U3A$TAKAPUNA$INC$Email:'u3atakapuna@gmail.com''Website:'www.u3atakapuna.org.nz'

June$2016$Newsletter$

Details(on(page(4(and(5(Wear(something(silver(if(you(wish(

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Meeting$on$Wednesday$1$June$at$9.15am$Citizens’$Centre,$College$Road,$Northcote$

Silver$Jubilee$An$Invitation$to$Members$

U3A$Takapuna$$Celebrates$25$years$Wednesday$1$June$Northcote$Citizens$$

Centre$

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From$the$President$Those'members'who'braved'the'fog'to'get'to'our'May'meeting'heard'a'fascinating'talk'by'Stephen'Warnes'on'some'of'the'creation'stories'explaining'how'the'world'began.'Stephen'told'us'that'there'were'two'types'of'stories:'based'on'a'creation'out'of'nothing'or'from'a'preDexisting'chaos'or'disorder.'In'some'stories'creation'takes'place'when'a'primordial'being'(the'cosmic'egg'or'world'parent(s))'is'pulled'apart.'For'example,'a'Maori'creation'story'has'the'primordial'couple'Rangi'the'sky'father'and'Papa'the'earth'mother'forced'out'of'their'tight'embrace'by'their'son'Tane,'god'of'forests'and'birds.'My'"Tale'of'two'Universities"'attempted'to'describe'the'origins'of'The'Open'University'and'the'University'of'the'Third'Age;'explaining'that'they'both'had'the'same'founders:'Michael'Young'and,'in'particular,'Peter'Laslett.'Free'access'to'learning'materials'from'The'Open'University'are'available'from'OU'OpenLearn'Last'month,'my'continuing'Grand'Tour'included'a'visit'to'Classical'Opera'where'a'showing'of'Dvorak's'opera'Rusalka'proved'to'be'powerful'"stuff"'(a'word'my'students'find'very'useful).'I'recommend'that'you'see'it'and'hear'it;'via'your'library'DVD'loan.'I'was'pleased'to'be'present'when'the'Convenorship'was'handed'over'from'Mary'Skyring'to'Jenny'Adams'after'7'years;'thank'you'Mary.'And'thank'you,'Vivia,'for'providing'the'DVDs!'The'recent'new'members''meeting'yielded'a'number'of'suggested'topics'for'new'Groups;'your'Committee'now'has'to'persuade'the'proposers'to'take'some'of'the'ideas'forward!'Graham'

Subscriptions$for$2016Q2017$Will$be$due$in$July.$

There$will$be$an$Invoice$with$your$July$Newsletter.$Please$be$ready$to$pay$this$promptly.$

Auckland$U3A$Network'Welcomes'you'to'a'day'of'celebration.'St'Chad’s'Church,'Auditorium,'38'St'Johns'

Road'Meadowbank.'Friday'29'th'July'at'10'am'to'2.30'pm'Speaker:''Dr'Paul'Buchanan'+'Presentations'from'U3A'Study'Groups.'

Morning'Tea'and'Lunch'DD'all'inclusive:''$20.00'For'more'detail,'registration'and'payment'go'to:'

http://www.u3a.net.nz/html/u3a_in_action.html$$Contact:'Fay'Weatherly,'09'473'0324''u3anetwork@mail.com''

Note:$space$limited$so$register$soon$

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Deadline$Date$for$July$Newsletter$$Sunday$19$June$2016$

Editor:'Murray'Pearson:'✆'449'2221'Mobile:''021'644442''Email:$pearson.murray@gmail.com$

Committee$Members$for$2015/2016$President' ' ' ' Graham'Alcock' ' ✆'473'5607' '

Immediate'Past'President' ' Tony'Lewis' ' ✆'489'4718'

Treasurer'' ' ' ' Hilary'Miller' ' ✆'488'7595'

Secretary' ' ' ' Liz'Milne' ' ✆'963'2810'

Speaker'Convenor' ' ' Stuart'Kendon' ' ✆'410'8994'

Catering'Convenor' ' ' Frances'Hansen'' ✆'479'1436'

Reception' ' ' ' Ian'Stephenson'' ✆'444'3033'

Membership' ' ' ' Helen'Ritson' ' ✆'489'5366'

Network' ' ' ' Bob'Baird' ' ✆'479'6266'

Catering'Backup' ' ' Elizabeth''LindDMitchell'✆'426'3362'

Other$Responsibilities$

Audio'Visual' Garry'Dimmock,'Barry'Hartley,'Chris'Dentith''and''John'C'B'White'

