District 11 Chairman Mary Fenn

Let us all keep positive and hope that we will be able to meet up in friendship for the district meetings in the future and at club level during this coming year.

We planned the AGM and COA on Zoom, which was fortunate as the government guidelines would not have allowed us to meet in a large group.

Association Assembly was also held on Zoom over two days. Plans are in hand for our Conference in Bournemouth on the 4^th-5th April 2022. Hotels can be booked with Bournemouth Events, but registration will not open until September. A friendship three course meal is being arranged for the Tuesday evening.

Betty Roberts, Association President, has chosen ‘Stroke Association’ as her charity for the year and packs of information are being sent out to club secretaries for members to participate in a sponsored walk from ‘Land’s End to John O’Groats’. It works out as 2½ miles or 6,000 steps to cover the distance. October 29^th is ‘Stroke Awareness Day’ with cake baking to raise funds.

The final figure I have my charity ‘Cancer Research UK’ is the grand total of £3,493.50. What an amazing result. Thank you, Distrcit 11 Inner Wheel, you have exceeded my expectations.

During the final six months, as I continue in the role of District Chairman, I will be supporting ‘Child Hope’ and if possible, the Association’s President’s Charity as well.

Best wishes to you all over the following months, as we look forward to renewing our friendships and we can socialise again.

Yours in Friendship,