Special+Notices

U3A Sapphire Coast has recently received a $500 sponsorship payment from Horizon Credit Union. We would like to thank them for this generous donation which will be put towards internet access at the Tura Beach Centre. This will benefit many of our members and the groups meeting there. **GETTING READY FOR 2015 ** You may be interested to know that we now have almost 600 members and it would help us greatly if renewals were spread out during the next few months, rather than coping with the huge number on the one day Registration Day in January.
 * HORIZON CREDIT UNION SPONSORSHIP **

As from 1 October, membership can be renewed to the end of 2015. It would also help us greatly to know if you are NOT intending to renew for 2015. If this is the case, please ring Pat McKay, Membership Registrar, on 6495 4345 or email her at u3ascmemreg@gmail.com as soon as possible.

If you would like to renew during September or October, the current renewal form is available at our Tura Beach Centre, or can be downloaded from our website. Towards the end of October, we will be posting a form to all members who have not already renewed.

//PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU USE A CURRENT APPLICATION/RENEWAL FORM// (dated <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">17 August 2014 and note that it has two sides).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">P//LEASE PROVIDE ALL THE INFORMATION ASKED FOR ON THE FORM// - this helps us to ensure that the courses we offer are relevant and timely, and that we do not lose track of your contact details. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">UPDATE ON U3A CENTRE AT TURA BEACH ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Just a heads-up on the situation with our Centre. Members will be aware that we have a great <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">opportunity to sign an extended lease on our clubhouse, starting from January 2015 for two or <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">three years. The Centre expenses for the first 18 months were originally subsidised by <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">membership fees to the tune of $2-$3 per member per year. As from the beginning of this <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">year, expenses have been more than met from the fees collected from members attending <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">courses at the Centre. This is thanks mainly to the Program Sub-committee, which does an <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">amazing job filling the Centre with ongoing and one-off courses. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Return to Newsletter Content