April 2015
Sharing a
“Thank You”
Our leaders, who are all
volunteers, work tirelessly to
share their wealth of
knowledge/skills and/or to
organise special events for
our members to enjoy.
If we didn’t have
leaders/event organisers, we
wouldn’t have an SU3A.
Simple as that! We do
acknowledge and appreciate
their contribution.
Sometimes, however, out of
the blue a member will let a
leader/event co-ordinator
know just how much the
effort expended by the
leader/organiser is
appreciated. This happened
recently when a member
emailed Bobbie Kersten, one
of our top organisers
Bobbie was so touched that
she shared the email with us
at our last Committee
Meeting and I thought it
would also be nice to share it
with you.
“Hello Bobbie – Just saw your email
address in the booklet and wanted to
thank you for such a lovely day at
Patonga on Wednesday. It really was
such a gently delightful day.
Have seen your name and heard about
you for so long, and just wanted to
acknowledge what a marvelous job you
do in organising all these outings.”
Inner West Region
CORRECTION
In last month’s newsletter the name of the course run by Ross Bell was
named “How The Courts Work”.
That is incorrect. How the Courts Work is the name of the course run by
Beatrice Scheepers. Ross’ course is “Downing Centre Visits”
Apologies to Beatrice
PLACES STILL AVAILABLE:
AUSTRALIAN BALLET GISELLE
WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 1:00 PM
CANADA BAY LIBRARY FUNCTION ROOM
Cnr Flavelle and Wellbank Streets
BUS M41 ACROSS FROM BURWOOD RAILWAY STATION
TO FRONT DOOR
$5.00 (Afternoon tea)
Bookings: Bobbie Kersten 8854 1646
Mob: 0410 873 605
Email: bobbiekersten@iinet.net.au
NEW MEMBER MEET AND GREET
An afternoon tea was held at the Drummoyne Community Centre
for new members on March 25.
It was great to welcome such interesting and talented people into
the Inner West Region.
Already one of the new members, Ron Shapiro, is leading a
Cryptic Crossword Group at Central Office (see page 2 for story).
Another one of the new members has volunteered to give a talk for
us next semester also at Central Office. How lucky are we?
Talent + Knowledge + Skills + Sharing = U3A
SYDNEY U3A INCORPORTED ABN 32 251 810 896
LEVEL 2, 2 CARRINGTON STREET SYDNEY, NSW, 2000
April 2015
Inner West Region
SEMESTER 2 2015
JULY - DECEMBER
Venue and Regional Course
Co-ordinators are busy
sending out Leader Intent
Forms, booking venues,
entering and formatting the
text for the course book for
Semester 2 and doing the
101 other little jobs
associated with a new
semester.
CRACKING CRYPTIC
CROSSWORDS AT
CARRINGTON STREET
It is important that members
wanting to book spots in
courses do so as early as
possible after receiving the
book, as some courses are
very popular and long
waiting lists result.
If any member on a waiting
list is interested in running
their own course rather than
stay on the waiting list,
contact our Regional Course
Co-ordinator, Colleen
Adams (Email preferred)
colleen.adams44@gmail.com
9713 7569
We also ask members
booking courses to be
mindful of the fact that the
leaders/organisers/ booking
secretaries are all
volunteers. If you leave a
message and nobody
responds, please call/email
again.
Cryptic crossword compiler, Ron Shapiro, led a course entitled
Cracking Cryptic Crosswords in February and March. The course
was designed for U3A members who wanted the enjoyment
derived from solving cryptic crosswords, but who have, in the
past, found the challenge either too great or just too mysterious.
Ron’s course covered the types of cryptic clues typically used by
crossword compilers and many of the tricks they use to put
solvers off the scent.
As well as working through Powerpoint slides, participants
undertook guided practice solving crosswords specifically
designed for the course. Feedback from this structured but
informally led course indicated that participants learnt a lot and
best of all had heaps of fun doing it.
Because the room can take a maximum of 12 for the method
used, three of the original 14 who applied to enrol volunteered
to move to the next course starting on 14 April and running at
fortnightly intervals for four sessions.
There are only a couple of places left in this course. If you
want one of those places, send an email to Ron Shapiro at
rmbjs@iinet.net.au Page 33 of current course book.
Newsletter written and distributed by Dianne Ekert, Publicity Officer, Sydney U3A Inner West Region. At the time of publication all information
contained in this newsletter is believed to be correct and also to conform to constitutional requirement. Where anomalies occur and/or are in conflict
with any part the constitution of Sydney U3A that Constitution will always take precedence and such conflict is unintentional
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