Dinner notice 897th, 27th July 2011, Jade Palace Restaurant.

Dinner Notice : 897th
Place : Jade Palace Restaurant,Penang
Time : 7.30pm Fellowship
: 8.00pm Meeting

Chairman : Tony Ng
Fine Master : Balan Menon

MINUTES OF THE 896^th MEETING OF APEX CLUB OF PENANG

HELD ON 13/07/11, 8PM AT JADE PALACE RESTAURANT, PENANG

Attendance: Pres Mike Ong, , Sr Apexian Victor Corbett, Edward Mai, Lifer Tony

Ng, Jane Chan, , Balan Menon, Angie Low, Amy Yeap & Lee Kai Eng.

Apology: Jason Ang, Terrie Loo, , Anthony Jayakumar, Danny Tan, Jonathan Shoo

Lifer Seah

On Leave : Ryan Tang Guest : Miss Tan Soo Hooi

1.0 Called Meeting to Order

1.1 President Mike Ong welcomed the members and called the meeting to order.

1.2 The President said since this meeting is the 2^nd Wednesday, the next meeting will be on the 27

July 2011 and the 1^st meeting of August will be the 1^st Wednesday to accommodate the visiting

Australians Apexians.

1.3 The annual accounts and report has not being submitted to the ROS. The President said he

will look into the matter.

2.0 Confirmation Minutes

2.1 The 895^th Minutes held on 22/06/11 was proposed for adoption by Lifer Tony Ng

and seconded by Victor Corbett .

3.0 Sungai Petani Installation on 23.07.11

3.1 The Sungai Petani Apex Club Installation has been postponed to the 23^rd July 2011.

3.2 Members attending the installation are Victor, Angie, Jason, Jane, Tony Ng ,Lee and Danny

4.0 Convention

4.1Singapore Convention will be held on 29 to 30^th July 11, Only 5 members attending are Victor,

Edward,Jason,Mike,Terrie.

4.2 Kuantan Convention will be held on 5 to 7^th Aug 2011, members attending are Victor,Edward,

Jason, Mike,Terrie,Lifer Tony and Jane Chan.

5.0Youth World Fiesta at Genting Sempah from 24 t0 26^th June 2011

5.1 No youth members were free to attend.

6.0 Other Directors’ Reports

6.1 Apexian Edward Mai said the road divider near the Pantai Hospitalis is wide, it will be ideal

place to plant the trees. Apexian Lee was asked to take the photographs of the site and

superimpose with the plan and submit.

6.2 2 T shirts samples were shown to the members. Members preferred cotton and Edward said

he will check with his suppliers. To order 45 white and 20 blue T shirts.

6.3 When bringing the visiting Penang guests, mainland Apexians using their can claim RM15 and

island Apexian can claim RM 10 and Apexians car pooling can claim RM5 from the travel’s

fund.

7.0 Other Matters

7.1 Fines Collection for the night: RM 11.00

7.2 Meeting was then adjourned at 10.15pm, proposed by Tony Ng & seconded by

Angie.

Minutes Proposed by: ……… Seconded by:……… Prepared by: Balan Menon

MINUTES OF THE 895^th MEETING OF APEX CLUB OF PENANG

HELD ON 22/06/11, 8PM AT JADE PALACE RESTAURANT, PENANG

Attendance: Pres Mike Ong, Jason Ang, Sr Apexian Victor Corbett, Lifer Tony

Ng, Jane Chan, Danny Tan, Jonathan Shoo, Balan Menon, Angie

Low & Lee Kai Eng.

Apology: Edward Mai, Terrie Loo, Amy Yeap, Anthony Jayakumar, Lifer Seah

On Leave : Ryan Tang

1.0 Called Meeting to Order

1.1 President Mike Ong welcomed the members and called the meeting to order.

1.2 The President laid a few ground rules. All outgoing Directors to pass the files to the incoming

Directors as soon as possible, preferably by the next meeting.

1.3 The treasurer is to bring the check book, receipt book for the meetings.

1.4 Since Amy and Danny can’t make it for the Wednesday meetings, it was suggested that it be

switched to Tuesday. Most of the members were agreeable but Balan will be vegetarian.

1.5 President said he will be email to all members who were not present.

1.6 Mike Ong encouraged Directors to always take charge of their respective projects, in that respect to plan all that is necessary to complete them. However, requests can be made to the other Directors to assist. Members agreed as Penang Apexians had always worked as a Team.

