December 2020 Newsletter
Time to get out your cameras and smart phones and enter our Photo competition. We are looking for the best Winter Theme picture taken during January 2021. There will be a prize for the best photo and a display of the best pictures will be included in our February newsletter. See below for details.
In the meantime we hope you keep well and keep safe so that we can get together in 2021.
Michael Fabianski, Newsletter Editor. E-mail: ibmmidretnews@gmail.com
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Event Reports
Event Report: E2012XML Christmas Party Lunch
This year our Christmas lunch was via Zoom and was held on Thursday 17 December. A total of 27 members and their partners joined the party and were able to converse easily using four breakout rooms. Members were able to select their rooms and move from one room to another.
The lunch was complemented by a subsidised hamper as shown below.
An enjoyable time was had by all.
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Photographs from Past Events. Click here or here to view a selection of photographs from past events.
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Time to get out your cameras and smart phones and enter our Photo competition. We are looking for the best Winter Theme picture taken during January 2021. There will be a prize for the best photo and a display of the best pictures will be included in our February newsletter.
The rules are as follows:
The photos will be judged by the Midlands Retirees Club Committee during the first week of February.
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Sub-Groups of Retirees Club and Employee Club
See here for information about the planned walks for 2020.
Please contact Terry King, terryaking@hotmail.com for the latest information.
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IBM Retirees PC and Technology Group
The IBM Tech Club meets using the Zoom video conferencing platform at 11.00 on the third Friday of each month. Technology is something that affects all of us. You do not have to be a member of the Tech club to join our meeting. All Midlands Retiree Club members are welcome to tune in.
At 11 o’clock on the day of the meeting click on the link below. It should take you straight into the meeting.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88338135221?pwd=eFYyUTdKZjRUSlR4V0RqZmFYMmlCQT09
If you need help with Zoom contact John Rickman (rickman@argonet.co.uk) in good time before the meeting.
See here for more information about the Group.
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Members’ Notices
We all know Midlands Retirees who are undertaking a range of activities to raise money for good causes. The Committee have therefore decided to offer this space to advertise such initiatives and other events which may be of interest.
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