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Birthday Morning Tea

This month's birthday morning tea will be held on the Senior Campus on Monday 8th December.

We will be celebrating the birthdays of Nicole S, Nancy, Marie-Noelle and Catherine.

This months providers are Rose, Kim, Simeon, Jennifer W and Angelique but all are welcome to provide.

Thank you

End of Year Celebration

This year, we'll be holding out End of Year celebration at the Auburn Bowls Club located here. The event itself will start at 2.30pm and we've rented the venue until 5.00pm.

In terms of food, we've created a document asking each team to either bring something sweet or savoury in a finger food style. Should you want to bring something to grill, there is a bbq there that we can use so please organise that amongst your team. Alcohol can be purchased at the bar (cash/card).

Thank you,

Social Committee

Michael's Movember reading challenge

As you know, for Movember I challenged myself to read 10 books in November. I managed a total of 13. Here is a quote from one of my favourites, Odder by Katherine Applegate. Background context: This story is about a sea otter who is rescued by an aquarium, and helps to raise orphaned otter pups who are then released into the wild.

How to Say Goodbye To An Otter (Otter Version)

Be proud.

After long months,

know you've done your best,

that teaching and loving

are different words

for the same thing.

Be hopeful.

Imagine them

as the cages open

as they leap into

the wild water,

to use what you have shared,

to take chances and

make mistakes,

to be lonely sometimes

and lost,

but always

to know that

the world is not

meant to be feared

and that water

beautiful water,

will always mean

play.

Michael