Foster Amateur Music & Drama Association Inc. FAMDA Committee 2012 – 13 President: Edwin Coad Vice President: Dianne Paragreen Secretary: Jane Park Treasurer: Andrew Oldroyd Publicist: Jennifer Paragreen Marieka Ormsby Marg Rudge Norm Willoughby MARCH 2013 P. O. Box 186 Foster 3960 0400 867 872 [email protected] www.famda.org.au AGM AGM AGM AGM INVITATION INVITATION INVITATION INVITATION This is your chance to express your interest in joining the FAMDA committee or to nominate someone who you think would make a good committee member. FAMDA urges you to consider joining the com- mittee that runs your theatre company, even if you make that commitment for one year only. New members and longstanding members all have something to contribute to the continuing successful operation of this wonderful company and are welcome to join the Committee. All positions are available and FAMDA is looking to expand the committee so check out the details on www.famda.org.au or speak to any member of the current committee to organise a nomination to join this vibrant group and welcome aboard. FAMDA’S 60 th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 8:00pm Thursday 14 March 2013 Foster War Memorial Arts Centre Please bring a plate or a bottle for a shared supper ARTY-FARTY TRIVIA PARTY WINNERS FAMDA recently hosted its third Arty-Farty Trivia Party with a birthday theme at the Foster Arts Centre. All guests were offered a cup cake complete with candle and got to sing “Happy Birthday to FAMDA” along with HeartStrings’ Natalie Burrow and John Laurie who provided musical entertainment throughout the night. Quizmaster, Andrew Oldroyd, assembled an amazing mix of intriguing questions which even included a round called “Sixty” in recognition of FAMDA’s 60 th birthday which will be celebrated in November this year. This year the winning table was organised by Sue Alsop with Jackie and Richard Dargaville, Peter Thomson and Bernadette Thomson, Peter and Anne Latreille, Michael and Anne Strong and Mark Alsop taking home a great selection of prizes generously provided by local businesses. There was a colouring competition which was won by the folk from the Foster Pharmacy table. Noted children’s author and illustrator, Alison Lester, generously donated a signed print of the illustration created for the cover of her ‘Magic Beach’. This proved a very eagerly sought raffle prize which was won by Arie Bos. Patricia Wrighton won Opera Australia tickets. Leeanne Woods was the lucky winner of the Musica Viva prize. Tanya Pell did well, winning both the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Heide Museum vouchers while Jennifer Paragreen won the Melbourne Museum prize. Other raffle winners included Agatha Carrafa, Tara Hendry, Greg Mattingley, Mike Street and Robert Paragreen. FAMDA wishes to thank the local sponsors who provided prizes, Ahern’s Fruit Market and Fine Foods, Foster IGA, Foster Pharmacy, Foster Seafood, Glenn’s Sports and Gifts, Golden Creek Olives, Larkrise Soaps, Main Street Revelations, Marieke Ormsby Photography, OK Pizza & Pasta, Prom Coast Film Society, Prom Meats and the South Gippsland One Act Play Festival for their much appreciated contribution to the occasion.