Shetland Stroke Support Group

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Shetland Stroke Support Group

• Annual General Meeting
• 2005

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Starting up

• Lottery Application
• Funding granted by NOF (New Opportunities Fund)
• Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland provided
  information in a start up pack
• Public Meeting held in Islesburgh House to gauge
  interest
• Steering group established
• Questionnaire sent out

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Constitution

• Constitution adapted for local use from one in
  the pack provided by Chest Heart Stroke
  Scotland
• Adopted in October 2004 at a steering group
  meeting in Islesburgh House, and group name
  chosen
• Copies of Constitution available to all members

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Election of Committee

• Office bearers and Committee elected at Christmas
  party held in Congregational Church Hall on 16th
  December 2004
• Chairperson Alan Catterall
• Treasurer Kathleen Carolan
• Secretary Dorothy Storey

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Committee Members

• Jane Astles
• Rhona Summers
• George Peterson
• Hilda Peterson
• Brian Moulder
• Helen Wilson
• Ruth Catterall

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Changes to Committee

• Glyn Roberts co-opted onto Committee when Hilda
  Peterson was unwell in hospital in April
• Glyn became a full committee member after Ruth
  Catterall stood down from the Committee in May

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Volunteers

• Volunteers recruited
• Disclosure Scotland forms completed
• Joy Goodlad
• Angela Cutt

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Membership

• Cost of membership 5
• Currently stands at 21 members
• Minutes /newsletters sent out monthly after each
  committee meeting to all group members
• New stroke patients given information about
  stroke support group

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Voluntary Independent Sector Partnership Forum
(VISP)

• SSSG joined VISP in March 2005 so that we can
  access training and updates on legal issues,
  Disclosure Scotland, or other relevant
  information sent out to voluntary groups by VISP
• Membership of VISP is free

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Activities Diary 2005

• February - Slide show, Douglas Sinclair
• March - Da Haaf Restaurant Scalloway
• April Stained Glass, Harry Tait
• May 50s 60s Music night, Hank Smith
• May Campbell Chalmers from CHSS
• June Coffee Morning Freefield
• June Daytrip to Whalsay

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Activities Diary 2005(continued)

• July Wind Dog Café Yell
• August BBQ in Aith
• September Storytelling with Davy Cooper
• October AGM
• October Maryfield Bressay
• November Calamity Jane Musical
• December Christmas Party

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Stroke Information Booklet

• To be paid for by SSSG
• Money raised from Marathon run in June by Helen
  Anderson and Owen Johnson to be used to fund
  printing costs
• Estimated cost so far 500 plus VAT for 50 copies
• Quality Improvement Scotland meeting in Edinburgh
  in November

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Advertising

• Local press, weekly advert, whats on column,
  plus press releases
• Local Radio
• Website under construction
• SIC website under local support groups
• Posters in shops, hospital etc

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Future Plans

• Events diary for 2006
• Visiting Service for new stroke patients, or
  those unable to travel to group activities
• VSS Group for people with communication
  difficulties
• Holiday trip for SSSG members
• Fundraising

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Thank you

• To all committee members, volunteers and group
  members who give up their time to join in the
  activities of the stroke support group there
  wouldnt be a group without all your help!