Era 2000-04 News

ERA 2000-04 SAPPERS NEWS

30.  Paragraphs 1 to 9 are found in the 'Era Decade Branch' page, paragraphs 10 to 19 in the 'Venues Decade Do's' page, and 20 to 29 'Army Leave Centres, all seperate to this page.

31.   The 'Era 2000-04 Members' page is seperate, adjacent to this page.

32.   Our Facebook address: Sapper NZ 2000 - 04 Era. We need a Moderator [EM para4] for this Facebook page.

33.   Our Group Email address: 00era04@sprnz.tidymail.co for emails to all those who have their Era contact profile up to date. The EM's email address is 00em04@sprnz.tidymail.co for individual emails to the EM who is Shane Olsen phone +64211521073.

34.   The Moderator would need to use Facebook to organise the next Decade Do. At the next Decade Do s/he should hand over to another new Moderator. Expect to be a Moderator no longer than two years. We all need to share the work load. The Moderator would also be an Event Administrator in Tidy HQ. More background reading is on Menu > Sappers > New Accounts > para 64 'Sappers Helping Sappers'.

35.   Our Era should start looking at holding a Decade Do sometime in 2025 [note para 9 end]. Should it be in the Turangi RSA [Taupo RSA is reopened again, relocated] assuming the bulk of our people who joined the RNZE between 2000 and 2004 now live in the upper North Island? Or should we consider Porirua RSA or Picton RSA so the South Island Sappers can get there? See para 8 on voting.

36.   Do we make overtures to the older 1995-99 Era [about 1 Members on the books] or the younger 2005-09 Era [about 2 Members on the books] to form either a Decade 1995-04 Do or a Decade 2000-09 Do? Combined we would need 10 members [six of us & 4 of them?] to say they will attend before putting it out as a tidyhq Event to non-members of the Association [a pretty flaky bunch]. At that stage we can let it pad out to include five years either side of the selected decade to cover a 20 year range.

37.   Finger food needs to be organised. The public 'All RNZE' page has non-members of the Sappers Association paying $10 cash at the door for finger food. It also suggests Members for life can pre-pay for finger food. If taking this option, it is best by Automatic Payment of $5 once a year into the Era Decade BNZ bank account 02-0727-0629870-008 [note the suffix]. In the 'Particulars' column enter your Regimental Number. In the 'Code' column enter '00era04'. In this way the Era Decade Branch Treasurer can identify yourself and your Era and 'ring fence' it via excel. Also the 'Era 2000-04 Fund' will show up in the 'Position' part of the Era Decade Branch account which goes to the Hon Auditor to be auditored before being presented to a Sappers Association [NZ] Inc Members AGM. Read paras 2 & 3 for more on this.

38.   At RNZE National Reunions, it would be a good idea if we booked accommodation close to each other, perhaps collectively [for discounts]. This is so if some of us 'play up' a bit after the Friday registration or Saturday dinner, we'll be within walking distance of home and less chance of drunk driving. Also we may be like minded in selecting a local tour agreeable with our age group, so it'll likely be just one pick up point for all of us [see para 9].

12 Feb 2025 last updated.