Report on November's Meeting by Bob S.

The November FABAC meeting was held at the new East Side Mario's in the Corbett Centre. The facility, food and service were great as attested to by the 23 members present.

Prez Gary welcomed those present. Bob E. discussed a couple of ideas for club outings. First was the upcoming Christmas in the Village in Gagetown on Sunday, November 30th. The second was a group attendance at the new James Bond movie on a Wednesday or Thursday evening sometime in the next couple of weeks. Watch for more information on the web site.

Jim and Lorraine have once again this year graciously offered to host our club Christmas Pot Luck party. This event will be held at their home on Mactaquac Heights on Sunday, December 14th starting at 5pm. Directions to their home will be provided later. It was suggested and agreed to that we will be taking up a collection at the party for a group donation to the food bank. Carolyn will be organizing the donation. In addition, there will be a Yankee Swap with a $5 maximum on "gifts".

The Christmas party will take the place of the December club meeting at which time a location for the January meeting will be chosen.

David N. provided an impromptu entertainment portion of the meeting in a "show and tell" segment when he demonstrated 3 early Christmas gifts that he had recently purchased for himself. The gifts included a battery tender (to keep his car battery charged throughout the long, cold winter months in storage); a temperature gun for measuring the heat emitted by all sorts of things; and a power gauge which will monitor over time the power consumption of appliances. It was suggested that "show and tell" might well become a regular part of future meetings. Anyone wishing to participate in future is welcome to do so.

Bob S.