PROBUS CLUB of Gosford West: 2012

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS

We had a lovely Christmas party/lunch on Thursday 13th.
Thank you to everyone who helped decorate. purchased goodies and helped in any way.... Santa says he will remember how special you are....
There is always a lot of work behind the scenes for these things.
Tables to be set up and decorated, ice and drinks and Christmas decorations and nibbles to be purchased etc .
It all came together and the tables etc looked lovely.
Just shows that many hands do make light work....
Thanks everyone, you all know who you are and so does Santa.!!!!.......
Photos below of our Christmas...

Table clothes by Ros

Nibbles by Joyce

Table decorations by Marja

Table settings by several ladies....

Some ladies who had been helping setup

The Caterers ....Heather and Diane busy getting our dinner organised

GOOD CITIZEN AWARDS 2012

The Probus Club of Gosford West held its annual
Good Citizen Awards on Nov 8th.
It was again a very successful and happy morning.
Students from three schools their teachers and their families made 45 visitors.
We had lovely presentation followed by a nice Morning tea
provided by Ros and the ladies who make such lovely sandwiches, cakes and slices.
Our guest of honour was Gary Blackler from Probus
South Pacific who was very impressed by our awards.
These students who are nominated by their various schools never fail to amaze us with the incredible good citizenship they show.
Sometimes can't help but wonder when they have time for school work.!

Photo's below show the awards given and recieved.
We were also given a sneak preview of an up and coming
African Drumming group from Point Clare Primary who came along and played a couple of numbers for us.
They were loud and proud .....( no need for hearing aids) but very enjoyable to watch as they drummed their little hearts and hands out ....

Well done again ,to the committee and to Lionel Gordon and Dave Tapner. who always do such a great job on the shields and the certificates .
Well done, also to the presenters the students and those who work behind the scenes to make this Awards morning such a success.....
There is a lot of behind the scenes work that has to happen each year to make this awards morning happen and I feel sure that those Probians who started these awards 29 years ago will be "smiling" and saying a big "Thank You."

Students , parents and teacher watching the 29th awards.

Everyone paying attention

Applause for the African drumming group.

THE drumming group

Teacher and student drummers.

Almost time for a well earned cuppa....

Little drummer boys and girls....
Certificate recipient Ethan Curtin-Edwards (Point Clare) in the red is also a little drummer

The very handsome Ryan Kenny(Glenvale) with his adoring dad and his presenter John.

John Starr presented Prashant (Glenvale) certificate etc to Ruth Goodwin, Dep Principal of Glenvale
The student Prahant had an accident and was in hospital....

Mick presented beautiful little Olivia Adams from Point Clare Primary

Ros presented the beautiful Clare from H.K. High.
Clare Day had received this same award 5 yrs ago when she was in Point Clare Primary.

Pres. Derek, Ros and Clare

Gary Blackler presented the proud Principal David Harris ......... Point Clare Primary
with his updated school shield.

David Harris Principal Point Clare

President Derek with special guest, Vice Chairman of Probus South Pacific Gary Blackler

the staff of all schools with their shields .
Pres. Derek and Gary Blackler who presented them with their updated shields.

Students and presenters

Barry presented Handsome young Mathew Callaghan from H.K. high.

Handsome young Ethan Curtin-Edwards with his proud mum and Dad

Ethan Good Citizen and Drummer boy....

David presented Ethan to Pres. Derek....

Our Club Visited Roses2Go ...WOW

On Sept. 27th our club visited Roses2Go the rose farm at Woongarah.
We had previously had Nicky Mann from Roses 2 Go as a guest speaker and her story touched us all and made us want to visit the family rose growing farm.
They had fled Zimbabwe and left behind their very sucessful rose growing business, setting up again on the Central Coast when they fell in love with this area.
A very hard working family who are now proud to be called "Aussies"who have become rose breeders all over again....We really wish them every success....

About 40 of us arrived at the farm in glorious Spring sunshine, Mick had ordered good weather for this special outing ....and he got it..!
Morning tea and a little talk on the background of the farm were all part of the small fee charged . Lovely morning tea and then a tour of the sheds where the roses are grown hydroponically...

WOW is the only word when you see the hundreds of beautiful roses they grow on this farm.
They use only natural pest control and their roses are just beautiful.
Nicky was our tour guide and a great job she did in educating us on how they grow such beautiful roses at their farm.
Roses2Go have several florist shop outlets , Woongarah, East Gosford and Berkely Vale and also can take orders over the internet www.roses2go.com.au if you need to order any.
Their roses are long lasting and just perfect for any ocassion as you will see if you visit their website.
Some photos below of the lovely morning spent at Roses3Go.
We then went on to Wallarah Bay club where we bought what we wanted for lunch....

For those of you who couldn't be there I took a lot of photo's so you wouldn't miss out altogether....

Lovely outing once again organised by our wonderful outings officer Mick, thanks Mick for a lovely Springtime outing....

ENJOY THE PHOTO'S...

Some Probus members "Smelling the Roses"

Nicky Mann telling us all about the roses.

Some of the hundreds of rose bushes

Some roses in the shop

Lovely long stemed rose in the making.

Wedding Rose

Some lovely red roses nearing picking time

More roses in the shop

roses in the cool room ready to go to florist.

Nicky showing us how they are bundled into 12

Roses in the cool room waiting to be sent to florist

A nice display in the florist shop

A lovely box of roses.

Our art Gallery visit continued

Our art workshop instructor was no other than well known local artist ANN BRACK, she was very complimentary about our pathetic efforts bless her . I thought you might like to see some of her work... ENJOY her paintings are above......