Vollet at St. George's - Tr. Bbby - RT 30

When Fitness Leads to Fellowship at
And MERT 30 leads the way

Guys
Using the beaten, bruised adage – At 30 we don’t let things happen, we make them happen.

Almost 60 heads - 32 guys, 12 ladies 15 kids came together with for one reason. The passion
to play, cheer and have good time at the 1st Inter Table – Inter Group Volley tournament.
This was held on the 6th of July at the St Georges AIHS School, Chennai.
What started off as a week end volley game, grew to be a daily morning affair for 25 plus
tablers (3,10,30,95,100,124,159,162,181) of Area 2 . The way forward was to judge our
game and the tournament was planned to be played against a team called the
“Sledgehammers of Egmore”.

One week of planning lead to setting up 2 courts, 4 teams, short eats, refreshments, fruits
and fun. We even had in house Doc – a Sports Injury Specialist, just to ensure an injury free
evening. A total of 4 teams were formed (3 of tablers). A round robin league had each team
playing 3 games and the top 2 playing a best of 3 finals. The tablers team D had a good run
to the finals winning 5 games in a row. The team D gave a good fight and lost 2 to 1 in the
finals to the Sledgehammers.

The event was full of fun and fellowship but the games weren’t to be that way. The decibel
levels went up every time there was a disputed line call. Every point won was loudly
celebrated and every long rally was appreciated. If it weren’t for the non intoxicating
beverages, we might have had a real situation!

Not to forget the support given by the wives and children of the players. The ladies had a
good time too and the children made use of the vast ground playing volley, basket and
football and made new friends.

Thanks to all the guys who made this event possible by being there dot at 3pm on Sunday.
And special thanks to guys who helped in organizing the event. Our thanks to Mr. Paul
Victor Samuel, Headmaster of St Georges School, for his help too.
For the 12 + guys who meet up at the School every morning to play the game they love, it’s
been a satisfying weekend and am sure our resolve to maintain fitness and enhance
fellowship has grown stronger.
YIT
Varindar Singh “Bobby”
MERT30