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Minutes RLIRA (SA) meeting Joburg 27/10/07
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MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE
RLI REGIMENTAL
ASSOCIATION
(SOUTH AFRICA)
HELD AT THE
FOURWAYS GARDENS
CLUBHOUSE IN
JOHANNESBURG
AT 1200 HOURS
ON SATURDAY
27 OCTOBER 2007.
- 53 delegates
attended
of which
34 were
full members
- George
Dempster
(GD) welcomed
everyone
and outlined
the purpose
of the meeting
as a) a
reunion
and b) to
elect an
RLIRA (SA)
committee.
- Ian
Bate then
addressed
the floor
and highlighted
the importance
of the reunion
and the
meeting.
He put emphasis
on the pride
of having
served in
the RLI.
- Pat
Hill addressed
the floor
and outlined
developments
with the
Rhodesian
Forces Memorial
Project
and urged
members
to support
the project.
- Trevor
Desfountain
addressed
the floor
and passed
on best
wishes from
Ian Douglas
Smith to
the RLIRA.
He also
talked in
general
terms about
Cape Town
and its
activities
in terms
of the RLIRA.
- Chris
Cocks then
read out
an address
from the
Patron,
Digger Essex-Clark,
followed
by a message
of support
from Peter
Walls.
- GD explained
the roll
of the EXCO,
the voting
process
and nominations
for the
SA Branch
of the RLIRA.
He read
out the
nominations
as:
George Dempster
Chris Cocks
John van
Zyl
Trevor Desfountain
Ian Bate
Hamish MacIntyre
- GD asked
for additional
nominations.
There were
none.
- As no
additional
nominations
and no problems
with those
nominated,
those nominated
were accepted
unanimously
by those
members
present.
-
The new
SA EXCO
then met
and the
following
appointments
agreed upon:
Chairman: Hamish
MacIntyre
Secretary: Chris
Cocks
Treasurer: George
Dempster
Cape Town rep:
John van Zyl
Cape Town rep:
Trevor Desfountain
Joburg rep:
Ian Bate
Three resolutions
were passed,
namely:
- The
first priority
of the association
was to establish
networks
and contacts
of ouens.
- to open
a bank account
- action
GD
- to find
a Durban
rep to sit
on the committee.
Pat Armstrong
will assist
with this.
The meeting
was formally
closed at 1400
hours.
Minutes: proposed
by George Dempster
Seconded by
John van Zyl
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