Wow the year sure goes quickly....and it's that time again for verity's trustees to start to file thier annual reports.Verity's financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year and so we can now prepare the documents for the Annual Report that is used in the AGM in October. These involve looking at… Continue reading Annual Reports
How do you feel about excess facial hair?
That may sound like a really silly question... I mean, after all, what woman likes to have to be constantly removing hair from her face (not to mention other parts of the body)?!As my role as Chair and PR manager of Verity I often get asked to participate in media interviews (radio, magazines and sometimes… Continue reading How do you feel about excess facial hair?
Interview with BBC Radio Somerset
I had a quick chat with Emma from BBC Radio Somerset on Thursday to discuss excess hair, you can listen to the interview below I always love getting an opportunity to talk about Verity and PCOS... bit by bit, we are getting the word out there!
Fundraising
Here at Verity we like lots of fundraising - with events to cover such as conferences that Verity as a charity subsidises by a substantial sum of money to cost of posters to cost of our PCOS newsletter In Touch. It is always good to hear from members wishing to raise money.Whether it be a… Continue reading Fundraising
Annual General Meeting preparation…
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…
support….
Hello all,just a quick blog - was having a look at the discussion board and just wanted to say how wonderfully supportive all your board members are to each other. The Discussion Board is just one part of Verity and you can be a member of the Board but not the Charity (so do always… Continue reading support….
PCOS on BBC Radio
BBC Radio Shropshire discussed PCOS on the breakfast show on Monday. It's always very exciting to me when PCOS gets airtime, and especially when Verity gets a mention :)Both myself and Professor Stephen Franks, reproductive endocrinologist at Imperial College in London and Chair of PCOS UK were interviewed by Eric Smith. Huge thanks to Shreenah… Continue reading PCOS on BBC Radio
Talking PCOS with laser clinicians
Bright and early last Monday (19 October), I travelled from London up to Manchester to give a presentation called 'Living with PCOS' for Lynton Lasers, who make cosmetic laser machines. Lynton regularly hold workshops for their clients, so this was a great opportunity for Verity to raise awareness of the condition with those in a… Continue reading Talking PCOS with laser clinicians
Fertility support for Asian women
One of the blogs plugged into my RSS Reader is Fertility Matters, a blog by Kate Brian, author of The Complete Guide to Female Fertility and The Complete Guide to IVF. Kate is also Infertility Network UK regional organiser for London and the South East.Kate just blogged about a new support group that will start… Continue reading Fertility support for Asian women
MC meetings
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 