AGM Update + A Very Special Tribute
Animal Aid Abroad’s AGM was held on Sunday, 18th September in South Perth, Western Australia. It was attended by a number of members, both in person and via Zoom.
The 2021 Annual Financial Report was presented by outgoing treasurer, Dianne Lawrence, then the CEO Report was presented by AAA founder, Janet Thomas. These reports can be viewed by clicking on the following links:
Our AGM also included the election of the 2022 committee:
· Janet Thomas (Chairperson)
· Jenny Grant (Vice Chairperson)
· Dr Kirsten Jackson
· Colleen McKenney
· Sylvia Bettis-Heijne
· Janette Huston
These people are all returning committee members, with the only change being the retirement of Dianne Lawrence as our treasurer. In Dianne’s place, Yvette Price was nominated and accepted as the new treasurer and secretary for the AAA Committee.
We would like to extend an extra special thank you and pay tribute to DIANNE LAWRENCE. Dianne has been an integral part of the AAA administration team since its inception in 2007. Throughout her 14 years with Animal Aid Abroad, Dianne devoted many evenings and weekends to managing AAA’s finances and keeping on top of them every step of the way. Her dedication, professionalism and attention to detail has always been second to none and she has done an absolutely amazing job! In honour of Dianne’s long-standing service to AAA, we included a small presentation at our recent AGM. She has also had a new donkey stable named after her at our AAA-TAHUCHA Donkey Sanctuary in Tanzania! Thankfully, we are not losing Dianne completely, as she is still planning to use her skills to help us out as and when necessary. We are grateful that Dianne will remain an important member of the AAA team.
We now warmly welcome Yvette Price from Brigadoon in WA, who took over Dianne’s role at the start of this year. You can learn more about Yvette and our other committee members here: https://www.animalaidabroad.org/our-team-1