QCWA Annual Report 2018-2019

The Queensland Country Women’s Association • Annual Report 2018–2019

Another event I would like to start in the New Year is workshops, so if your branch or division is interested, please contact me. I have the new schedule worked out and this will be available at Conference in a special spot, as this year will be our 50th year and I hope you enjoy the special section. We appreciate very much the sponsorships we have been receiving and looking forward to these sponsors next year as well. To the Division Convenors and Branch Convenors I would like to thank you all for your industriousness as well: this year, the divisions are tagging items and bring them to Conference so hopefully none will be misplaced. Last but not least, I would like to thank my committee colleagues on their conscientious work and hope they are looking forward to changes that we will instigate in 2020. All the best to the members that have entered the competition this year and look out next year for a different schedule which I hope all will enjoy!

STATE KNITTING AND CROCHET REPORT Jan Gorring

I would like to thank Mrs Lee Dingle for all her hard work over the last few years, as a diligent member on the Committee in many roles. It is a privilege for me to take over the position of Chairman and hope I can carry on in the role as well as Mrs Dingle. We have had a busy year trying to change the schedule and move with the times to get more members to start knitting and crocheting in cotton (wool can be so hot in the northern areas). A lot of the branches knitted for World Knitting Day which was great, and we have a Facebook page where we have some interesting items and I will start to put patterns and ideas on this page. Don’t forget we are going to work on tea cosies for the Centenary Year: these tea pot cosies will be different and out of the ordinary! I have templates for the teapots which we can make up for the cosies.

QCWA STATE KNITTING AND CROCHET COMMITTEE

COMMITTEES

Receipts (Income)

Payments (Expenses)

Fundraising

640.55

Purchase of stock

12.90

Donations Received

2,839.43

Conference

100.00

Expenses Recovered

1,500.00

Fundraising

1,780.53

Interest Received

0.37

Donation

25.00

Sundry

163.00

Pooling

100.00

Insurance

1,500.00

Postage and Freight

155.79

Printing and Stationery

446.12

Travel and Accommodation

1,306.43

Total

5,143.35

Total

5,426.77

Surplus / (Deficit)

(283.42)

Reconciliation Opening Cash Book Bank Balance 1 July 2018

Bank Statement 30 June 2019

4,070.16

3,786.74

Plus Receipts (Income)

5,143.35

Less Payments (Expenses)

-5,426.77

Closing Cash Book Balance 30 June 2019

3,786.74

Balance

3,786.74

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