Hall'Setup' ' ' ' Boyd'Miller''

Newsletter'Distribution'' ' John'and'Judy'Hanna' ✆'489'4425'

Newsletter'Editor' ' ' Murray'Pearson'' ✆'449'2221'

SuperGold$Card$Public$Transport$Concessions$UPDATE$From'July'1st'SuperGold'card'holders'who'want'to'continue'to'use'free'public'transport'will'need'to'have'an'AT'HOP'card'with'a'SuperGold'card'concession'loaded'on'it.''The'concession'can'be'loaded'onto'an'existing'AT'HOP'card,'or'you'can'purchase'a'card'at'an'AT'Customer'Service'Centre'and'have'the'concession'loaded'at'the'same'time.'

Service'Centres'are'at'the'Smales'Farm'Busway'Station,'Constellation'Park'and'Ride,'Albany'Park'and'Ride,'and'the'Britomart'Transport'Centre.'

For'more'details'enter'this'url'into'your'internet'browser''bit.ly/1RSAl8f''or'go'to'the'Auckland'Transport'website'–'Bus'Train'Ferry'

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Hear ye! Hear ye!

Members of our organisation We extend this invitation

To the Jubilee Celebration Of ourTakapuna U3A

Please note well our supplication Make a definite reservation

Without any hesitation For June, on the very first day.

Set aside your occupation, You deserve some recreation

Join your friends for relaxation On this our very special day.

We’ll stage this commemoration At our Northcote Hall location

In a mood of high elation You’ll be sorry if you stay away.

Be assured for this occasion Planners worked on a creation

That should cause much titivation More than that we cannot say.

You ‘ll be fed an allocation Of fine food and some libation Please display due moderation As befits our special birthday.

This unusual communication Will now reach its termination

Before it causes irritation, And put a damper on your day.

DO COME !

Thank'you'Warwick'Elley'for'this'creative'verse'

Do'take'note'of'Warwick’s'Challenge'on'Page'5…!'

INVITATION TO A CELEBRATION !!

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Jubilee$Celebration$Programme$Outline$

9.15am' Poster'display'and'“One'Question”'to'be'answered'on'each'

' 'Sample'question'“Who'did'Wm.'Shakespeare'marry?'

10.00am' All'seated' Formal'Welcome' 'Introductions'' 'Our'Jubilee'Song'–'''''Words'will'be'on'your'

June'1st'programme'' 'Book'Launch'–'New'Edition'of'our'History'

Booklet'Musical'Interlude'from'High'School'students'Jubilee'Verse'' 'Presentation'from'exDPresidents''Cutting'of'Birthday'Cake'

11.15am' Special'Morning'Tea'(catered)''

Warwick’s'Challenge:''RSVP'in'verse'Email'to:'val.warwickelley@iconz.co.nz'by'Sunday'29'May'

Prize'

The'judges'will'be'looking'for'verse'written'in'the'spirit'of'the'occasion'and'the'invitation,'with'appropriate'rhyme'and'rhythm,'and'a'touch'of'novelty'

or'humour.'

During$the$week$prior$to$1$June$the$committee$will$contact$all$members$to$ask$if$you$plan$to$attend$the$

