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WELCOME Kia ora koutou katoa, Welcome to 2023. Here’s hoping the year has gotten off to a good start for you and your whānau. I’d like to make special mention of our members who were impacted by last month’s floods at the top of the North Island. Our thoughts were with you all as many of you worked through the aftermath. As a Society, we’re looking forward to a productive and exciting year. We’re kicking things off by releasing our Business Strategy document for 2023. The document will give the Society’s Board, management and staff, focus and direction for the year ahead as we continue to strive to provide a quality, reliable and valued service to you all. We’re looking forward to it being published in the coming weeks. At the end of last year, we were delighted to welcome our newest staff member Paula Ngan-Kee to the team. Paula is the Member Support and Programmes Coordinator for the adult members of the Society. She is looking forward to getting know the members, and we’re If you or your business would like to support the Cerebral Palsy Society, please get in touch with Anne-Elise to discuss the opportunities. You can phone her on 022 183 2051, or send an email to anne-elise@cpsociety.org.nz Or if you or someone you know would like to make a donation to the Society, go to www. tinyurl.com/bdf4cm2f to make a one-off donation or set up a regular monthly donation. There’s more information here www.tinyurl.com/2s35hjjb about donating via Payroll Giving and Supergenerous, and supporting the Society through an Entertainment membership. If you have any queries, Anne-Elise is more than happy to hear from you. Every gift, no matter the size, makes a difference and we are extremely grateful for all the support we receive. Ngā mihi, Catch up with Clare Clare Williams General Manager Paula Ngan-Kee looking forward to seeing Paula’s knowledge and experience benefitting our members living with CP in the coming year. As a charity, the Cerebral Palsy Society relies on donations, gifts and grants from trusts and foundations. We are extremely grateful that over the past six months we have received $122,000 worth of grants and gifts from: The Rehabilitation Welfare Trust Kathleen Dorothy Kirby Charitable Trust, managed by Perpetual Guardian Dragon Community Trust Masfen Foundation Four Winds The Ernest Hyam Davis and Ted and Mollie Carr Legacies, managed by Perpetual Guardian Pub Charity Limited The Lion Foundation The Aotearoa Gaming Trust Care in the Community Disability Welfare Fund (MSD) Dines Family Charitable Trust Gifts like these, secured by our Partnerships and Fundraising Manager Anne-Elise Smithson, help ensure we can continue to provide you with the vital funding, advice and support that we know makes a difference in the lives of our members. We are extremely grateful for the generosity of these trusts and foundations. JAN–APR 2023 THE REVIEW | 3