I was invited to attend the Fortieth Annual General Meeting of the Newbury Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society which took place at St George’s Hall on the afternoon of Saturday 19 May. I met the Chairman Roy Rainer who introduced me to the other committee members. I noted that there were around 25 members present.
The AGM was run on the same lines as every other and it was amazing to hear of the numerous activities and fundraising events the society had been engaged with over the last 12 months. Equally amazing was that they had raised some £27,000 from donations, fundraising events and subscriptions. It is fair to say that they are all dedicated to their society but as usual, they are always looking for more volunteers, particularly younger members, to help out.
Towards the end of their meeting they introduced a guest speaker, Mrs Lynn Green from their National Centre at Rickmansworth who gave an inspirational talk on the Need for Volunteers. So if anyone reading this short report has a few hours to spare each week or month, The Newbury MS society is a really worthy organisation to join.
The AGM was run on the same lines as every other and it was amazing to hear of the numerous activities and fundraising events the society had been engaged with over the last 12 months. Equally amazing was that they had raised some £27,000 from donations, fundraising events and subscriptions. It is fair to say that they are all dedicated to their society but as usual, they are always looking for more volunteers, particularly younger members, to help out.
Towards the end of their meeting they introduced a guest speaker, Mrs Lynn Green from their National Centre at Rickmansworth who gave an inspirational talk on the Need for Volunteers. So if anyone reading this short report has a few hours to spare each week or month, The Newbury MS society is a really worthy organisation to join.
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