Recently, a club member, who shall remain nameless (Sandy), said to me, “You should feel wonderful about becoming president of the Esso Annuitant Club, especially since so many other members were clamouring for the position”. Yaaaaaa, right!
Back in 1995, when I was still in my 50’s, I served a double term as your club president and never expected to be called upon again; however, I do hope to carry on the rewarding work of leading the club while in my now mid 70’s. Certainly, Ben Weeks, the previous president, and the board members did a great job of carrying out the mandate of the annuitant club. Everything was carried out very professionally and we all owe our thanks to Ben and his board members. A hard act to follow, for sure!
The Christmas Party at Ashburn Golf Club was well attended with 75 present. A big thank you goes to Judy Rafuse for organizing the event with Ashburn, the caterers, and the musical entertainment. The small band was lively and made enjoyable listening. Unfortunately, we do not have a “volunteer” to feature in this newsletter; hopefully, we’ll be able to encourage someone for the next newsletter in the spring.
In place of a write up covering the interesting life of one of our annuitants, Lily has done a write-up that is included along with some pictures we had taken during a wonderful walking tour in Turkey. Lily and I have been involved in organized hiking and walking for the past 30 years. Every weekend during this time, and most of our vacations, we have been involved in hiking and walking and we have been very fortunate to see so much of the world on foot. We have now hiked on five continents;
Australia is next on our “bucket list”.
Take care and stay active.
