Southern Branch
Committee
The Southern branch is governed by a committee who all volunteer their time and expertise. The election of officers as voted at the AGM held in May 2008:
| Chairperson: | Mary Burn |
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| Treasurer: | Raewyn Hodgson |
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| Secretary: | Leslie Facoory |
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| Committee Members: |
Allan Burn
Alan Hodgson
Graham Thomas
Jonathan Gillies
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Contacts
| Mary Burn (Invercargill) | ph/fax 03-2157781 or 03-2183975(work) |
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| Leslie Facoory (Dunedin) | ph 03-4877638 |
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| Raewyn Hodgson (Dunedin) | ph 03-4862066 fax 03-4862067 | email ahodgson@xtra.co.nz |
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| Kim Willetts (Oamaru) | ph 03-4371417 | email brentwilletts@xtra.co.nz |
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Southern Branch Chairpersons Report - 2009
Click here to download the 2009 Southern Branch Chairpersons Report.
Christmas Function 2009
Unfortunately the Waihola Tavern burnt down, so we had to change our venue to the Mosgiel Railway Station. We had a lovely lunch, this was enjoyed by all.
The raffle made approximately $460, which was a great effort. Many thanks for this. The winners were as follows:
| Hamper 1 |
Elaine McCrone |
Invercargill |
| Hamper 2 |
Phil Sharp |
Owaka |
| Doll |
Phil Sharp |
Owaka |
New Baby
Congratulations go the Miriam Rodrigues on the birth of her little girl, both are doing very well.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Canterbury MDA Adult Camp
The Adult camp at Hanmer Springs is going ahead from 25th to the 28th February is now fully booked. Luckily three of our members are looking forward to attending again. Sorry if you have not been able to secure a place for this year.
Bow Tie Awareness Week – 20th to 28th February
Mary Burn has organised two stands in Invercargill for selling and Raewyn and Leslie are also planning to sell in Dunedin. Please support this week – if you are wishing to assist please contact us or Reena our Bow Tie Coordinator at National Office at bowtie@mda.org.nz or 0800 800 337
Next Meeting
The date has been changed due to the timing of the Adult Camp in Canterbury and the National Council meeting in Wellington as well as Bow Tie week.
We are now meeting
Date: Saturday 6th March
Venue: MS Rooms, Corner of Gala and Jed Street, Invercargill
Time: 11:30am for pot luck lunch - 1.30pm for the meeting
It would be great to see a few more locals at the meeting.
National Council Meeting
Is scheduled for Saturday the 20th February, if you have anything you wish Mary Burn or Raewyn Hodgson to bring up at the meeting, please let them know before February the 19th. Contact details below.
MDA Annual General Meeting
Date: Friday 16th April 2010
Venue: Ward Room, Commodore Hotel, 449 Memorial Avenue, Christchurch
Time: 6pm
The guest speaker will be Tania Thomas, Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner. Nominations are now being called for vacancies on the National Council.
May Day
On Saturday the 1st of May at the IWMC Invercargill, Mary Burn will be combining with the MS Society and they will be having a display. It is usually a very busy day and an excellent opportunity to make the public more aware of the organisation and the branch. If you can make it, it would be great to see you there.
Contacts
Mary Burn 03 215 7781 or email r.w.burn@xtra.co.nz
Raewyn Hodgson 03 4862066 or email ahodgson@xtra.co.nz
Hilary Rayner 0800 800 337 or email hilary@mda.org.nz
Southern Region branch meeting
The next meeting of the Southern Region branch will be held on Saturday 29 August at the Multiple Sclerosis rooms Baker Street Dunedin – all are welcome!
The National Strategic plan
The National Strategic plan has now been released to all members for consultation. Please take the time to read the plan and make comments and suggestions. You can give the branch committee your ideas and comments by telephoning, email or post. The branch meeting will be held on Saturday the 29 August at the CCS/Disability Action rooms at 514 Great King St Dunedin. We will be meeting at 11.30 having lunch at @ 12 md followed by the meeting at 1 pm. All members will be able to attend to discuss the Strategic plan. After this meeting the Southern Region branch will be able to put forward their submission on the strategic plan. We urge all members to attend this meeting.
Branch News
Raewyn receiving the donation from Ron McKay President of B.R.O.N.Z. Otago.
B.R.O.N.Z. members enjoying their mid year Function.
B.R.O.N.Z. (Bike Riders Association of New Zealand) continues to provide very good support to the Southern Region Branch. We have received a donation of six thousand dollars from the local group. Raewyn collected this cheque at their mid year social function. The funds are raised at the Vincent Motor cycle rally held each year in Alexandra. We appreciate the hardwork that B.R.O.N.Z members put in to raise the funds and thank them very much.
At present there are no cough assist machines in the Southern Region. The staff at National office are looking at obtaining funds to purchase more cough assist machines. Our branch is planning to contribute funds toward this project and is hoping to have two cough assist machines available in the Southern Region.
The Southern Region branch has provided financial support to enable a young member who lives rurally to continue swimming over the winter months at an indoor pool.
We would like to give sincere condolences to the family of Mary Buick-Constable who passed away earlier this year and to thank the family very much for the donation that the branch received following Mary’s Funeral.
Written by Raewyn Hodgson
