Plunket holds 69th annual general meeting

Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 253, 2 August 1988, Page 12

Plunket holds 69th annual general meeting

The Waimarino branch fo the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Inc recently held its 69th Annual General Meeting at the Lions Den i n Ohakune. Branch President's renort-

"Our tha-nks once again go to the Women's Division of Federated Farmers who continue to supply us with the handknitted woollen singlets which are sti.ll delivered t o new babies born in the area.

Thanks too, to Beth Lilburn who knitted an extra 60 singlets when the original supply was temporarily exhausted. This year has been a busy one for Plunket nationally, with the future of Plunket not in doubt, but possibly in line for a few changes." -Rachel Fraser Plunket Nurse's report: "The birthrate for the

Waimarino area is the highest for at least the last five years which has resulted in a correspondingly high number of new cases and babies under supervision. One major cause of accidents this year has been bums and scalds. I am concerned about the large number of homes in the area without ade-

quate fireguards, particularly in this climate with fires burning for a large part of the year." -Carole Harford Raetihi Sub-Branch President's report: As president, I must say that I am concerned that too few Plunket mothers are actively supporting us while many are either unaware or have priorities elsewhere. To the new committee, I wish you well for the coming year. 1 hope you will find, as I

have, that though the job is a challenge, you can look back with a sense of satisfaction and know that you have done your part in keeping such a worthy organisation alive in the Waimarino." -Rosemary Briggs The new branch officers elected for the ensuing year were Natalie Odey of Ohakune (president), Tracey Berry of Raetihi (secretary) and Diane Lyne of Ohakune (treasurer).