Active Spirit Newsletter
30th October 2008
Hello!
What a fantastic time of year - the weather is now warming up and Spring Carnival is here. It's a great time to be getting out and about and enjoying Melbourne!
Events Coming Up......
Want to enjoy the Spring Carnival atmosphere, but aren't going to the races? Or looking for somewhere to go after the races on Derby Day? Well we are heading to The Quiet Man in Flemington on Saturday night - it's always a great night with bands and a lively atmosphere. If you are interested in coming along let me know - either write a note on our forum, or contact Melissa on 0407 505 126 or melissa@activespirit.com.au.
We've also got our regular Trivia Thursday night in a few weeks - if you haven't been to an event yet, now is a great time to join us.
In the Pipeline...
Would you like to try rowing, and are willing to co-ordinate an event? We've had some interest expressed from members to run another Come 'n Try: Rowing event, so now we are looking for a host. It's not difficult - we'll co-ordinate the organisation, you just need to be there to greet and introduce the members who come along. Visit our Events Forum or contact melissa@activespirit.com.au if you would be happy to help out.
Also, now the weathers warming up, we are looking at organising another horse riding event, and organising a trip to the Mornington Cup. Anyone interested in coming along? Let us know on the forum....
NEW Member Events
Just a reminder YOU can now host your own event, and interact with members to organise it via our Members Only Event Forum!
This concept is still in it's early stages, so it'd be great to see some interaction between the members on the Event Forums. We are still working on ideas behind the scenes, but the more members who are generous enough to arrange an event, the more choice you will have in future events.
We've created an interactive Member only forum to suggest Event Ideas (here you can "test the waters" to see if there are other members interested), and also then add Upcoming Events (for events which you definitely are going to host)! You must login to the website to view the Forum, so you know you are interacting only with other members, and you are able to RSVP to events, as well as suggest your own events.
Keep in mind if you see something on our Event Ideas forum you are interested in, make sure you comment, otherwise the host might think there is no interest and ditch the idea before it becomes a definite event - which would be disappointing of you are interested but didn't respond to the post!
It'd be great if all of you check out the new forums and add your comments. It'd also be fantastic if you'd consider hosting an event - it doesn't take too much time (see Tips for Hosting a Successful Event here), and if we all contribute an event here and there it will help add to the variety of the events and make Active Spirit bigger and better than ever!
We will support you with this, so if you have any questions, aren't sure how to arrange an event, or have other comments or suggestions about our Forums, don't hesitate to email me at melissa@activespirit.com.au.
It will add variety to the events, allow members to discuss and agree on dates for the event, as well as help us keep our membership free, by reducing our costs. So I hope you'll all jump on board........
See all our Event details by visiting the Events Forum page.
Member Update......
Happy Birthday to those of you who have had a birthday recently - Peta W on the 13th Oct, Louise B on the 17th, Alison K on the 18th, Mary M & Pamela P on the 23rd, Anne H on the 24th, Julie Ellen M on the 25th and Natascha H on the 28th.
And coming up over the next few weeks - Kathy A on the 7th Nov, Bruce P on the 18th, Yvonne B and Anna T on the 19th, Carly W on the 22nd and Chris W on the 24th.
Happy Birthday everyone!
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Last Words....
In our regular newsletters we give an overview of what events are coming up, new events added to the calendar, and a round up of the previous week's events. So I hope you enjoy, and if you have any suggestions for future updates let me know at melissa@activespirit.com.au.
Check out events coming up in our summary below.
Have a great week!
Best wishes,
Melissa
Chief Experience Officer
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Quick Guide to Upcoming Events....
November 2008
Saturday 1st - Drinks at The Quiet Man
Thursday 20th - Trivia Thursday at Pugg Mahones
Event Ideas in the Pipeline - register your interest on our forum to ensure these get created as events.
Events currently listed:
Horse Riding
Rowing
Mornington Cup