Chichester Yacht Club Magazine February / March 2019 | Page 3

Help Your Committees Many of the activities within the Club are organised for members by members. We are indebted to our volunteering community to help maintain an active programme of events. All committees would welcome your support. Observers are welcomed to attend any committee meeting within the Club, including the General Committee. This will give you an opportunity to see what’s going on without any commitment. I have recently received an unexpected resignation of a director from the General Committee, due to personal reasons. If you have a particular skill that you think would benefit the Club and would like to join the General Committee then do contact either myself or the office for more details. They provide both home care as well as at the Hospice; their new building at Bosham is due to open this spring. If you would like to support John in his fund raising endeavour you can do so by using the link stwilfslondonmarathon19.everydayhero.com/ uk/john-miles - or by emailing him at: [email protected]. Please do support this important cause. Marathon Man John Miles has been fortunate in being allocated a place in this year’s London Marathon which takes place on 28th April. For personal reasons, as well as giving himself an Hope to see you at the Club soon incentive to keep flogging round the highways Happy sailing and byways in the cold, wind and rain through the winter months, he has chosen to support St Wilfrid's Hospice, one of the Club charity partners. I know those, including CYC members, who have been well cared for by this local charitable organisation. 3