Life Members Day – December 19
Sale Tennis Club will hold its 16th Life Members Day on Saturday, December 19.
This is much later than usual due to COVID restrictions but the Club is still anticipating a large crown on the day.
Life Members Day has grown to be one of the biggest and best days on the Club’s annual calendar. The day is a celebration of the contribution to the Club of all members, especially Life Members, who have been recognised for their outstanding contribution. Each year we welcome back to the Club the extended Flint and Best families to celebrate their lifelong association with Sale Tennis Club. Everyone is welcome, current members, former members, children, family, friends, new members and anybody else. You only need to have a pulse!!
Our Club has awarded only 21 Life Memberships in its 70 year history. These Life Members are: “Nellie” Munn, Keith Prestney, Don Schuback, Lorraine McHattie, Keith Best, Monica Best, Moyra Maher, Helen Gerrand, Shirley McFarlane, Gary Schuback, James Maher, Bruce Carter, Jan Saville, Ian Flint, Robin Lowe, Mike Riley, Chris Deschepper, Murray Fitzclarence, Karen Deschepper, Karen Pollett and Debbie Krusic. It would be hard to measure the contribution this group has made to the Sale Tennis Club.
The ladies on Life Members Day play for the Keith Best Memorial Trophy. Last year Kelly Hudson got on another of our Club honour boards on the day her mother Debbie Krusic was inducted as a Life Member. A very special day all round. Kelly has just had her second baby so might find it difficult to defend her title in 2017. If so, there is an opportunity for someone new to hoist the trophy.
The juniors on Life Members play for the Monica Best Memorial Trophy. Sen Goold will be eligible for the juniors until about 2025 so has a chance to make it nearly 10 in a row based on his form in 2016. Wouldn’t that be something! However there will be plenty of juniors looking to have their name on the board so Sen will need to bring his A game.
The men on Life Members Day will play for the Ian Flint Memorial Trophy. In 2016 Wayne Flint and Adam Smith took out the trophy. Can another of the Flints or Bests manage to edge them out in 2017?
The day’s activities commence from 12.00 midday with lunch followed by 3 sets of tennis for the more enthusiastic and a relaxing drink for the less energetic. At the end of the tennis we will have afternoon tea, presentation of trophies and the traditional raffle. The whole day is free, there will be a spinning wheel and a raffle and other giveaways.