2.0 Amendment of Minutes

2.1 Apexian Jane Chan was confirmed to be present at the 894^th meeting on 1.06.11.

3.0 Confirmation Minutes

3.1 The 894^th Minutes held on 01/06/11 was then proposed for adoption by Victor

Corbett and seconded by Jason Ang.

4.0 By-laws of the Apex Penang Education Fund

4.1 The By-laws of Apex Penang Education Fund had been adopted at the last meeting.

4.2 The board members are Apexian Edward Mai, Pres. Mike Ong, Angie Low,

Lifer Seah and Lee Kai Eng.

4.3 A resolution was passed, as proposed by Danny Tan and seconded by Jason Ang, to open an

FD account with CIMB for RM 50,000 on a three months basis.

4.4 During the 41^st Apex Club of Penang installation, John Richards donated RM 500/=.

Apexian Edward Mai got the blind auction for RM 500 which went towards the Fund and PP

Balwant Singh donated RM 50.00. Edward Mai has also received a further pledge of RM 2,500

towards the Fund.

5.0 Sungai Petani Installation on 16.07.11

5.1 Victor suggested that we take a table for Sungai Petani Apex Club Installation and

members to confirm their attendance with Jane Chan, who is co-ordinating.

5.2 Victor will suggest to Raj to book a room so that the installation can be carried out privately.

6.0 Convention

6.1Singapore Convention will be held on 29 to 31st July 2011, members attending are Victor,

Edward, Jason, Mike, Terrie, Angie and Jane (tentative). Jason to liaise with Irene Lai

6.2 Kuantan Convention will be held on 5 to 7^th Aug 2011, members attending are Victor, Edward,

Jason, Mike, Terrie, Lifer Tony, Jane and Lee Kai Eng (tentative)

6.3 Robert Butcher will be attending the Singapore Convention after which he will visit Penang,

Langkawi and will be back in Penang to follow Edward Mai for the Kuantan Convention.

7.0 Youth World Fiesta at Genting Sempah from 24 to 26^th June 2011

7.1 There were no takers but Apexian Lee Kai Eng said if he can get 2 of his engineers to go.

8.0 Other Directors’ Reports

8.1 Service Director Apexian Lee ‘Go Green Plan’ to plant trees near Equatorial Hotel. Victor

said he will get in touch with En. Ahmad Hisham from MPPP to help out.

8.2 Victor to look into Apex T’shirt. Jane said it is better to have a colour T’shirt. Members to

meet on Saturday 25.06.11 at Victor’s residence at 12.00 noon.

8.3 Members who attended the South Regional Fellowship on 20.5.11 in Malacca to claim RM30

for attending the dinner.

8.4 Members agreed with the proposal by Lifer Tony that Pg Apexians who take foreign guests for

sight-seeing be allowed to make a claim. Mike Ong said he will propose the quantum of claim

at the next meeting.

9.0 Other Matters

9.1 Fines Collection for the night: RM 19.00

9.2 Meeting was then adjourned at 10.15pm, proposed by Angie & seconded by

Danny.

Minutes Proposed by: ……… Seconded by:……… Prepared by: Balan Menon

Message from Senior member , Edwin SJ Ng

Dear Mike,

Thank you for your email and the contents are noted. I hope Victor whom I have known for nearly 30 years and you will change Apex into a more dynamic organisation with people who can understand your mission.

Apex need to refocus its mission. The needs of youth today are very difference and you have to meet these new challenges and forget how we operated in the late seventies,80's or even the 90's.

The type of services you can offer the present day youth need to be changed. Focus more on career challenges, career development, improvement of skills, IT training and etc.

You are absolutely right about National Conventions. They should be richly informative, and decorum highly observed, and productive workshops on how to move the organisation forward. Teach youth on articulations, presentations, how to survive work environment, and good social progammes....before preaching them social work.

The meaning of social work now..... is very far from social work two to three decades ago.

First, focus with good social progammes to build up the membership from the present 90 nationwide

to a better figure of at least 25 in each club with a good mixture of racial and gender composition.

Let the meetings have more socially informative programmes like inviting successful industry leaders to address on subjects of interest to their career enhancement, investment techniques, visits to industries and organisations as a start. Them move to subjects like how to sustain the family unit, how to survive the present day economic challenges......and then to social work and services.

Today's challenges are what can 'Apex do for us.....before asking Youth what can they do for Apex'

I wish you and Victor the best.

Edwin S.J.Ng PJK

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