March 2025 Newsletter
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AUCKLAND FEATHERS NEWSLETTER
March 2025
Our star angel Amos at the Ponsonby Rainbow Parade
CLUB MEMBERSHIP 2025
As we kick off our official 2025 play year, we’re excited to introduce exciting changes to how the club operates—offering more value and convenience for you!
Firstly - At our Annual General Meeting held on Sunday 16 March, we announced we are introducing a new Membership Model due to the funding we received from Lion Foundation. With this new model, you'll pay a one-off fee that covers all your play sessions—no more per-session fees! We’re offering:
Full Year Membership: $500 (valid for 365 days from purchase but no later than end of March 2026)
Half Year Membership: $300 (valid for 6 months from purchase but no later than end of March 2026)
💰 Big Savings for you! If you played twice a week at $15 per session for 50 weeks, that would cost $1,500—this membership is less than $10 a week!
We will still offer a casual rate of $18 per session. However, the earlier you buy a membership, the more value you get!
The Membership Packages are available now and the casual rate will come into effect from April 1.
With this, we are launching a new booking system:
Members will receive a code to use for booking.
Non-members must pay online at the time of booking.
No more in-person payments—everything is handled online, so you can get on the court faster with fewer queues!
AUCKLAND FEATHERS COMMITTEE 2025
We’re pleased to introduce you to the Auckland Feathers Committee of 2025!
President - Steven Morgan
Secretary - Omkar Kadam
Treasurer - Mark Thompson
Social Chair - Abe Naus
Club Captain - Steven Morgan (Assisted by Eddy Fan)
Communications - Ricky Bok (Assisted by Jez Alvarez)
General Committee - Blair Woods, Kevin Qiao, Jez Alvarez, Eddy Fan, Oliver Smith, Richard Tanedo
Please find the 2025 AGM Minutes HERE
LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARD
The first ever Auckland Feathers Life Membership Award to be given to someone who truly shaped Feathers into the Club that it is today and would not be the same without him. We are honoured to be able to give a Lifetime Membership Award to Jeffrey Wu.
Jeffrey has given selfless service to the Club and its members, being on the Committee for over 5 years, including two terms as President laying the foundation for the Club n. He has also served as Club Captain and General Committee Member.
His attitude and behaviour is a true testament to the Feathers motto and giving him this Award is the least we can do for all he has given to the Club. Thank you Jeffrey!
COACHING
We are excited to announce that Joseph Pham will be offering coaching lessons (fully subsidised by the Club) to our Full or Half-Year Members throughout the year, with a focus on our beginners. Please fill in your membership form that you are interested in coaching and we will start to organise it as soon as there is enough people.
Please note we can also offer coaching with Joel Walker later on in the year for other grades if there is interest.
FEATHERS SOCIAL PICNIC
📍 Western Park
📅 Saturday, 3 May
⏰ 12:00 PM
Let's make the most of the warm-ish weather with a club picnic! Bring:
✅ A picnic blanket
✅ A dish to share
✅ (Optional) A game or ball—think bowls, football, rugby, cards, etc.
This is a great chance to meet other members and have fun! Friends, family, and pets are welcome (dogs must stay on a leash).
🔹 For more details, contact Abe or check our Facebook group.
CLUB SHIRTS
We're thrilled to introduce our brand-new club shirts that are available for order HERE! To ensure everyone finds their perfect fit, we've created a variety of options: T-shirts, muscle tees, and singlets. Get ready to represent our club in style!
We have to order these in bulk so the next orders will close end of April, get in quick!
Thanks for your time, looking forward to an exciting year with you!
Auckland Feathers Committee of 2025
Club Play: Auckland Badminton Centre
99 Gillies Avenue, Epsom,
Auckland 1023
New Zealand
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