State of the Nation Presentation

Fri, Jan 6th 2017 at 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm

Update on the club.


At Assembly in June 2016, the President Elect laid out his plans for the year ahead.


Now there will be a presentation by members of the council,



State of the Nation presentation to club    
  Committees vs Task Forces    
  Success of Fund Raising and Fellowship events this year  
    events done      
    events in the planning and the teams we need to set up
  Council and PST Meetings. How they have been working  
  The big issue: President Elect    
    Why do we have a problem?    
    Tasks that keep the club going.    
      what can we eliminate?  
      what can we share?    
    An aging club in pictures.    
  Plans to hire storage for club equipment if no suitable location can be found in members' homes
  Apologies system: update on changes    
  Ideas on donations for the current year    
    Summary of note sent to members in December  
    Views of members    


 


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