Club meetings are an opportunity to socialise, plan for service and have fun. Occasionally, the club holds meetings at alternate venues and here is the report from one such meeting in September:
A most enjoyable breakfast meeting hosted by Grace Joel. We were treated to delicious array of dishes in their rather luxurious dining room prior to being addressed by Brooke Read, Sales Adviser at Grace Joel. Brooke explained that Grace Joel is part of the Ryman Health Care group which has 24 villages throughout NZ with plans afoot to launch into the Australian market next year.
The village offers a range of options from independent apartment living to full hospital care and everything in between. Residents reside in stunning homes, and enjoy fabulous resort style facilities which include an indoor pool and spa, beauty salon, gym, library, bowling green, shop and so much more. With the change in demographic of residents over the past 20 years the minimum entry age has recently been raised to 70 years. Interestingly enough our very own Gary Key was showing a great deal of interest in the facilities on offer however with the level of repartee flying around, there is a strong possibility he’s already been black listed! Certainly an entertaining meeting! For most members, enjoying such facilities is still a distant dream with year of work still ahead of them before retirement.
