ADAPT MONTHLY MEETING
MAY 2016
Minutes
Welcome
The meeting was opened by the Vice-President Terry Pierce who welcomed all the members to the May meeting he then thanked John and Irene Frame for their contributions to ADAPT over the past 16 months and then presented them with Flowers, chocolates and wine from the members.
By Election
He then carried out the By Election on behalf of the members.
The nomination for President – Janet Pierce
Proposed by Robert Hill and Seconded by Eva Veronika Oesterlin
The nomination for Secretary – George Noden
Proposed by Megan Johnston and Seconded by Eric Berg
They were both duly elected by a unanimous show of hands.
He then handed over to the new President.
President
Janet said that she was delighted to be ADAPT Present and hoped that she could live up to the members’ expectations.
She went on to say how and why she became a member of ADAPT and how passionate she felt about the association.
She then introduced the whole Committee to the membership and said that if any of the members had any ideas, suggestions, questions or concerns then they could approach any member of the Committee who would take the item to a Committee Meeting where it would be discussed and someone would get back to them.
The elected Committee are as follows:
President-Janet Pierce
Spanish Vice President-Yolanda González Rodriguez
English Vice President- Terry Pierce
(will only remain in this position until next AGM)
Secretary-George Noden
Treasurer-Adrian Wrigglesworth
Charity Coordinator-Celia Drinkall
Press Officer-Enid Winskill
Co-opted Advisor-Jane Cronin
Presentation
Jane Cronin then spoke on Spanish Sayings, literal translation and the equivalent meaning in English, which the audience found hilarious.
Announcements
Luncheon Group - The BBQ for June will not go ahead due to the menu choices and costs not being value for money.Ernest the proprietor at Lilly’s restaurant has offered to do a buffet with a good selection of hot and cold food. Eat and drink as much as you can on Thursday 23rd June at a cost of €15 per person. This will be our last lunch until September.
Games Group – Brian Tanner said that he was trying to find a venue for the restart the Games Group and is looking at a Wednesday/Thursday evening possibly at the Casino in San Pedro.
Future Meetings
The June Meeting will be an open meeting, where we open our doors not only to members but also to the general public. This is where we have a chance for our groups and projects to showcase what they do. We will also be inviting someother local associations to come along and share their information as well. We will be publishing the event and hopefully attracting new people to ADAPT. So bring your friends and neighbours and help make the morning a success.
The Vice Consul from the British Embassy in Alicante will be the guest speaker at our July meeting and will be taking questions on the day.
Look forward to seeing you all at the June meeting.