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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dates for your Diaries
Christmas function for Invercargill will be on Saturday the 20th November
and for Dunedin on Saturday the 5th March 2011.
(More details to be supplied nearer the time)
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
Dunedin Brain Day
The Brain day went really well, people were interested they asked lots of questions and took brochures. We received a number of donations; it will all help to raise the Muscular Dystrophy profile in the South Island. Below is a photograph of Lesley Facoory and Raewyn Hodgson who kindly manned the stand at the event.
B.R.O.N.Z.
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
