December Meeting – Christmas Swap and Sell

The Social will comprise the sale or exchange of mineral specimens and mineralogical material, books, magazines and equipment and the opportunity to socialise. Food and drink will be provided which will include a BBQ Sausage Sizzle. The foods will be set up inside the Club room and also adjacent to the BBQ griller outside. Members may prefer to bring in their own meat to cook but an adequate amount and variety of sausages and other foods, bread, salads, hot and cold drinks, beer and wine, etc will be provided. Members will be charged $10 to attend the Social. There will be a lucky door prize awarded by raffle. Tickets will be issued to each person as they arrive. Sale tables will be set up inside the Lapidary Club room and depending on the weather under awnings outside in the car park, either location to be used depending on the preference of the seller and first come, first choice. Members intending to sell are recommended to book a table by notifying the Secretary, George Laking, on (02) 9636 7145, Mobile 0468 387 899 or e-mail bglaking/@tech2u.com.au before Saturday. With some of the club car park area in use for sales and for the BBQ car parking cannot be allowed on the Club premises. Members with sale material are asked to arrive from 10.00 am to set out their sale items and may drive into the car park to unload but must then move their cars to park in the street outside. Sellers are particularly asked not to commence selling before 11.00 am and other members arriving before then are asked to allow the sellers time to set up and wait until 11.00 am before buying. Members are reminded that the Society Committee has previously determined that anyone attending the Christmas Social who was not currently financial may buy but would not be allowed to sell minerals. Any members who were unsure of their current financial status should pay their subscriptions for 2024 from now on and they would then be taken as financial. Members are recommended to pay subscriptions by directdebiting only which would provide a bank record for both parties.