duffill, Sydney U3A President, gave a delightful talk.

Guest Speaker, Mr. David Dale, author of "The Little Book of Australia.",and journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald & Sun Herald had us enthralled with his amazing facts and figures about his topic "What kind of people will Australians be in 2010."

MORE Coffee and Classics

Come and enjoy wonderful music and some historical background information along with coffee and biscuits.

This will be held in the Berry Hall at the Tramshed starting on Tuesday 9th February from 2-4pm. Then every fortnight thereafter.

Lead by Rosemary McCulloch 99138509

Email: rosemary.mcculloch(at)bigpond.com Smiley

MAP Picnic

Remember our fabulous picnic at Manly Dam last October?

Here are some photos to remind you what a great day was had by all who attended.

Many thanks to Jim Boyce who gave a fascinating talk about the Dam and its surrounds also to Rosemary and her helpers who supplied such a delicious feast.

FUN AT THE TRAMSHED

A new venue for U3A classes: Pittwater Rd. Narrabeen. Rear of first building, south of main car park and bus stop. This is held in the Lake View Hall. Some times there is something on that needs a bigger, or smaller room, but there will always be somebody there who will direct you to the correct place.

Let Us Know

If you have any item or items of interest that you think other U3A members would like to hear about, we would love to put them on our MAP webpage. Maybe, there was a special place that you went on holidays, or a great trip that you have heard about. Even to tell others of a really good speaker that you heard. Please feel free to contact Barbara on:

thesingingbruce(at)optusnet.com.au

"Autumn" by Peg Parish

Autumn slides around the corner of March

Nudging along a languid summer,

Hangs on the coat-tails of warm sunny days & blue rinsed skies

With sly cool breaths to colour the leaves red and yellow

Before unhooking them with probing winds in a floating flurry.

There is a stillness, a freeze-frame in the air

That holds one mesmerised on the cusp of season

Before the plunge into the maelstrom of winter

Like the leaves, the mind is loosened from its moorings

And lets the coloured thoughts float down in poetry.

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Come along - Meet lovely people - Hear interesting speakers

In the Lake View Hall on the third Tuesday of each month we plan to invite speakers on a variety of topics. All U3A members are welcome, you do not have to register in advance and bring along your non U3A friends.

Time: 10.am - 12.00 noon.

Cost: $2. to cover the cost of tea and biscuits

16 March Our Fascinating Peninsula Jim Boyce

20 April Brunel's 'SS Great Britain' Warrick Abadee

18 May Tales of a Marriage Celebrant Julie Sutton

15 June A Submersible Dive to Titanic Andrew Rogers

20 July Judiasm 101 : an overview Lynda Ben-Menashe

An Overview of Science

A series of lectures and discussions on a wide range of scientific topics by guest speakers at the Nelson Heather Centre.

Alternate Fridays from 19 Feb. 2pm - 4pm. Course leader. John Patterson.

Bookings: Idris McCalmont 99382927

List of speakers:

Mar. 19th. Paul Barclay " Flat Earth Society and Gullibility."

April 2nd. Good Friday

April 16th. Ricki Coughlin " Australian Crows."

Help, Help!! Booking Secretaries needed

Thank you to those of you who have already responded but we still need some more volunteers to act as Bookings Secretaries for the next Semester Courses. You only need to take the bookings from members over the telephone, make contact with the Leader prior to the start of the course and attend the first session. Once the course starts, a member of the course can take over filling in the register. If you think that you can help us, please contact Roy Bedford.

roybedford(at)optusnet.com.au

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