April 11th, 2021

Dear Members & Friends of the Dutch Club Neerlandia/Sydney
 
Well what a great day we had with Reimer the Accordion Man last Sunday.  I’m still receiving emails from members asking when he will return?
However due to Konings Dag (King’s Birthday) being held on the first Sunday of next month the 2nd May - Reimer will not return until the 6th June so instead we will have the great local Dutch Band called the “Hollandse Nieuwe” performing for you.
This “Konings Dag” event is brought to you in collaboration with the “Kangoeroe School” and the Dutch Club Neerlandia where Karel will make OLIEBOLLEN, Also we will be having Koek & Cake providing you with
fresh home made Stroop wafels as well as a Poffertje stand so let the fun begin.
 For lunch this Sunday Karel will be serving his Northern Beaches famous “Spekpannekoeken”
plus for you who love our Appelflappen, croquettes, bitterballen,  frikendel and our hot chips you will be well catered for.
 
We had a very busy night last night serving 42 meals to the Belrose Rotary members so a very big thank you to Tony, Cecilia, Rakhi, Mireille, Henny & Lesley for catering.
The evening was very successful with a big thank you to Rotary and the volunteers.
 
Hopefully we will see Mia van Roosmalen at the club one day as we do miss her. Ruby, wife of Reimer, has not been well so we wish her a speedy recovery.
Also Miep Bosschieter is recovering from her illness.
 
The Easter KLAVERJAS trophy was won by none other than John Dogterom, congratulations.
 
Our Membership draw of $150.00 was not taken up by Mrs. Renata Kohnertz #324 whose husband Wolfgang is having a birthday today. O’boy $160.00 what can I say this is incredible;  who is going to win this amount of money???????
 
Birthdays for this weekend:
Mrs Erma Donaldson
Mrs Miep Felton
Mrs Henny Spee (belated 10th April)
We wish you all a very Happy Birthday and if there is someone we may have missed
please let me know.
 
Re: the Covid19 rules as they have been relaxed there is still no reason for
Complacency so still please check in using your QR code or sign in.
 
Well some families have these problems?
One evening, a family brings their frail, elderly mother to a nursing home and settles her in, hoping she will be well cared for?
The next morning, the nurses bathe her, bring her tasty breakfast, and sat her in a chair by the window overlooking a lovely flower garden.
The woman seems fine, but after a while she starts to lean over sideways in her chair. Two attentive nurses immediately rush up to catch her and straighten her up.  Again the woman seems okay, but after a while she starts to tilt to the other side. Two nurses rush back once more and bring her upright.
This goes on all morning.
When the woman’s family calls in to see how she is going they ask, “Ma how is it here? Are they treating you all right?”
“its  pretty nice, “ the woman replies. “Except they won’t let me fart.”
 
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