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May 5th 2011:-

Chairman’s Report:-

a):- Shirley Round Table A.G.M.

I attended Round Table A.G.M at the village hotel on Thursday April 28th. Although Table is struggling for numbers, one has to say that the enthusiasm and commitment of it’s members is unbounded. There is still a determination to make an impact in the borough by continuing to run Solihull Carnival and by maintaining a vigorous carolling commitment, as well a host of other fundraising and social activities. Because numbers are so few Table obviously needs support from the other three clubs to maintain their efforts. I hope this support will continue to be forthcoming.

 

b):- National Conference Ipswich:-

There were two resolutions debated at the Association AGM in Ipswich on 16th April. They were:-

  1. : - A new Community and Welfare Officer on Executive.

  2. : - An increase in the number of proxy votes from one to two.

Both resolutions were lost.

The new Vice President (President Elect) is David Smith of Long Eaton41 Club, and the new International Officer is David Campbell of Westerham and District 41 Club. Hugh Milward retainshis position as National sales and Marketing Officer.

 

c):- Subscription debate.

At the AGM on April 7th the vexed question of subscriptions was again raised. This has been a thorny issue for several years with strong views being held on both sides of the argument. I therefore felt it prescient to review the issue at the Council meeting on the 26th April. It was the view of those present at the meeting, that for 2011-12 we apply the proposal that was adopted by a majority vote at the meeting of May 6th 2010. This proposal was essentially a rebate scheme that gave a member the opportunity to recover the cost of meals not taken at meetings he could not attend for genuine reasons. The full wording of the proposal can be found on the SLK website. My understanding of this proposal is that it would apply for the year 2011 – 12 and would be reviewed again at the AGM 2012.


 

d):- Club contacts and mailing: - The April news letter from National created nearly 800 failed mailings. This was the first time that members had been mailed directly rather than via club contacts. A lot of the failings were due to E mail addresses that had changed and not been updated. I feel therefore that if we are going to take advantage of direct contact we should try to ensure that our E mail addresses are kept up to date as far as possible. I think the vast majority of addresses of SLK members are current, but is probably worth checking.

Y.I.C.F.


Roland


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