Mr Mander was rewarded for always being on the spot to help out the club with a range of tasks as well as also serving as chairman of the club for four years and acting chairman for one.  Chairman of the registered club Terry Donald said Mander’s involvement with the club has been invaluable.

“Whenever there’s something that needs to be done he always puts his hand up,” he said.

Mander is happy to help out anywhere he is needed which over the years has included maintaining the barbecue, organising Sunday bowls and croquet to selling raffle tickets, Mander telling The Examiner he doesn’t help with the aim of being applauded or recognised but out of a love for his club and place of residence.

I’ll help out with anything that going on really, raffles; to barbecues tomorrow (yesterday) we are helping with the top dressing of the green.”

“Anything I do for the club I do it because I want to do it, I don’t go looking for any accolades or pats on the back I do it because I love the club and I love the town I live in.”

Despite all he does for his club Mander said the life membership definitely took him by surprise.

“I nearly fell off my chair, it was very unexpected.”

The club also elected  new committees at Sunday’s annual general meeting with the Glen Innes Bowling Club registered club executive committee comprising; Terry Donald Chairman, Mr David Camp 1st vice chairperson, Marie Irwin 2nd vice chairperson, director Kerrie Arandale, Mike Hayward director, Susan Cameron treasurer, Catherine Donald club secretary manager. The men’s bowling club committee is; Neil Cameron president, Peter Bool senior vice president, Robert Rees publicity officer and vice president, Terry Donald game organisers  and a committee of Dave Camp, Viana Ioane, Les Kiehne and Col Dawson with a treasurer to be advised.