Southern Branch

UPCOMING EVENTS

Next meeting Saturday 27th August

Dunedin CCS Building All Welcome!

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Contacts

Mary Burn 03 215 7781
Raewyn Hodgson 03 4862066 or email ahodgson@xtra.co.nz
Hilary Rayner 0800 800 337 or email hilary@mda.org.nz

Branch News

Mary Burn was recently acknowledged by the MS Society

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

Southern Branch Chairpersons Report - 2009

Click here to download the 2009 Southern Branch Chairpersons Report.

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 2011:

Chairperson:	Mary Burn
Treasurer:	Raewyn Hodgson
Secretary:	Leslie Facoory
Committee Members:	Allan Burn Alan Hodgson Graham Thomas Michelle Fisken

 

Contacts

Mary Burn (Invercargill)	ph/fax 03-2157781 or 03-2183975(work)
Leslie Facoory (Dunedin)	ph 03-4877638
Raewyn Hodgson (Dunedin)	ph 03-4862066 fax 03-4862067	email ahodgson@xtra.co.nz
Kim Willetts (Oamaru)	ph 03-4371417	email brentwilletts@xtra.co.nz