2024-03-31-annual-report

9th Annual General Meeting

End Of Year 01[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024 Sunday 13[th] October 2024, 3pm. @ 57 Market Street, Omagh BT79 0AA

AGENDA:

• Welcome address by: Chairman

• Reading of minutes of Last AGM, and approval.

• Managing Director’s Report

• Accounts Trustees Financial Report

• Any Other Business: Appointment/re-appointment, Trustees and committee members, April 2024- March 2025

• AGM close

Hello everyone Thank you for attending our 9[th] AGM.

We have been very busy as usual, working, scheduling and organizing the shop plus the weekly schedules of volunteers.

As usual we are always organizing our usual face to face events, but this year there was no March International Women’s Day. We only have regular Saturday “meet & Greet” catch up meetings at 57 Market Street.

The Shop is more accessible for all, especially with the increasing numbers of the Filipinos and their families. Our volunteers are indeed getting busier at their individual work, as well as attending various personal commitments & social activities.

Due to Rosa’s hectic schedules from moving house plus other private health commitments, Rosa decided to lessen the funding applications, and she is now focused on working on the daily activities of the charity shop and its responsibilities.

Without any further ado, I will now hand you over to Rosa to hear more about events and activities reports from last year’s activities. Once again thank you for your help and support this past year and for your continued support this coming year ahead.

Gerald Dan Santiago Minutes taker

Reading the minutes of Last, 8th AGM, to propose and to approve.

Director’s report: Rosa Kelly, Shop & Community services, opening hours, 9.30-5.30pm. 01/4/2023 to 31/3/2024

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES:

• Brian Kelly is the shop manager from Monday-FRIDAY, ZOOM MEETINGS was stopped as we are now back to normal life & continues in touch via messenger messages. I am also answering queries for a day-to-day life of newly arrivals of the Filipino families/individuals & challenges living in Omagh and beyond.

• MEET AND GREET, a regular catch-up meetings with volunteers, trustees and the Filipinos, with tea/coffee provided at the back garden every Saturdays.

• The shop is a focal point for the Filipino via meet & greet etc., meeting/get together, and any various assistance/support provided.

• June, Fr Bennet funeral attended by myself with Ana Mullan and John Galbraith & a month mass in Omagh attended by many Filipinos

• December – Christmas party at Silver birch Hotel, plus FREE SWEETS to children visiting the charity shop few days before Christmas.

• January 2023 – visit & donations distributed to the Philippines, the beneficiaries.

• Since 2015 onwards From April 2023-up present I am signing for Drivers license, reference for getting accom., finding jobs, etc.,more details of Goodwill services are at report before the Independent Examiners report.

Any Other Business:

Invitation and re-appointment of Committee/Trustees:

Chairman John Galbraith Vice-Chairman Carmel Campbell Treasurer Patrick McCrystal Secretary Kevin Tracey Asst. Secretary Gerald Dan Santiago – minutes taker

Committee Supporters/leading contact members: Naty De Baird Francis Baird Jonathan Allen-Streetcol Gerty McGlinn Malcolm Lake Margareth Geelan Collette Breen Vida Lake Annaliezel Mullan -FCGroup Jonathan Gaetos Dennis Ynales Sally Carillo – D Rey Salandoval – moved to New Zealand Nickolie Asarez – moved back to Philippines

Big thank you to our Local/International volunteers, Angela Burke and special thanks to all Missionaries from Church of Jesus Christ Later-Day Saints:

• Goodwill gifts Charity Shop and community support services: ESTABLISHED 2014

• Drop-in Centre for local people & Black Asian Minority Ethnic eg., Filipino

• Relaxing room for a chat, with Saturday Tea/coffee.

• Social/educational events.

• Transport to different activities by appointments, when needed.

• Signposting to different agencies and professionals.

• Volunteering opportunities, all ages.

• Private meeting room for different occasions.

• Opportunity to visit the Philippines, for a good cause.

• HELP Homeless local people and in the Philippines.

• Support/networking relationship eg., to name a few FODC, PSNI, WMW, OECSG, ERANO, the Filipino community individuals/groups, etc., Facebook: Goodwill Gifts,E: [e-mail]

Independent Examiner’s report from Independent Examiner A: To be Attached for Charity Commission Report