ClubsNSW certainly knows how to WOW their members, as Sam and Jenny Bailey discovered when invited to speak at its annual conference on the Gold Coast from October 10 to 13. Held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, the annual conference attracted well over 1000 delegates from clubs throughout NSW, and was a real show stopper....thanks to an amazing array of spectacular events. Sam said, "Jenny and I spoke on Sunday morning and then attended the Sunday evening dinner event, which was a real show stopper. It had an arabesque theme and was absolutely spectacular, including a jeanie, belly dancers, fire eaters, acrobats, fantastic singing and even live camels!" Sam and Jenny are pictured above with host of the Arabesque dinner, comedian Mark Mitchell (second from left), and fellow keynote speaker, Captain Gerald Coffee (right) and his wife, Susan. Captain Coffee is a retired navy captain who was shot down while flying combat missions over North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He was taken prisoner and spent virtually all of his 7 years and 9 days as a POW in solitary confinement. He now travels the world as a motivational speaker, delivering a powerful message on turning adversity into something with purpose.
