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NATIONAL PRESIDENT 2003 to 2004

Tracey Wilkinson

Aloha Ladies,

Summer time is here, a well deserved rest is the order of the day, a time to re charge your batteries and I look forward to our first Council Meeting on the
27th September 2003, at the Hanover International Hotel, Bradford, followed by the NALC Presidential Ball.

The National Council Meeting will be ‘Think Pink’, and I will endeavour to utilise ‘Pink’ to its best advantage, giving you food for thought on the Friday evening and at the Council Meeting.

As I travel onwards in my Circle Odyssey - ‘A long and adventurous Journey’ I wish to thank the Area’s and Circles for the many monetary donations that have been received during my visits around Great Britain & Ireland towards my chosen Charity ‘The British Heart Foundation’. The foundation will be providing certificates as a token of their appreciation for what has been donated.

So far this Circling year, I have attended many functions and have travelled over 4,000 miles, extending the hand of friendship to old friends and new.

I attended Perth 279 re-affiliation dinner and was very pleased to be part of their celebrations, and very honoured to be able to re present them with their charter certificate.

Chairman Jennifer

and Tracey

I have also enjoyed all the visits that I have made, and I thank you for your warm hospitality and the friendship shown to both my drivers and myself. The next quarter of my visits will have not just female drivers but Round Table’s have volunteered to drive me on some of my visits. This is great, as it shows that both NALC and RT can work together.

By Round Table and Ladies Circle working together, Ladies Circle may benefit from Round Table and vice versa, as any prospective member of either organisation at some stage in their life has a partner eligible to join either organisation.

They do say that from Little Curls - Big Circlers Grow

The picture here shows my daughter Kloe - Is she a President for the Future?

The National Presidential Ball takes place on Saturday the 27th September 2003, after the National Council Meeting. Problems are occurring in respect of non receipt of booking forms. For this I apologise, but such documentation for this event can be downloaded from my PLC website, which is detailed below.

My PLC have given me a great start to my Presidential year by securing me a sponsored car and numerous other items to assist me on my way.

To learn more about my PLC please log onto our web site at www.nalcpresident.co.uk where you will learn all about me T, my PLC and how they all met me and became involved in my PLC.

My Area, Area 3 has been behind me all the way, and my own Circle Todmorden has offered me 100% commitment.

RTBI National President Chris Horsfall is not only from the same Area as me, but we actually come from the same Table and Circle. We hope that by working together we can guide both Round Table and Ladies Circle to the future.

My theme for the year is ‘Where the Heart Is’. I believe that you Heart has to be in Circle in order to achieve the most from Circle. By fundraising you make friends, by making friends you fundraise, and you actually have fun whilst doing a service to the community. So the saying: Its like a Circle, a Circle with no beginning or end.

My Chosen Charity is the British Heart Foundation, and more details about this can be found on the Charity Liaison Page.

Don’t forget to enter for the Anthony Nolan Trophy, which will be awarded to The Circler, Circle or Area for service that they do. Fun run, Cycle Ride, Bonfire any community event, all that is required to enter is proof of how your time was spent. You can enter as many times as you give a service to the community, the more entries the more chance you have of winning. Please send entries to my home address or to HQ any time during this Circling Year.

So I will leave you to enjoy summer, as I know 'Where the Heart is', of all of you.

I would like to say "thank you" to my sponsors so far this year, who most generous, have been:
Copley Landrover, Halifax - Mortgage Search UK - Lillyput Lane - Alex Finch Insurance, Halifax - PPS Print Solutions - Yorkshire Tea - Barclays Bank