A blog about PCOS from the UK's charity for those with polycystic ovary syndrome
Post by Rachel, Verity chair (CN: mention of weight loss and miscarriage) One of my earliest memories is being 3.5 years old and playing mummy with my cabbage patch doll. It’s all I ever wanted to do and be and I knew I would do whatever it took to make it happen - one way… Continue reading PCOS Story: Rachel on never giving up hope on her fertility journey
Post by Caroline Andrews, Trustee of Verity. Us trustees have been diagnosed for years and are privileged to have worked with some of the top professionals in the country so we may know more than most about PCOS. It was not always that way, at one point we were just like you, newly diagnosed. I’m 37 now… Continue reading PCOS Story: What I wish I had known
Why do we have an AGM? The simple answer is because we legally have to have an AGM once a year as part of our legal obligations for the Charity and Company. This helps our members (those that belong to Verity) make decisions about the governance of Verity for the coming years. For example the accounts… Continue reading Annual General Meeting
This year Verity are taking part in the Big Fun Run. It's a 5k and don't worry you don't have to run it, you can walk! We thought this would be a great way to give everyone a fitness goal, raise awareness of PCOS and funds for the charity all at the same time. The… Continue reading Big Fun Run 2014
This months update is from Nic who looks after Verity's accounts. As Verity's accountant, I am responsible for producing all financial reports to the Trustees. This involves a lot of time with my head buried in spreadsheets. Every Paypal payment, whether it be for new memberships, renewals, purchases or donations; arrives in my inbox and… Continue reading Monthly Update: Finance
In Touch is our twice yearly magazine sent out to members with up to date information on PCOS, local groups and success stories from Verity members and PCOS sufferers. In 2013 we had some difficulties which meant In Touch was delayed, but by May you should have received a lovely double bumper issue from 2013.… Continue reading In Touch
Last month, on Saturday 1st February, we had our first MC meeting of 2014. These meetings are vital to keep track of what we are, and will be doing on a regular basis, and they form an essential part of being a trustee for Verity. This first meeting was exciting and positive for us as… Continue reading MC Update
Creating the AGM letter and form 1 hourGoing to Tesco's to buy new printer ink only to discover they don't have any & deciding to attempt refilling on my own (which worked!)1 hourPrinting 60 of 105 pages and stopping to refill ink again40 minutes Printing the remaining 45 pages20 minutesTurning those 105 pages over to print on… Continue reading Annual General Meeting preparation…
Wow my first blog post. Is it weird that this is quite exciting?! As secretary a large part of my role is to minute the management committee (MC) meetings that take place every 6-8 weeks to ensure the trustees have a clear report of what was discussed and more importantly action points (AP)! Due to… Continue reading MC meetings
Verity - The PCOS charity 