Welcome to U3A Altona
Dear U3A Altona members,
I hope everyone is continuing to stay well and managing with the restrictions. It has been a wonderful lift this week to be able to see close family and friends face to face following the state governments easing of restrictions. This is a great first step towards returning to life as normal, however, the message is still to stay vigilant and follow the social distancing and hygiene guidelines, to avoid the virus flaring up again.
Your U3A Altona committee met remotely this week using Zoom, which was an enjoyable learning activity in itself for many of us. It was decided we will postpone our Annual General Meeting which is normally held in July each year. We will determine a new date as the Victorian government moves through the stages of further easing of restrictions.
Our U3A office will stay closed until Hobsons Bay City Council reopens the Beryl Hevey Centre, and the payment of annual membership fees, now due, will also be deferred until this time.
We will produce and post out our next newsletter when we are able to offer and resume our normal range of classes. In the meantime, our course coordinator, Marijke, has been very busy. In the last month we purchased a Zoom license and Book Club, Current Affairs and All Things French are all underway using this platform. Members have been very happy to connect in this way and consideration is being given to any classes that could be added. If you would like to know more, or discuss a new group or course, please send us an email and we will be in touch.
Anyone interested to find out more about how to participate in a Zoom session can find clear instructions at https://www.u3avictoria.com.au/go-online-project. Go to Resources and Guides > Tutors. There is a separate Participants Guide.
We will continue to keep in touch via these member emails and phone calls to those who do not use email. If you know of any member who is missing out on either emails or a phone contact, we would appreciate you letting us know by replying to this email. We are very keen to keep in touch with you all.
Stay safe, well and connected
Peter Bainbridge
President
P.S. We also have some fun messages on our Facebook page from time to time, so don’t forget to check that out.
I hope everyone is continuing to stay well and managing with the restrictions. It has been a wonderful lift this week to be able to see close family and friends face to face following the state governments easing of restrictions. This is a great first step towards returning to life as normal, however, the message is still to stay vigilant and follow the social distancing and hygiene guidelines, to avoid the virus flaring up again.
Your U3A Altona committee met remotely this week using Zoom, which was an enjoyable learning activity in itself for many of us. It was decided we will postpone our Annual General Meeting which is normally held in July each year. We will determine a new date as the Victorian government moves through the stages of further easing of restrictions.
Our U3A office will stay closed until Hobsons Bay City Council reopens the Beryl Hevey Centre, and the payment of annual membership fees, now due, will also be deferred until this time.
We will produce and post out our next newsletter when we are able to offer and resume our normal range of classes. In the meantime, our course coordinator, Marijke, has been very busy. In the last month we purchased a Zoom license and Book Club, Current Affairs and All Things French are all underway using this platform. Members have been very happy to connect in this way and consideration is being given to any classes that could be added. If you would like to know more, or discuss a new group or course, please send us an email and we will be in touch.
Anyone interested to find out more about how to participate in a Zoom session can find clear instructions at https://www.u3avictoria.com.au/go-online-project. Go to Resources and Guides > Tutors. There is a separate Participants Guide.
We will continue to keep in touch via these member emails and phone calls to those who do not use email. If you know of any member who is missing out on either emails or a phone contact, we would appreciate you letting us know by replying to this email. We are very keen to keep in touch with you all.
Stay safe, well and connected
Peter Bainbridge
President
P.S. We also have some fun messages on our Facebook page from time to time, so don’t forget to check that out.
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