New committee consists of some newer and younger members
On March 21, CASA Social Club held its 2025 AGM at the A Ponte restaurant on the riverfront in Portimão. We were somewhat disappointed at the member turnout at the meeting. Although we had pointed out that this AGM was critical to the club’s survival, only a handful of non-committee members attended.
As usual at our AGMs, the meeting included a speech from the Chairperson summarising our activities since the previous AGM, naturally concentrating on some of the more enjoyable events – of which there were several. This was followed by the treasurer’s report which showed the club to be in a financially healthy position for the year ahead, as verified by our honorary auditor.
A major part of the proceedings this year was given over to electing new committee members; this process is necessary most years as it is normal for the committee members to rotate, but this year, all but one had previously given notice that they would be standing down.
With a little arm-twisting, we were able to obtain volunteers for all but one of the vacant positions at the meeting. The combination of the ‘old’ and ‘new’ committee members will be working to find someone to take up that final role as secretary so that, for the first time in several years, we will have a full committee again.
Since we have heard that other clubs are having a similar problem recruiting organisers, we are attributing the difficulty to the unfortunate effects of the dreaded Covid.
The transfer from the ‘old’ to the ‘new’ committees will take place at a handover meeting just before our next event to ensure everything goes smoothly. The new committee consists of some newer and younger members, so we are looking forward to them bringing some fresh ideas for events that all of us can enjoy in the coming club year, they have already started work on planning events for May.
Business matters complete; the restaurant staff re-laid our table and we proceeded to partake of a very pleasant three-course dinner and a well-deserved glass (or two) of wine, all very much enjoyed. This was CASA’s first visit to A Ponte, a bright and modern welcoming venue with attentive staff and good food. Four other groups of similar size were also present, enjoying the hospitality.
Our next event will be a lunch at the ‘all you can eat’ Asia-Tokyo Restaurant on the front at Praia da Rocha (Portimão) on April 17. As always, the full details of this, and all our events, are on our website www.casasocial.club
By CASA Social Club
