April 2012 Medlemsblad - The Danish Club in Brisbane, Australia

At its March meeting, the committee discussed:
Correspondence
- Letter from Ted Davis seeking support from Heimdal to encourage Denmark to join
the Commonwealth
- Invite for ECCQ breakfast meeting
- Invite from MultiLink Community Services
- 100 years of Heimdal from Preben and Eilan – will be put up on website
Events
February was a busy month with the 70 th Birthday Bash, first Kafe Svea, Fastelavn,
Folkrag Old & New and Cafe Danmark as well as four private function events. Strong
demand for the hall for birthday parties and weddings.
New equipment and maintenance
Still experiencing unexplained problems with lighting! Once the new lamps arrive,
Soren will organise for an electrician to check all lights when the new lamps are
installed.
Soren is getting quotes for an awning for the court yard and for removal and
replacement of the asbestos roof.
Money
Accounts for the eight months to February are still showing a small surplus. The
grant from the Department of Communities for $2,500 for the Scandinavian Festival
in September 2012 has already been credited to our account.
Membership
3 new members came on board in the last period. Reaching the 200 member mark is
still proving elusive, with about 20 members who haven’t renewed their membership
for 2011-2012 yet in spite of several reminders. At this stage we have to assume
that they do not wish to continue their membership.
Scandinavian Festival September 2012
In view of the funding granted ($2,500 – we applied for $15,000), Soren has revised
the budget for the event. Club’s contribution at this stage is approx $5,500, but we
expect that sales will match this amount. Traffic controllers at cost of $3,000 are
required for road closure.
Events calendar
Committee discussed the events calendar for the year up to 30 June 2012.