Jubilee$

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Looking$Back:$New$Zealand$Events$in$June$17$June$1843:''The'Wairau'incident.'The'first'serious'clash'of'arms'between'Māori'and'British'settlers'after'the'signing'of'the'Treaty'of'Waitangi.'Four'Māori'and'22'Europeans'were'killed.''25$June$1860:''Death'of'the'first'Māori'King.'The'Māori'King'movement'came'into'existence'in'the'late'1850s'as'an'attempt'to'unite'the'tribes,'prevent'land'sales'and'make'laws'for'Māori.'Pōtatau'Te'Wherowhero'became'the'first'Māori'King'in'1858,'but'died'two'years'later.'10$June$1886:''Eruption'of'Mt'Tarawera.'The'eruption'lasted'six'hours'and'caused'massive'destruction.'Several'villages'were'destroyed,'along'with'most'of'the'famous'silica'hot'springs'known'as'the'Pink'and'White'Terraces.'Around'120'people,'nearly'all'Māori,'lost'their'lives.'26$June$1918:''The'steamer'Wimmera,'bound'from'Auckland'to'Sydney,'struck'a'mine'laid'north'of'Cape'Maria'van'Diemen'in'1917'by'the'German'raider'Wolf.'TwentyDsix'of'its'151'passengers'and'crew'were'lost.'12$June$1942:''First'US'troops'arrived'in'Auckland.''Between'1942'and'1944'about'100,000'American'servicemen'were'stationed'in'New'Zealand,'which'became'a'rear'base'for'the'Allies''counterDoffensive'against'Japan.'This'American''invasion''led'to'a'considerable'clash'of'cultures.'15$June$1959:''The'produce'company'Turners'and'Growers'announced'that'it'would'from'now'on'export'Chinese'gooseberries'under'the'name''kiwifruit''1$June$1960:''Broadcast'from'Shortland'Street,'New'Zealand's'first'official'television'transmission'began'at'7.30'p.m.'The'first'night's'broadcast'lasted'just'three'hours'and'could'only'be'seen'in'Auckland.'It'included'an'episode'of'The'Adventures'of'Robin'Hood,'a'live'interview'with'a'visiting'British'ballerina'and'a'performance'by'the'Howard'Morrison'Quartet.'21$June$1964:''Beatlemania'hit'New'Zealand'when'7,000'hysterical'fans'greeted'the'Fab'Four'in'Wellington'during'their''Far'East''tour.'7$June$1976:'McDonald's'arrives'in'NZ.'The'Golden'Arches'appeared'for'the'first'time'in'New'Zealand'at'Cobham'Court,'Porirua.'(Rivals'Kentucky'Fried'Chicken'had'been'the'first'of'the'big'chains'to'open'in'New'Zealand,'in'August'1971.)'5$June$1991:''A'meeting'between'John'Stewart'of'U3A'Remuera'and'Sylvia'Arcus'and'others'leads'to'the'formation'of'U3A'Takapuna.'

Catering$Team$Q$Vacancies$after$August.$Two'people'to'work'together'in'a'small'team'organising'and'providing'the'very'important'tea,'coffee'and'food'for'the'social'breaks'at'our'meetings.'The'role'is'an'enjoyable'and'rewarding'way'to'contribute'to'U3A'Takapuna.''Contact'Frances'Hansen'09'479'1436'or'Graham'09'473'5607'

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Study$and$Special$Interest$Groups'You$can$learn$new$things$at$any$time$in$your$life$if$you’re$willing$

to$be$a$beginner.$$If$you$actually$learn$to$like$being$a$beginner,$the$whole$world$

opens$up$to$you”.$$$Barbara$Sher!

Architecture$$$❉ '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Judy'Hanna''✆ 489'4425''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

Meets:'3rd'Wednesday''D'15'June'at'9.45am.'Venue:'Mayfair'Village'Northcross,'Skylounge.'''Topic:'''To'Be'Arranged'(members'advised'by'email'nearer'date'as'discussed)'More'members'most'welcome,'contact'Judy,'as'above.''Astronomy$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$John'White'✆'486'2398'Meets:'4th'Friday'D$$24'June'at'10.00am$Venue:''19'Francis'St,'Hauraki'Topic:'Gamma'Ray'Bursters'

Auckland$Heritage$''New(Group'''''''''''''''''''''''Christine'Ball'✆'410'7789'Meets:'3rd'Friday'–'17'June'at'10.00am''''Venue:'Orchards'Retirement'Village,'123'Stanley'Road,'Glenfield'

Topic:'A'talk'by'Bruce'Powell'from'the'Glenfield'Historical'Society'

Cabbages$and$Kings''''❉ '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''David'Johnston'✆'473'8942'Meets:'2nd'Thursday''D''9'June'at'1.30pm'Venue: Rowena’s Place, 1/11 Walter St.Takapuna'

Note:(new(members(most(welcome(!

❉ ='New'members'welcome'

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Chinese$Painting$and$Art$Studies''''''''''''''''''Doreen'Brown'✆'473'0871'Meets:''4th''Friday''D'24'June'at'1.00pm'Venue:'2/34'Howard'Road,'Northcote,'Elaine’s'home'–'✆'480'8734'Note'change'from'normal'2nd'Friday

Classical$Opera''''''❉ '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Jenny'Adams'✆'479'1254'Meets:'3rd'Tuesday''D''21'June:'1.30pm'to'4.30pm'Venue:'Chelsea'Room,'Knightsbridge''Each'month'features'a'different'opera'shown'on'the'large'screen.'Members'will'be'notified'which'opera'will'be'showing'on'the'Friday'prior'to'the'meeting.!!

