History & Origins continued...
The Club Rooms were opened in 1979 and the furnishings, ie carpet and furniture were greatly assisted by donors who do not want to be named. The Bar set-up was basically arranged by Lion Breweries. The Bar management was in the hands of three people, Bill Dagger, Pepe Horora and Brian Bergin, before licencing, hours were very flexible. Two women who contributed much to the Club were Peg Hellier and Maureen McCrae. As for the others, the Life Members speak for themselves but Glenfield has some great people who contributed both on and off the committee. Graham Black, who although not involved in the initial development has done a tremendous job on the finance side and is still Auditor for the Club and Treasurer of the Old Boys.
The Club also had a big hand in the formation of the North Harbour Union. Brian Bergin was part of the original group in proposing the Union, along with Helensville, Western United and North Shore. It took quite a while for to get the other Shore clubs onboard and to convince the Auckland Rugby Union to agree, which they did in 1985.