May 09th, 2021

Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club/Sydney
Wishing every Mother a very Happy Mother’s Day this coming Sunday.
Has everybody who was at the Club last Sunday recovered, what a day 100% GEZELLIGHEID with over 300 people, the band “Hollandse Nieuwe” Koek & Cake and the Proffertjes House and a great big thank you to the “Nederlandse School de Kangoeroe” and their volunteers, especially Marrit with her help before & during, thank you.
Plus a great big thank you to the Dutch Club volunteers in the kitchen,the shop & bar as well as the efpos m/c.
 This Sunday will be a lot quieter, currently I have no idea what we are having for lunch, I did strip some paling so we can have paling on a roll or if you prefer “smoked eel on a roll”, Appelflappen, croquettes, chips, bitterballen and we still have Haring but not much left but the order has been placed with Delftzijl.  We ran out of rookworst last
Sunday,  an order has gone out for a delivery by Friday??
The same for the shop, hopefully we will get a delivery tomorrow.
I have restocked the bar which ran dry and is not a good look for a bar.
Whole fresh paling (smoked eel) is available from the kitchen & shop.
 
As mentioned in the last news letter the Membership Draw of $170.00 was not taken up by Mrs Betty de Keyzer so for this Sunday it will be a staggering $180.00 for one very lucky person, or a great Mother’s day.
 Birthdays for this Mother’s Day weekend:
Mr George Hilgevoord
Mr Pieter Klein
Mr Marinus Kole
Mrs Elly van Schie
Mrs Afra Buekers
We wish you all a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY and if there is someone wemay have missed please let me know.
 Below is a letter from Sue for anyone interested in a
Dutch children’s costume??
 Re: Covid19 please still continue checking into the Club using your
QR Code via your mobile phone or sign in upon entry, thank you.
Yes they are still around;
Two blondes living in Canberra were sitting on a bench talking,
And one blonde says to the other, “which do you think is farther
Away…… Sydney or the moon?”  The other blonde turns and says
‘Hellooooooo, can you see Sydney?’
 A blonde pushes her old BMW into a petrol station.  She tells the
 Mechanic it died. After he works on it for a few minutes, it is
idling smoothly.   She says ‘What’s the story?’  He replies, ‘Just
crap in the carbureter’  She asks, ‘How often do I have to do that?’
 A police officer stops a blonde for speeding and asks her very
nicely if he could see her license. She replied in a huff, ‘I wish you
guys would get your act together.  Just yesterday you take my
licence away, and now today you expect me to show it to you?’
 Two blondes were going to Disneyland. They were driving
On the Interstate when they saw the sign that said “Disneyland
LEFT”  They started crying and turned around and went home.
 It’s good night from him and it is goodnight from me
 Groetjes van Gerry
Mob:  0408 40 90 25
President Dutch Club Neerlandia
Dutch Australia Society Neerlandia Club limited
1 Grattan crescent Frenchs Forest  2086
www.dasneerlandia.org.au
or for the Nederlandse Federatie:
www.dutchfederation.com.au
 Good Morning Gerry
Here is a photo of the Dutch costume I spoke about with you when I dropped off some Dutch children’s books.
For sale $50
 It fitted a 12yr old
 Measurements:
Skirt       Waist = approx. 61-67cm (24-28”)                            
 apron  - waist 68-76cm
 Underarm for top = 84cm (36”)
 Neck = 36cm (14”)
Clogs  -23-24cm long internal measurement as best I could measure.
I do hope someone will be interested -- I could drop off to the club or pickup in St Ives
Thanking you
Sue