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Coming
Events:
2009
Open Day:
This year, our Open Day will be a week earlier, on 4th March
2009.
Past
Events:
OVER 55’S EXPO
The Epping Club,
45–47 Rawson Street, Epping
On Wednesday, August
6, 2008, Epping Computer Pals manned a stand at the Over
55's Expo, which was set up by three councils in the
area - Parramatta Council, Hornsby Shire Council, and
Ryde Council . Three members, Don Mees, Alan Craymer and
Helen Gardner represented our club this Expo . They
displayed some of the works undertaken by our computer
club, and answered the many enquiries from all who
attended.
A
range of other information stands, including Fire Safety, HACC services,
took part in this venture, and performances were given by local school choirs.
Our three attending
members judged the Expo to be a worthwhile venture, and
would attend again in the future.
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Helen Gardner, Alan Craymer & Don Mees
on right, giving information to enquirers
at the Over 55's Expo
Photographer: Ron
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OPEN DAY - 2ND APRIL
2008
In conjunction with Seniors' Week, Computer
Pals for Seniors - Epping held an Open Day to provide
information for its prospective members on the Waiting List. It
took place in the week prior to Seniors' Week, so as not to
clash with other events planned for Seniors. Of those currently
on our Waiting List, over 70 of them took advantage of this to
find out all the computer subjects covered in our curriculum.
They are surprised to find such a range of interest including
not just using the computer as a typewriter, but being able to
create extraordinarily beautiful projects such as Greetings
Cards, Digital Photography presentations, PhotoStory 3 photos
presented in sequence to make a story, Powerpoint shows,
Scrapbooking on the computer. Of enormous interest to all who
seek entry to our club is Email and the Internet, which is more
than adequately catered for.
Below are some photos taken on the day:
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Our President, Joan
Craymer,
welcomes visitors to the Open Day
with a PowerPoint demonstration
Photographer: Ron
Seidl |
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Tutors, Helen
Richards and
Valerie Worswick explain the classes available to a
prospective member
Photographer: Ron
Seidl |
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Members on our Waiting List
listen eagerly to information
about the computing delights
that await them
Photographer: Ron
Seidl |
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Future Speakers
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What's Happening at
Monthly General Meetings
Third
Wednesday of each month at 10.00 am excluding December &
January
November 19, 2008: Ask the Panel:
Ian Dawkins
will be the Convener of the Panel,
consisting of Lynton Bradford, Don Mees,
Daphne O'Donnell, Roy Ridley and Ian Gemmell.
This panel, longstanding members of our club,
with many years of experience behind them, will
answer the questions you have sent in to us.
Panels held over the previous years have proved
tremendously popular, and this year's selection
are sure to be just as good, if not better.
December 17, 2008:
Christmas Party
: 12 Noon
February 2009:
To be
advised
March 2009:
To be advised
April 2009:
Andrew Tink will
speak on the subject of W. C. Wentworth
Recent
General Meeting Speakers:
October 15, 2008:
Shona Blanchette is a Director and Senior
Driver Educator of ClearWay Pty Ltd, Driver &
Work Safety Consultants. Her talk was be based
on : "Driver Training and Assessment - Its
Impact on Licensing."
September 17, 2008:
Noel Blake, a club member, spoke
about "Elizabeth Henrietta Macquarie - Her Life
and Times 1778 - 1835." His enthusiastic
relating of pertinent dates and facts left the
audience in awe of his extraordinary historical
knowledge and intimacy with his subject. We
thank our friend, Noel, for his most
entertaining talk.
August 2008
Lynton
Bradford spoke on using and mis-using Mobile Phones
enlightening us about the mysteries of these
very handy gadgets. Members were brought right
up to date with the information he was able to
give us. Most enjoyable.
