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New premises high on list for YMCA HB this year
22 June 2011
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New premises high on list for YMCA HB this year
Providing a suitable
building and facilities to take YMCA Hawke’s Bay “well
into the future and to raise its profile to reflect the high
quality of its personnel and their commitment” is one of
the key issues facing the Board of the organisation for the
coming year.
In making her first President’s address, Eileen von Dadelszen told last night’s Annual General Meeting (Wednesday 22 June 2011) that “this year will be a very exciting and pivotal one for the organisation” and that the Board, CEO and staff would need to work together to ensure the new facilities would be “a great solution of which we can all be proud.”
The Board and CEO, Peter Andersson are currently investigating a number of options for a new head office for the Bay-wide organisation that offers programmes and services for the region’s children, young people and their families.
A Strategic Asset fund exists to provide for future capital purchase and development of buildings for YMCA Hawke’s Bay purposes and a generous bequest is being held in this fund.
Mrs von Dadelszen told the meeting held in the YMCA Hawke’s Bay Pakowhai Road administration building, currently an old villa, that a major concern for the organisation continues to be its reliance on Government funding. “As we all know such funding is never secure for more than a short time, especially in an election year.”
She would also like to see more income by way of donations and subscriptions from financial members, and suggested a strategy to address this should be investigated for both financial and democratic reasons.
Rosemary Marriott and Heather Hallam
were elected to join the current Board to govern the
organisation for the coming year: Paul Hursthouse, Vice
President, Cathy McGregor, Emma George, Ross Duncan, Shelly
Te Uki and Zack Makoare.
A youth representative will be
filled from the YMCA Hawke’s Bay Youth Council at the
first Board meeting after the
AGM.
ENDS
YMCA
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