THE DECLARER

As most members are aware, the club now has solarpower to help reduce rising electricity costs. Thecompany which installed the system (EcostarEnvironmental Solutions) offers SABA members avery good price to have solar power at their ownhomes They also sponsor a column in the Declarer,where members can ask questions about solarpower, or for that matter, any other eco friendlysystems. Simply email me at the club and I willpass on your queries which will be answered in thefollowing month’s newsletter. Already have solarpower, but aren’t sure if your system is performingproperly? Sharon, from Ecostar will happily answerthose questions as well.SABA’s solar power monitoring system is nowconnected to the world wide web, for all to see.1. Type in sunnyportal.com2. Click on the “Publicly Available Plants”3. Type in saba and select Australia4. Click on SABA AdelaideThe website has lots of information, including thereduction in of carbon emissions and, of course, thesavings in terms of $$$.T H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 3Membership TargetFinal 2012 Membership 9072013 Target 935Current Membership 9151st June 2012 831With good class numbers, our target of 935members at the end of the year looks well withinreach..Fund Raising NewsJune was another excellent monthfor fund raising with $1600 added toour bottom line. With 3 months togo, the current total stands at$13,623. FANTASTICThank you to everyone who hascontributed to this effort..Having said that we still have far toomany community lottery books left.These have to be returned before31st July, so please come and get abook and help make 2013 the bestfund raising year EVER.Declarer Articles NeededI am always looking for more articles for theDeclarer. Interesting things that happened at thetable Suggestions of topics that would interestmembers Funny stories or cartoons to help fill thegaps Old bridge memorabiliaYou don’t have to be Ernest Hemmingway orJane Austen. Any topic which interests youwill probably interest others.Deadlines for Declarer topics are generallyabout a week before the end of the month.Sunday Bridge @ SABAEVERY Sunday @ 1pmBring a plate for afternoon teaCome and join the fun of afriendly afternoon of bridgeAMPLE PARKING