July 2008
At the
meeting on July 16, Greg Smith, the local member
for Epping spoke to us about his work in
the Attorney General's Department, and his work
as a barrister before entering the world of
Politics. To finish off, Greg on his guitar and
Bob Foggin on his violin regaled us with some
old
Australian and English
songs. His
last song was entitled "Give Us Back Our Epping
Road", and very appropriate it was, too.
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Meeting Dates 2008 |
At A Glance |
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January |
No
Meeting |
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February
20 |
Macular
Degeneration |
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March 19 |
Jim
Donohoe will speak on Convicts |
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April 16 |
Anzac
Day: David Bennett will speak on
an Anzac Day theme |
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May 21 |
Big
Morning Tea - for Cancer Research,
plus
Don McKay will speak about 'Coping with
Macular Degeneration and the Computer' |
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June 18 |
Sophia Kim's
subject : "How Computers Prevent Medication
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July 16 |
Greg Smith- his
work at the Attorney General's Dept. |
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August 20 |
Talk on Mobile
Phones by Lynton Bradford |
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September
17 |
Noel Blake will speak about the life
of Elizabeth
Macquarie |
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October
15 |
Shona
Blanchette tells of "Driver Training &
Assessment |
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November
19 |
Ask the Panel |
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December
17 |
Christmas
Party
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Class Dates to Note
in 2008/9
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Computer Classes |
No. of |
Enrolment Dates |
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Dates
for 2008/9 |
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Start |
Finish |
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Term 2 2008 |
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Term 1 |
Mon 2 February
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For
Term 3 2008 |
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Term 2 |
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For
Term 4 2008 |
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Term 3 |
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For
Term 1 2009 |
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Term 4 |
Mon 13 Oct -
Fri 12 December 2008 |
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10 Nov
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21 Nov
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ASCCA
COMPETITIONS FOR 2008
Just to let our members know the ASCCA
competitions are up and away again this year for:-
Digital Photography
Creative Writing
Club Newsletter
Club Website
Digital Photography categories will be:-
Landscape
People
General
in Enhanced and Not Enhanced sections.
Creative Writing Topics
are:-
“Reaching the Summit”
“Colour”
“Introduction”
(to your Life Story)
Information sheets, Conditions of entry
and Entry forms will be available from the Training
Room. Entries must be handed in before the end of
August. Exact date to be advised. Digital Photography
entries will be collected by Jean Barringham and the
Creative Writing stories and poems by Joan Craymer. You
may, however, send your stories and poems in by email,
if you wish. See the entry form for details
Winners are to be announced at the ASCCA
AGM to be held on 20th November, 2008.
So, grab your camera, pick up pen and
paper and get started NOW!!
ASCCA
COMPETITIONS RESULTS FOR 2007
Digital Photo
Competition 2007
Computer Pals for Senior Epping
gained Third
Place - Outstanding Club ASCCA Digital Photography 2007
The ASCCA Digital Photography
Competition Awards for 2007, won by members of our Club, are as follows:
The
Grand Champion Digital Photographer - Jeanette Masih
The
winning photographs:
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Landscape Not
Enhanced: First Place- Jeanette Masih - "Filtered
Light"
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General
Not Enhanced: First Place - Pat Schinkel - "Safely in
Harbour"
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General
Enhanced: Second Place - Jeanette Masih - "Reflections"
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Landscape
Not Enhanced: Fourth Place - Martha de Lima - "Jenolan"
WINNING PHOTOGRAPHS
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'Filtered Light' by Jeanette
Masih First Place
Not Enhanced -
Landscape
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'Safely in Harbour'
by Pat Schinkel First Place
Not Enhanced - General
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'Reflections'
by Jeanette Masih Second Place
Enhanced - General |
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'Jenolan'
by Martha de Lima
Fourth Place
Not Enhanced - Landscape
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ASCCA Creative Writing Competition
Pamela Taig won Third Place for the following story:
A Memorable
Happening
About three
times a week, I attend the swimming pool at
Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club. The water is pleasantly
warm, attracting many seniors combating arthritis, knee
re-constructions and hip replacements. Wading through
the water for an hour seems conducive to recovery from
surgical invasions of the body. Some arrive in
wheelchairs, some with walking sticks, which they leave
at the side of the pool. Once in the buoyant water, they
can walk as ably as anyone.
