The AGM is an occasion to reflect on the year past and plan for the forthcoming year. An interesting part of the 2019 AGM were the reports from Club officers which revealed the wide range of activities the Club undertook during the past 12 months: support for the Anti- Slavery Campaign, Christmas gift boxes, support for International Women’s Day, lunch at the Clink, trip to see the Book of Mormon – to name but a few! Members also noted the revised and improved social media coverage for our club!
However, the highlight of the evening was the Change of Insignia when President Nancy passed the Presidential ‘reins’ to incoming President Helen for the 2019/2020 year.
Helen addressed the meeting:
“First of all I would like to thank Nancy for a very good year. the AGM reports were great and showed how much we’d achieved and that we all worked well together. I think that year actually reflected Nancy’s own personality – informal but very friendly and she got things done. As our gift from the club, Nancy requested a voucher from John Pass the Jeweller. So I know that we will all insist on having a good look at whatever she buys.”
She continued her presentation by outlining her themes for the coming year. The new SIGBI Federation President, Sue Williams, has a theme for her year entitled ‘Think on it’ which encourages Members to raise awareness of mental health. Helen said “I am taking her lead and devoting my whole year to all aspects of mental health. Now that may all sound a bit depressing but it isn’t because in each situation we are going to be looking at the positives. What can be done by experts and amateurs like us to make things better. We will also be looking for projects in which we can get involved.” She went on to give details of all the speakers and activities lined up for the coming months. [Note: see the Diary for full details of speakers.]
Members concluded with a group photo to mark the start of Helen’s Presidency