Comparative$Religion$$$$$❉ '''''''''''''''''''''''''''Stephen'Warnes'✆'473'9113'Meets:''3rd'Thursday''D''16'June'at'1.30pm'Venue:'Northbridge,'Block'D'meeting'room'Topic:''The'Founder'of'Christianity:'Jesus'or'Paul'?''Famous$and$Infamous'''''''❉ '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Sue'Charlton'✆'488'0428'Meets:''3rd'Friday''D''17'June'at'10.00am'

Venue:''''58'Balmain'Road,'Ian'Morris'✆'480'0919 This$is$a$well@established$group.$$$It$started$more$than$18$years$ago.$$$It$provides$

information,$discussion$–$and$humour!$Finance$and$Investment'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Alec'Waugh'✆'489'9711'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''alwaugh@xtra.co.nz'Meets:'3rd'Monday''D''20'June'at'9.45am'–'11.45am'Details'in'Group'newsletter,'circulated'1'June$Film$Appreciation'''❉ ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Naomi'Grant'✆'410'8157''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''or'Diana'Thompson'✆'486'1344'Meets:''''4th''Monday''D''27'June'at'1.45pm.'Venue:''''Northbridge''garden'lounge'Topic:''''''Beth'is'going'to'show'the'Italian'film'"The'Tree'of'Wooden'''''Clogs",''Palme'd'Or'winner'Cannes'Film'Festival.$!

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Food$History''' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Judy'Hanna'✆'489'4425'

Meets:'2nd'Thursday''D'9'June'at'9.45am'Venue:''46'Sylvan'Park'Ave,'Milford.'''''Judy'''✆'489'4425'Topic:''Salt:'Use'and'Sources'

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French$$$$❉ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Ann'Andreassend'✆'410'3297'

Meets:'2nd'and'4th'Wednesday'D''8'and'22'June'at'2.00pm'Battre!le!fer!pendant!qu'il!est!chaud.$

Geology$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Boyd'Miller'✆'488'7595'

Meets''1st'&'3rd'Tuesdays.'7'and'21'June'at'9.45am'7th'June'Venue:''46'Sylvan'Park'Ave,'Milford''[Judy]'✆'489D4425'21st'June'Venue:'46'Sylvan'Park'Ave,'Milford''[Judy]'✆'489D4425'Topic:'West Coast and Otago geology'German$$❉ ''(Inter'U3A'Group)''''''''''''''''''''Peter'Robinson''✆'489'4494'

Meets:'2nd'and'4th'Tuesday''D''14'and'28'June'at'9.30am'Bei Nacht sind alle Katzen grau'

Globalisation$'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Chris'Ball''✆'410'7789'

Meets:''3rd'Wednesday''D'''15'June'Venue:''TBA'Topic:'''TBA$Great$Artists'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Lesley'Smith'✆'446'0288'Meets:'1st'and'3rd'Thursday'–'2'and'16'June'at'10.00am'2nd'June'Venue:'2/2'Huntley'Rd.,'Campbell's'Bay'Topic:'''Fra'Angelico'16th'June'Venue:'23a'Summer'St.,'Devonport'Topic:''Raphael$!

❉ ='New'members'welcome'

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Historical$Studies'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Andrew'Pack'✆'418'1925'Meets:'2nd'Monday''D''13'June'at'9.45am'Venue:''Glenfield'Activ'Zone'Topic:'''Migration'Mah$Jong$$$❉ ''(Inter'U3A'Group)'$$$$$$$$$$$$$$David'Johnson'✆'473'8942'Meets:'''1st'and'3rd'Friday''D''3'and'17'June'at'1.30pm'Venue:'''Okura'Hall''Okura'River'Rd'

Breaking$News,'still$a$jackpot$prize$to$be$won!$$Now$is$the$time$as$winter$draws$nigh$to$learn$this$fascinating$game$

To$while$away$the$soggy$days$of$indoor$incarceration.$Newcomers(and(Learners(welcome$

Making$History'❉ '(Inter'U3A'Group)'''Georgie'Maurice''✆'473'0404'Meets:''''1st'Thursday''D''2'June'at'10.00am'Venue:''''Knightsbridge'Retirement'Village'Topic:''''Rise'of'Europe.''Demise'of'Empire.'Pacific'colonies'

New(members(most(welcome(

Medieval$to$Renaissance$Europe ❉''''''Fraser'Campbell'✆'476'0377'Meets:''2nd'Tuesday'–'14'June'at'9.45am'Venue:''Sky'Lounge,'Mayfair'Village,'14'Oteha'Valley'Road'Topic:'The'Reformation:'Protestant'and'Catholic'

