The last year has passed so quickly, and it is only weeks until our Annual Meeting when you will all need to elect your Gems committee for the next year.   It has been a great year for Gems and I know you will all want to thank the committee members who have worked so hard to keep us running smoothly.  I know that at least two of our committee members will be choosing to step down so please consider whether you would be willing to join us.  I promise it really isn’t that hard a job, just one meeting a month, and we actually have quite a laugh trying to keep this all together. 

Crucially our lovely Nina will be stepping down as Treasurer and someone is going to have to take this role.  Again, I promise it is not that onerous a job and you don’t need any particular skills as there is training available and loads of support. 

Please remember, if we don’t have a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, we can’t have a WI.  We will be circulating nomination forms at our next meeting and anyone interested in potentially joining committee can call me or speak to any of the committee members. 

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As we come to the end of our year, committee have been thinking about our financial situation.  Thanks to your fund-raising efforts during the last twelve months, we have a healthy balance in our bank account. It costs us around £2,500 a year to run Gems and, whilst we get some of what we need from the subs you pay, we have to raise funds in other ways. We also need to raise money for our chosen charity.  This year we have already given £700 to SERV Herts Blood Runners.  They are joining us for our meeting this month and we will be giving them another £300.  

Unfortunately, Potters Bar Carnival will not be taking place this year so we need to think about other ways to raise money. Last year our Quiz was as successful as ever and we had two fantastic events at members homes.  I would love to see these events repeated in the coming year. All ideas welcome.

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Laura