U3A Vall del Pop – Election of new committee
THURSDAY, March 2, was election day for our new committee, and a full house of members turned out to vote – or because they heard that the Goodwill Team were arranging scones, with jam and cream, to be available after the AGM!
Vall del Pop U3A is making a good recovery of membership numbers after the major effects on the British expatriate population of Brexit immediately followed by the Covid pandemic’s disruption of everybody, expatriate or national. In 2022 the association got back into full-swing and with a progressive committee the meetings, groups and trips restarted. We now have:
• Some 24 active social activities groups, with Dru Yoga and Allotment being the latest
• Many trips planned by TCET, from a recent shopping in Valencia to five days in Cordoba and Seville
• Many local activities by the Goodwill Team, with a ‘Let’s Dance’ exercise session and bring your own ‘Magical Night with the Stars’ this week ( March 5-10)
So it was with much expectation that our new committee was voted in:
• President – Bob Welham
• Vice-president – Paul Corazzo
• Treasurer – Roger Bentley
• Assistant treasurer – Gillian Ward
• Secretary – Sandra Welham
• Assistant secretary – Sally Ellis
• Groups coordinator – Teresa Tilbrook
• Membership secretary – Barbara Bentley
• TCET representative – Sonia Higginson
• Hospitality officers – Mary and Jerry Bacon
• Vocals – Christine Rowland
• Speaker coordinator – vacant The meeting concluded with the representatives of the charities, funded from the 2022 Goodwill collections, giving a brief description of how the U3A donation was being used. These charities are:
• PAWS (Xaló) represented by Jayne Webb and Kate Morton
• Children’s home Benissa represented by Ainhoa Cano Ramirez (Dir. RAGIA Benissa)
• Jalón Valley Help represented by Pam Brooks
• Caring for Cats represented by Sarah Gulliver and Susan Prescott
• Alzheimer’s centre, Tuelada represented by Wilhelmina Hardee
• Jalón Valley ARC – could not attend due to sickness
• Fire brigade of Castells – could not attend as on duty
So let’s support the Goodwill Team to raise even more this year – I made a start with a second scone which brought the day’s fund raising to €163! Also, our members donated toiletries for Cáritas.
Finally, it would be remiss of me not to say happy 90th birthday to Edward MacDonald for his special day on March 23.
For further details please visit u3avalldelpop.com