We would love to invite you to join us for an evening of connection with other families in our community 💜🤝

It’s a great opportunity to gather together and help shape the kinds of events and support that will benefit our families in the year ahead 🌱✨ We will also have dessert together! 🍰

Guest speaker: Libby 🌟, sharing her World Down Syndrome Day conference talk “It Takes a Village – Belonging is a Responsibility” and her whānau's journey 💛

The evening will also include our Annual General Meeting (AGM) — a short and important part of the night where we reflect on the past year and look ahead together 📊

What happens at the AGM?

As a registered charity, we hold an AGM each year and need at least 10 WDSA members present 🙌 During this time we’ll briefly:

• Share what the WDSA has been doing over the past year
• Review our finances (what has come in and what has been spent) 💰
• Elect at least six committee members for the coming year

Our committee includes a Coordinator, Treasurer, Secretary, and at least three additional members. These roles are essential for us to continue operating as a charity 💪 The commitment is manageable, with two committee meetings per term held via Zoom 💻

We need you to help shape how the future looks for us as a community, so we’d love to have you there 💜

Also, if you’re curious about finding out how you could be involved as a committee member feel free to contact susan@wdsa.co.nz 📩 We are needing more people to be involved at this level.

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We’ll finish the evening with dessert and coffee ☕🍰 it’s a great chance to relax, chat, and connect 😊

RSVP to: info@wdsa.co.nz to receive the address 📍