Dear Members,
We had another successful General Assembly this month. The room was full again, Marian White kindly decorated the tables, Paul Corazzo serenaded us with some Dean Martin and other classics, the Goodwill team had made a wonderful selection of valentine cakes and Paula prepared a rather challenging Valentine’s trivia quiz, all to get us in a romantic mood ahead of Valentine’s Day.
Our main speakers were Pedro Dominguez and Charo from the Red Cross. They described the services they can offer, with particular focus on those like personal alarms which are most relevant to our demographic. You will find a full write-up later in this newsletter.
One important message was that the Red Cross is very happy to work with us going forward. In their view cooperation across the voluntary sector is vital, which fits perfectly with our own approach. A good example is that the Red Cross like us already work closely with Jalon Valley Help, in their case to support local families in need.
Some of the opportunities for cooperation that we will explore in the coming months are a return visit where the Red Cross would physically present examples of their equipment, first-aid training and volunteering opportunities for our members to help with aspects of their work.
Following the Red Cross presentation, Beryl Comar returned by popular request to continue her talk on the importance of keeping our brains active and healthy. We all understand the importance of physical exercise but continuing to exercise our minds is just as essential. She provided and demonstrated further examples of bilateral brain health exercises that we can all try at home, with many of us joining in to the best of our abilities.
Best wishes,
Chris