From the President
As I have stated in previous Newsletters my health has precluded me from continuing as President of Polio SA. At a recent Committee Meeting Peter Wierenga has agreed to continue as ACTING President until the August Annual General Meeting, so please consider volunteering a little of your time to help this Organisation. Why should I volunteer some time? Well Members of Polio SA have access to massage vouchers, 4 x $40 to assist you getting treatment for aching muscles etc. Also, there are two venues for hydrotherapy sessions, RSB pool Gilles Plains and the Repat pool Daw Park. There are some questions to answer to allow access to the pools, but no one has been refused yet, so if you are interested in either of these offers please contact Polio SA Office. We also keep all our Members up to date through Newsletters and social media sites of Polio SA. These are some of the ways Polio SA is helping its Members but now Polio SA needs some help from our Members to keep looking after the Members.
It is with much sadness that I must report that Polio SA stalwart Mr. Thornton Kowalick passed away in mid-January 2020. Thornton was the caring supportive husband of long time Committee Member Maureen Kowalick, many of you know of Maureen as the very friendly voice at the other end of the Polio SA phone line when you needed vouchers. Our thoughts and Prayers are with you Maureen.
With this I am closing my final “front page”, so I must first thank the Committee for all the support given over the past ten years, especially the extra yard given by Peter Wierenga and Trevor Jessop. The efforts of all have allowed Polio SA to continue to be as successful as it has been in providing services and information to all our financial Members, the new addition of our Community and Membership Officer has made the Executives work load much lighter, thank you Helen.
Farewell and good health to you ALL, see you again soon.
Brett Howard President (retired) Polio SA.