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ME/CFS AUSTRALIA (SA) INC
Registered Charity 698
Mailing address:
GPO Box 383,
Adelaide,
South Australia 5001
Office:
266 Port Road,
Hindmarsh,
South Australia 5007
Ph: (08) 8346 3237
('834 MECFS')
Office Hours:
Wednesdays, 10am-3pm
Support Line:
(Mondays and Thursdays,
10am-3pm)
Ph: (08) 8346 3237
SA country callers:
Ph: 1300 128 339
(local call)
FIBROMYALGIA HELP: Contact Fibromyalgia SA at the Arthritis Foundation of SA 118 Richmond Road, Marleston 5033 Ph: (08) 8379 5711 |
ME/CFS Australia (SA) Inc supports the needs of sufferers of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and related illnesses. We do this by providing services and information to members.
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Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed on this Web site are not necessarily the official views of the Society or its Committee and are not simply an endorsement of products or services.
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President’s Annual Report
November 24, 2001
1: Introduction
2: Where we started this year
3: Office
4: Finances
5: Membership
6: Professionalism
7: Human Resources
8: Constitution
9: Better understanding
10: Managing the Society
11: Thankyous
12: Conclusion
Reports
President’s report (AGM Nov
8, 2003)
Management Committee report (Jan 2003)
President’s end of year reports (2002)
President’s report (Mar 2002)
President’s report (Jan 2002)
President’s report (Nov 2001)
Nat. Assn. President’s report
(Nov 2001)
President’s report (Sep 2001)
Miscellaneous reports (Jun
2001)
Vice-president’s report (Jun
2001)
Vice-president’s report (Mar
2001)
President’s Annual Report (continued)
Finances
Finance is now looming as our biggest concern. With reduced membership and increased costs it was always imperative we increased income this year. Unfortunately we have not been able to achieve that. We simply have not had the human resources to tackle the issue. It is only now at the end of the year that we are at the point where we have together sufficient materials to tackle a lot of the grant applications that need to be made – especially to the Department of Human Services.
Our position demands a strong focus on grantwriting for the next 6 months. It also demands we look at the issue of fundraising. Up until now it has been the unwritten policy of Management Committees not to ask for donations for general revenue from members; they have also avoided labour-intensive fundraising activities such as fetes, quiz nights, chocolate / lamington selling. We know none of these are realistic for us to take on. I don’t have all the answers but we face some critical times ahead financially, and we may need to call for some help in order to buy a little extra breathing space.
I want assure you that we will attempt to do these things with the utmost sensitivity. They need to be done in a way where our many members who are financially and energy-challenged do not feel guilty, but provide opportunities for those who are willing and able to help out to do so.
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