Managers' Conference - Team Talk

Who will be your new charity partner?Your Colleague Council reps will be out and about chatting to you about who you would like as your next charity partner. The Societypartners with one charity for two years and our time with Women’s Aid is coming to an end in February 2013. We have whittleddown the potential charities and we now want you to decide which out of these two finalists you would like to dedicate your time to.Colleague Council reps will be using your feedback to cast a majority vote for your site - remember, this is everyone’s decision so makesure you get your voice heard!Whizz KidzWhizz Kidz’s aim is to ensure that every disabled child has a chance to have achildhood. It provides essential mobility equipment so that young people canlead fun and active lives. It provides equipment for young people up to the ageof 18 and services up to the age of 25.The facts:• Virtually all of Whiz-Kidz’s income comes from donations. They aim to raise around £5 million each year.• There are currently 65 children currently waiting for a wheelchair in our trading heartlands - raising £150,000 in our first yearwould remove 63 children from that list.• To date, Whizz-Kidz has helped over 13,000 young people.To find out more, ask your Colleague Council Representative or visit www.whizz-kidz.org.ukTeenage Cancer TrustTeenage Cancer Trust is the UK’s only charity devoted to improving the lives ofyoung people with cancer aged 13 to 24. Their main objectives are to fund and buildspecialist cancer units in NHS hospitals across the UK, to significantly improve thediagnosis experience and outcomes for young people with cancer and to educateyoung people about cancer, cancer prevention and healthy living, while empoweringthem to take control and push for early diagnosis.The facts:• Teenage Cancer Trust receives no government funding and relies on donations. It’s totalincome last year was £12 million.• The average cost of a Family Support Network session is £200 and the average cost ofa Youth Support Co-ordinator is £30,000.• By the end of the partnership, we’ll be able to provide specialist support to over 800young patients, 12,000 friends and family and 120,000 young people at school.To find out more, ask your Colleague Council Representative or visitwww.teenagecancertrust.orgMember of the Year 2012The votes have been counted and verified and your Member of the Year 2012 winners are being announced atthe Half Yearly Meetings. Member of the Year offers members an opportunity to celebrate those who have goneabove and beyond for co-operative values. We invited all members to nominate someone who they think is ashining example in their community. We received over 160 nominations including 50 colleague nominations,with four being shortlisted as finalists. The four colleague finalists were Clive Bosel from Bicton Heath food,Jenny Rust from Merry Hill food, Claire Rutland from Franche Road pharmacy and Sally Anne Lynham from Cainscross nursery.Congratulations!The names of the winners will be posted on www.midcounties.coop/membership/moty at the beginning of November, so if youmissed the Half Yearly Meetings, log on to find out who won!Team Talk 21