Medway and Maidstone members were pleased to welcome President Roxanne to our AGM Dinner held at Oliver’s Restaurant in Rochester on 9 April.
The AGM was hosted by Janet Hughes (Governance lead) prior to the dinner and all business matters dealt with efficiently. It was an opportunity to reflect on the past year and all that had been achieved through the efforts of members.
Roxanne as our speaker spoke about the work we hope to do as a Region on the Rail Safety project with Adam Downing from South Eastern Rail. In addition to working with Sarah Jacoby (CEO) from Comfort Cases UK to help by sewing bags for toiletries and knitting ‘Barry the Sloth’ cuddly toys to go in rucksacks provided to each child going into care. Medway and Maidstone members will be taking part in both projects.
Roxanne also presented Carol McKeough with her 25 year long service certificate. Carol is our club Safeguarding lead and has played an active role previously at Region as the Safeguarding Officer and on the SIGBI Safeguarding Network reviewing policies. Carol supports Amnesty International and also hosts an annual Summer BBQ and Christmas Soup Kitchen in her home as fundraisers.
Another long-term member, Nellie Adjaye gave a short talk about her life coming to the UK from Ghana and becoming a doctor specializing in Paediatrics. Nellie will be moving to live in North London but has agreed to become an Associate member, so thankfully not a loss to Soroptimism.