LEE CHAN MENG PPT Lee Chan Meng joined TNC in the year 1986. Having come from an active background of a very hectic curricular service in his career as a school teacher, it was soon inevitable that Chan Meng got immersed in the management of the many activities of TNC. He was involved in various club activities as a member of various sub committees and helped to organize various sports and social events of the club. His leadership skills were soon recognized and he entered service in the General Committee for five years (1996 to 2001). On personal reasons, he did not seek re-election for the following term. He came back into the General Committee from 2003 until today. Chan Meng has sat in the GC for 17 long years, long enough to make him one of the longest serving GC member in the annals of TNC. This long tenure of service has been outstanding as the following would indicate:  1996 – 2001, Chairman of Indoor Games. He organized annual competitions and popularized games like badminton, table tennis, billiards, snooker and darts.  As Chairman of the Entertainment & Socials Sub Committee, he and his subcommittee members had organized many cultural celebratory events, such as the eve Merdeka and New Year Dance Countdown celebrations, the Annual Children’s X’mas Party which is eagerly looked forward to by member’s children. The various cultural celebrations such the Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali and Vaisakhi celebrations were always a blast with the club premises suitably and distinctively decorated.  Chan Meng also headed the Karaoke Section in the past. Although he may not sing as well as Bing Crosby or the legendary Michael Jackson, he looked after the needs of this section well, and come weekends, the Karaoke Room would be well patronized. This section of the club has regularly been patronized by some members of the royal family too.  Chan Meng also spearheaded the TNC Blood Donation Campaign. It has become one of the community service project endorsed by Club Management and augurs well for the club as a caring organization.  As Chairman of Bulletin & Library Section, he proposed to upgrade our Library to be air-conditioned to provide comfortable ambience for members and their children in pursuit of knowledge.  Chan Meng is also keen and accomplished tennis player and had been involved in this section as Tennis Captain for two terms.  Another contribution from the keen mind of Chan Meng was through his proposal for the introduction of Compulsory Spending in the Club. This resolution was passed at the AGM in 1999 and our F&B Section has been put on a sound financial footing. But the crowning glory for Lee Chan Meng in his distinguished service to TNC was his passionate enthusiasm in persuading the General Committee to launch PROJECT 999 – a membership drive to increase the club membership to 999, after which the membership would be closed. To ensure the success of the project, an easy payment scheme for entrance fees was introduced. The object of limiting the total membership to below 1000 is to ensure that there is no overcrowding around the club as the current facilities will not be able to support a large membership. This limited membership will ensure that the needs of the current members are adequately met. THE NEW CLUB, Taiping salutes Mr. Lee Chan Meng and thanked him for his excellent services rendered all these years.