Invitation to Annual General Meeting

Dear Branch Member,

You are warmly invited to our Annual General Meeting
In the Community Lounge at Benjamin Britten High School, Lowestoft
On Wednesday 29th June 2011 From 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

It has now been twelve months since our branch was re-launched with our new Branch Officer, and therefore it is time for our Annual General Meeting. At the AGM, we elect our Branch Officer, Treasurer and Secretary for the coming year. In addition to this, the AGM is also a useful forum for members to give their feedback on the social groups and autism-friendly events hosted by the branch, and to offer their ideas for improvements and new groups and events.

During the session, we will be presenting an overview of the groups and events that the Lowestoft & North Suffolk Branch has run over the past 12 months, and what we hope to continue with and add in the future. If you would like to be more involved with the branch activities, the AGM is a good opportunity to chat to the current committee members about what is involved. Any member is very welcome to join the committee and to attend our monthly committee meetings. It is not an onerous commitment – it may be that you would just like to contribute your ideas at the meetings, or perhaps help out at some of our events. If any member is interested in joining our committee in any capacity, please contact us, preferably by e-mail, as soon as possible for further information.

Although the AGM will have a formal agenda, in accordance with National Autistic Society guidelines, we hope that it will be an informative and enjoyable day, and hope that lots of you will be able to attend. After the formal business is finished, we would like to invite you to stay for a free hot buffet lunch, to chat to each other and to the committee members for half an hour or so.

We would be very grateful if you could let us know if you will be attending by the 22nd June so that we are able to arrange catering for the AGM. Please either email us on lowestoftnorthsuffolk@nas.org or by telephoning the branch mobile on 07798882583.

Any current committee members who are unable to make it to the AGM, please either write to the Branch Officer, or email on the above address to indicate whether or not you would like to remain on the committee, then your wishes can be noted at the meeting.


Yours faithfully

Jayne Page
Branch Officer