The Victorian U3A Network recently launched an online photography event ‘Show Us How You U3A’. A few days before the closing date, Tracey Swadling from Network called, telling me what great photos we had on our U3A Benalla website and asking if they could use some of them. Six large format images were among those chosen by Tracey, including three Easy Walks bushwalking photos, a great shot of the Garden Team, a Wine Appreciation photo and a photo of the Film as Literature group in the library. These had been taken by Andi Stevenson, Bev Lee and Bev Thornell. Congratulations to all three photographers. We all know that it is contributions like these which make our Newsletter and Website so interesting. It is wonderful that our photos are also noticed outside Benalla.
Meetings between Benalla Rural City Council, U3A and the Senior Citizens are recommencing in late August. Relations with the Senior Citizens when Tom Pepper was President really improved, and we look forward to continuing this positive relationship with their newly elected President Val Burke.
In the last few days, we have been awarded a Get Online Grant from Be Connected for our ‘Try One Thing’ event on Wednesday 19 October 2022. We are planning on having a light lunch at 11.45am which will immediately follow the October Meet and Mingle and be free to U3A members. Jenny Sawyer will be the guest speaker at the lunch. If the weather is good, we will hold it outside on the veranda like we did last year. I am sure those who attended the lunch last year remember what a beautiful day it was, and what a great time we had.
Finally, I would like to thank all the Convenors for sending in their reports for the Newsletter by the 25th of each month. It makes it so much easier for Heather Wallace to compile the Newsletter and get it out by the end of the month.
Margaret Jenkins, President
Meetings between Benalla Rural City Council, U3A and the Senior Citizens are recommencing in late August. Relations with the Senior Citizens when Tom Pepper was President really improved, and we look forward to continuing this positive relationship with their newly elected President Val Burke.
In the last few days, we have been awarded a Get Online Grant from Be Connected for our ‘Try One Thing’ event on Wednesday 19 October 2022. We are planning on having a light lunch at 11.45am which will immediately follow the October Meet and Mingle and be free to U3A members. Jenny Sawyer will be the guest speaker at the lunch. If the weather is good, we will hold it outside on the veranda like we did last year. I am sure those who attended the lunch last year remember what a beautiful day it was, and what a great time we had.
Finally, I would like to thank all the Convenors for sending in their reports for the Newsletter by the 25th of each month. It makes it so much easier for Heather Wallace to compile the Newsletter and get it out by the end of the month.
Margaret Jenkins, President
