Mount Beauty & District Men's Shed

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April BBQ, Fund Raising & the West Wing Progress

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BBQ – Friday 16th April

It’s a great social gathering. See you there!

April BBQ Friday 16th April — the function starts at 11:30 am for a sit-down lunch at 12 noon. The cost is $7.00. Please bring the correct money. Feel free to bring a friend and introduce them to the Men’s Shed.

Fundraising Activities

Currently the Men’s Shed is involved in three fundraising activities.

  • West Peak Hotel Raffles — the Shed is offered this opportunity every couple of months and is a very successful fundraising event.
  • Football/Netball Gate Raffles — the Shed has been collecting the gate entry money for the Dederang Mt Beauty Football & Netball Club’s home games for six years. The Shed sells raffle tickets for a trailer load of wood or a $150.00 Bunnings voucher and that is how we raise funds. This season we are only collecting for the four Mt Beauty home games. The other five are held at Dederang. The coordinator Dick Puttyfoot is always looking for volunteers to assist. If you can, please call him for details – mobile: 0417 836 841.
  • Parking for the Mt Beauty Bike Club’s Enduro Event Sunday 18th April — the Shed will be parking cars for 4.5 hrs on this day and in return we receive a gold coin donation from each car.

Community Activity

After 14 months of on again …. off again work the Tawonga Primary School have finally had their three flag poles manufactured and installed by the Men’s Shed. This was a big project but the finished product looks pretty good. Flags from left: Aboriginal, Australian and Torres Strait Islanders.

Shed Torque

  1. Roland Passuello — Long-time member Roland Passuello passed away last Thursday. We send condolences to Annette and her family.
  2. Birthday Boys for April! — Congratulations to Irvin Beeston, Bruce Brereton, Graeme Carlile, Ian Howley, Geoff Reid, Bob Williams, Shane Clooney, Derek Hutton and Eric Napier.
  3. Alpine U3A Movie Night — This Wednesday 14th April starting at 7:00 pm at the Senior Citizens Centre, Tawonga Crescent, Mt Beauty. You can come as a Guest. A supper is provided at the interval.
    The screening will be ‘On the Basis of Sex’ — The film tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. The feature premiered in 2018 in line with Justice Ginsburg’s 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court.
  4. New Member — We welcome Simon Costa as a new member.

Shed extension work progress

Dick Puttyfoot working on the West Wing electricals at the highest point of the Shed. The internal fit-out is progressing well with the intention to have it completed by mid May. We have been developing a ‘mud map’ of both Sheds to determine the best locations for all the equipment.

AMSA News

Shed Wireless – a new initiative from AMSA – Click [HERE] to listen. Professionally produced and has heaps of Shed information. Each episode is ~1hr 15min. It is definitely worth checking out. It currently has an audience of over 10,000 listeners in a number of countries.

Shed Online – Stay Connected with Your Mates. Click this link The AMSA Shed Online. Members need to register to join the Forums – an easy process.