Chairman's Report - January 2011

Chairman’s Report 2011


The year 2010 has been a quiet sort of year. Not because we have had a lack of work, or even a lack of finance. The reason for the quiet is because we all just get on and do the work, without fuss and without drama. Don’t get me wrong, this is a good thing, and just goes to show how professional the team has become. Everybody knows what to do, and just gets on with it. Well done to all the team.

You all deserve more recognition for what you all do. Unfortunately, this is not the British way, and we tend to steer clear of the plaudits. Well you are somewhat a captive audience, so please accept my thanks for all the work you do. I would like to give you all a pay rise, but as you don’t get any pay, this would be difficult, so my thanks will have to do.

Talking of finance brings me nicely to our current situation. Without finance, our work will cease. At present the work demands are high, but our tanks are nearly empty. We know what work we have to do, and we know how much it will cost. Unfortunately our demands by far outstrip the amount of money we have. Add to this the fortunes of our “company car” in Romania, and I am sure you all agree that we need to increase our income by a good margin. In the current financial climate, it is difficult to see how we are going to pay for the privilege of helping our friends in Romania. Our founder, George Stephens had a blind faith, and used to repeat the phrase, “the Lord will provide”. I wish I had that blind faith.

Our work of the year has as usual been exceptional. We managed to fulfil the wish list of the hospital, and more besides. Work in the summer was arduous to say the least; working in high temperatures in the full glare of the sun was tough. The results have helped the hospital, and in turn, the patients enormously. The results were so good; they have asked us to repeat the same task in the summer. We have also repeated our survey trips and included a Christmas run to deliver gifts to the patients.

Late last year, we gathered a large amount of good quality clothing, and delivered it all to the hospital. Our Christmas team reported that thankfully the clothing is being used. This was an extraordinary feat to arrange, and allowed us to work as a team in the UK. I thank you all for your efforts.



Finally, I would like to turn our thoughts to our members and friends who are having health problems. We must all realise that we are all human, and sometimes we break down. When this happens, everyone in our team is affected. We must all pray for the speedy recovery of all our friends, and look to our own situations. Wherever possible, we must recognise that sometimes our job in the charity is stressful. To combat the effects, we should share our worries and work as a family to minimise the problems whenever we can.

I thank you all for your support and efforts throughout the year, and look forward to spending more time with you all in the coming year.

Peter Tolson

Chairman NNRT

People are awesome!

End of January,

and is very cold here, this morning we had -20C. The children are in holiday for 1 week.
Last week was the NNRT meeting in UK, where  Peter was reelected as chairman. As I understand from the mails, this year will be slightly different: no physical labour weeks but rather nurses will come to work with patients. That is important too!
Also hoping and praying that the current financial situation of the charity will improve.

NNRT meeting this weekend,

in England having the AGM meeting as well.

At the moment I have a huge toothache and having antibiotics.
I have also paid for the parking of the car for the whole 2011.

Stay home or pay

Unbelievable!

The price of petrol constantly rise last year and at this moment in Romania 1l of the 95 octane type petrol is around 1.06 Pounds and the one of 100 costs 1.16 Pounds. The question is for how long????