On my last
visit, three disabled people came with their carers.
One, a young man in his mid twenties, arrived in his own
wheelchair. In obvious pain, he transferred to the
waterproof wheelchair, which his trainer steered to the
slope leading to the pool. This burly young man gently
eased his charge into the water, where he implemented
various exercises to improve his walking. Next, he
helped him to swim up and down with poignant tenderness.
The disabled man was terrified at the start of the
routine, but soon splashed about in the water in great
enjoyment.
Also
accompanied by her carer, was a young girl, mentally
disadvantaged, in her late twenties. Everyone in the
pool made a fuss of her, laughing with her,
participating in her obvious enjoyment. This experience
must provide her with pleasurable memories to ponder
back at her hostel, until she returns to the pool.
A little
later, a young girl in her early thirties arrived. She,
too, had a carer, who led her carefully to the rails
leading down the slope into the pool. Her head hung
down, as though avoiding making eye contact with anyone.
Was she shy? After preliminary exercises, her carer
left her to swim up and down by herself. She could swim
better than I could, but she also enjoyed just jumping
up and down for sheer fun. I glanced her way as I moved
by, wanting to say ‘hello’. I looked into her blue eyes.
They seemed like petrified stone. This dear little
person was totally blind. In the water, she moved so
confidently, with dexterousness she could never have had
on land.
My contact
with these disadvantaged people created a feeling of
being at one with them. The bliss of wallowing in the
warm water together with them and, well, just
co-existing in the human race as equals, was a memorable
happening, increasing my enjoyment a hundredfold.
©
Pamela Taig
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Interest Groups: Held in
Foyer Room
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Creative
Writing |
First Monday
of the Month |
10am -
12 noon |
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Digital Photography |
First Monday
of the Month
However, until a coordinator is found, there will
be NO meetings for this group |
1pm - 3pm |
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Genealogy |
Third Monday
of the Month |
10am - 11.30am |
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HELP Sessions |
Third Monday
of the Month |
1pm - 3pm |
Creative Writing Group:
This group
meets on the first Monday of the month at 10 am in the
Foyer room. The
subjects below are suggested to inspire members as they
prepare their writing
for the following month's meeting:
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Date of Meeting |
Creative Writing Subjects |
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2008 |
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November 3 |
Gratitude |
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December 1 |
Greed |
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2009 |
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February 2 |
Cutting the Cake |
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March
2 |
The Last Word |
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March
30 |
Poetry -
Note date change* |
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May 4 |
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June 1
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June
29 |
Note date change* |
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August
3 |
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September
7
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October 5 |
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November 2 |
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December 7 |
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Due to various circumstances
dates of April and July have been put back one week to the
previous Monday.
Interest Groups
Digital Photography Interest Group:
Patricia
Beal, a most competent photographer, has offered to host
this Interest Group. The next meeting will be Monday 4
August at 1pm, and should be an experience not to be missed. This group
was formed with those who are new to Digital Photography
in mind, and who wish to become more familiar with their
Digital Cameras, whilst sharing with one another their
attempts at Digital Photography.
Genealogy Interest Group:
For those with a common interest in discovering
their ancestors. Lynton Bradford and Gwen Bradford lead this group
on Third Monday of the month at 10.00am - 11.30am. Monday 19
March is the next meeting.
HELP Group:
On the third
Monday of each month at 1pm - 3pm,
there will be a demonstration on some interesting
computer related topic by varied tutors. On those occasions when there is
no demonstration topic, a General Help Session will be
held for those needing help with computer problems. On
18 August, at 1 pm,Ted Miles will give an introduction to
transferring vynil records or tapes to CDs. Ted suggests you
should bring along a flash drive with which to download two
free programmes he has for you.
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