THE 138th Tolmie Sports Day is full steam ahead after a successful annual general meeting held by the Tolmie Sports Association two weeks ago.
A new committee was elected from a mixture of fresh faces and continuing committee members in attendance.
Assistant secretary Mary Reilly said the number of people that turned up to the second meeting was really heartening after the group previously faced many challenges in gaining volunteers.
“We now have an expanded full committee with people who have taken up key roles including assistant to the president, secretary and the treasurer,” she said.
“Before this meeting it was just the three main positions and now, we’ve got other people on board.”
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Mary said she was proud to see so many new faces that she hadn’t met before in Tolmie put their hands up.
“It speaks volumes about how much the sports is valued in this area and I think we are all going to work really well together,” she added.
“I rang Val Kirley and let her know that it was happening, and she was thrilled when she found out her great niece Belinda is joining the committee.”
Mary said they have already started to plan by looking at what happened at the 137th sports at the beginning of this year.
“We have been getting in touch with some of those demonstrators and displays to see if they’d like to be involved next year and prepared letters ready to be sent out to VIP guests,” she said.
“We have also been in touch with the axemen’s association letting them know the date and we’ve just been getting the dates out there.
“We’re very excited and looking forward to the next year getting the sports up and running.
“There’s a fair bit to do, but now that there’s more people on the committee with enthusiasm and renewed vigour, I think will make it an easier and really enjoyable job.”
The 138th Tolmie Sports Day will be held on February 8 2025.
Updates will be released through the Tolmie Times and their new Facebook page and closer to the day the Tolmie Sports Association will be seeking more volunteers.
There are a couple of coordinator positions still to be filled, so if you are interested in learning what’s involved or in continuing as a past coordinator then please get in touch at tolmiesports@gmail.com.