Modern$English$Literature'''' ''''''''''''''''Pearl'Thomson'✆'449'0450'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Carolyn'Harvey'✆'489'6334'Meets:'''1st'and'3rd'Tuesday'D''7'and'21'June'at'9.45am'Venue:'''7th'June:'3a'Mandica'Place'''✆'449'0450'Topic:''''Midnight's'Children'Venue:'''21st'June:'3a'Mandica'Place'''✆'449'0450'Topic:'''''Hotel'Du'lac.'Man'Booker'prize'winners'

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Modern$History'''❉ ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''John'Willmott'✆'476'1591'Meets:'2nd'Wednesday'–'8'June'at'9.45am'Venue:'Rothesay'Room,'ECB'Centre,'2'Glen'Rd,'Browns'Bay'Topic:'People'Movements'–'Immigration'or'Forced'''''''''''''Highland'Clearances,'Chinese'as'returning'immigrants'Music$Appreciation$$$$'$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Jennifer'Knutsen'✆'475'6797'Meets:'4th'Thursday'D$$23'June'at'1.30pm''$Venue:'71/106'Becroft'Drive,'Forrest'Hill'Topic:'Settling'the'Score'continued.'''''''''''''''Stravinsky''Firebird'Suite''no.'3'

Musical$Studies$$$❉ ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Patricia'Campbell'✆'476'0377'Meets:''2nd'and'4th'Mondays'–''13'and'27'June'at'9.45am'Venue:'''Sky'Lounge,'Mayfair'Village,'14'Oteha'Valley'Road'Topic'13th'June:'C20'Russia'D'Prokofiev'Topic'27th'June:'C20'Russia:'Shostakovich(Musical$Troubadours$$$❉ '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''John'White$$$$'✆'486'2398'(Instrumental$Inter$U3A$Group)$Meets:'2nd'and'4th'Monday''D''13'and'27'June'at'2.00pm'Venue:'19/7'Ramsgate'Terrace'Mairangi'Bay'

Other$Peoples$Lives'''''❉ ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Betty'Gilderdale'✆'478'7843'Meets:'4th'Tuesday''D'''28'June'at'2.00pm'Venue:''14A'Channel'View'Road,'Campbells'Bay'Topic:'A'study'of'Biographies'and/or'Autobiographies$Poetry'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Val'Overington'✆'486'5582'Meets:'2nd'Monday''D''13'June'at'1.30pm'Venue:''Apt.'C462'Northbridge,'Akoranga'Drive'Topic:''One'New'Zealand'Poet'and'one'Australian'poet'of'your'choice$

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!Scientific$Horizons$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$John'White$$$$'✆'486'2398'Meets:'1st'Wednesday'D$$1'June'at'1.30pm$Venue:''27'Bayside'Drive'Brown's'Bay'Topic:'''''Longevity'(Vern)$Scrabble$$$–$$❉ New(Group'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Sue'Pearson'✆'449'2221'Meets:'1st'Friday'D''3'June'at'9.45am'to'12'noon$Venue:'5A'Rahopara'Street,'Castor'Bay.'''''''''''Sue.'✆'449'2221'Please'call'Sue'if'you'intend'to'come'on'Friday'3'June'Topic:'Meet'and'greet,'play'scrabble'and'increase'word'knowledge'

More(members(welcome(Shakespeare$$$❉ '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Graham'Alcock'✆'473'5607'Meets:'3rd'Monday'D''20'June'at'1.00pm$Venue:''ActivZone,'next'to'the'Glenfield'Pool'and'Leisure'Centre'Topic:''Shakespeare’s'life,'times'and'works'Spanish$Culture'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Pam'Robinson'✆'489'4494'Meets:''2nd'Friday''D''10'June'at'10.00am'Venue:''318'Northbridge,'45'Akoranga'Drive,'Northcote'Topic:''Roman'Iberia''&''Victoria'de'los'Angeles.'

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U3A$Travel$$$''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Jocelyn'Spinley'✆'445'3329'Meets:''3rd'Monday'–'20'June'at'10.00am'Venue: Garden'room'Northbridge.''

'World$War$II$–$New(Group'' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''Ian'Morris'✆'480'0919'From$pre$war$causes$to$post$war$recovery$Meets:'2nd'Tuesday'D''14'June'at'1.00pm'Venue:'58'Balmain'Road,'Birkenhead'Topic:'''Chronological:'France'Surrenders'Featured'Military'Leader:'Alan'Brooke'D'France'and'UK'Home'Forces'Command'Featured'Additional'Subject:''HomeguardD'The'Real'Dad’s'Army'

More(members(welcome'!❉ ='New'members'welcome'