Magazine Nov/Dec 2016

The volume of items that need to be stored long term increased significantly with our recent move. To facilitate (or really minimize) this the Housekeeping team organized the highly successful Member Garage Sale, which took a month to coordinate behind the scenes. The Finance team helped execute this as well, which was harder than you (or at least I) would have thought it’d be. Dahlan, our Service Director (The 2nd Floor), now goes to the rooftop weekly to pull items down and sort through them to create a comprehensive inventory list of stored items for The Club. With the amount of linen, glassware, and tableware it takes to run operations, you can imagine this is no small task. In addition…the “People Development” (HR) team oversaw the move of the admin space to its new location in B1. This involved three office-wide spring cleaning sessions (involving all Admin staff) and disposal of a lot of junk (hmm…I wonder how long my mug was in the junk shop??). The team packed up more than 1,000 boxes of files and materials and then unpacked and organized the contents in the span of a Sunday. To prepare for the shift to Level 3, the Library team packed an incredible 23,000 books and all Library equipment and archives within just five days! They then moved everything to Level 3 where it was unpacked in a week. I’d like to specifically thank our Library Committee for their eagerness to help, but as the area was under construction, no Members were allowed to enter.

There are countless other examples of challenges faced during this migration…these are just examples. They demonstrate, however, the incredible teamwork and “spirit” we’re seeing as we move towards the middle of this project. Indeed, it’s amazing to see that spirit as each and every staff member works towards a common goal, and it is this spirit that will make the entire project a success. With that in mind, and if you don’t mind, please take a moment the next time you’re at The Club to thank our team members for their hard work on our behalf. Each and every one of them play a role, and are instrumental, in the redevelopment journey. Stay tuned also for more information soon as we expect to award Phase 3 of the Project before the end of the year. Phase 3 will include the construction of the shell and core of the new building. More information about this will be sent out via the redevelopment e-blast and posted on the Thyme board in the coming weeks. Thanks for your continued support during this project and please feel free to reach out to me at president@amclub. org.sg if you have any questions I can help you answer.

Happy holidays!

Scott Weber President

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THE AMERICAN CLUB NOV / DEC 2016