Our member Joyce Chesney chaired the September regional meeting and welcomed the Federation President, Ruth Healey. On behalf of our club, Julie Everson received a Best Practice Certificate for our work in supplying New Start Bags for trafficked people.
Sandra Wilkinson chaired our September meeting and welcomed Vicky Wilkinson Rhea to speak to us about the Marie Curie charity.
Sue and Liz delivered almost 80 kg of food, household items and toiletries to the Billingham and Stockton Food Bank.
We continued to support our local baby bank with gifts brought by members to the July meeting.
Martin Peagam brought his hearing dog, Inca, to tell us about the charity Hearing Dogs for the Deaf. A very interesting evening and Inca stole the show!
Members enjoyed a regional program action day. The speakers were Sue Willoughby of ‘A Way Out’ and Asmar Shaffi of ‘The Halo Project’.
At our June meeting membership officer, Liz Wood, welcomed Anne Donald as a member of our club.
President Elect Maureen Scott presents Gail Walker of Teesside Dementia Link Services with a cheque for £1116. The money was raised at our “Coffee and Cakes and Shopping Mistakes” event in April.
DC Neil Chisholm collecting twelve toiletry bags for victims of trafficking.
Our President Elect, Maureen Scott, introduced John Kingsbury from Home Instead. He gave a very interesting talk about protecting people from fraud.
