When the writer of this article joined the Club back in 1991, the President was Verne Christiansen (deceased) and it was great to receive a warm and friendly welcome as I did not know anybody in the Club at that time. Verne maintained the tradition of playing for the St Anne's Club for the Blind who used to meet in their premises at Gibbons Road, Takapuna and in the same lounge where we stored our organ. The St Anne's Club for the Blind used to have a morning/lunch session on the first Tuesday of each month (if not more frequently) and this coincided with our meetings in the evening.
I had the pleasure of going to one of Verne and Violet's Coffee Days around 1992 when they lived up at old Torbay and as can be seen from the newspaper clipping, Verne had one the current Yamaha Electone models with lots of whistles and bells to play with! Verne and Violet moved to Taupo (I think) and spent the rest of their days in that area.
Again, the Club is indebted to Ngaire Lonergan for digging-up this old newspaper clipping from 18th April 1989.
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