Presidents Report 2024
2024 almost turned into one of those years that you just don't want to talk about, but reflecting back, whilst it certainly wasn't without its challenges, we are still here!
We started 2024 with our AGM, held at the Queens Head Hotel. We had a great turn out and retained 9 of our previous committee members.
In February we were the guest cause at The Hop Temples Musical Bingo night. Everyone in attendance had a brilliant time and we raised some funds to help us to continue the work that we do.
May saw us once again run our annual Mother's Day Raffle. We had a huge array or amazing prizes and sold loads of tickets. The prized went to one of our long-term supporters who had her eye on just ONE of the many things in the mega bundle, and donated everything else back to us for a future event! We were blown away and we thank her for her generosity.
In June we hosted a screening of Inside Out 2, with a strong attendance. A personal thank you from me to the committee members who ran this on my behalf, while I was working backstage at my Daughters performance of Alice in Wonderland.
Soon after this we started working on our big event for the year - our 7th Birthday Party. Every single member worked so hard on this event and we were all so excited. However tickets were very slow to sell, a phenomenon seen all across town and beyond. I spoke at length to many other organisation like us and everyone was experiencing the same issues. The cost of living crisis was hitting everyone in the hip pocket and events like this were a luxury. So we made the heartbreaking decision to cancel the event and refund the sold tickets. This also resulted in us having to pay a fee to our ticket provider.
We had another small win in September when when we were selected for the Grill'd Local Matters program, coming in second and scoring $100!
I took a lot of time to think over all that Twin Hearts has achieved in the 7 years and whether continuing was a viable option. I was tired. We all were. Everyone has their own things going on. But after a chat with my pal and inspiration Samuel Johnson from Love your Sister, he reminded me how important organisations like Twin Hearts are, and that we still have a lot of impact to make.
So here we are. Year 8. I am so excited to see what we can achieve. We have an exciting new project launching soon which will not only grow our ability to make an impact around us, but help the next generation learn how to do this too.
I would like to personally thank out outgoing committee members for their years of hard-work and dedication. Flo our Treasurer for the last 7 years, you have worked hard and done a brilliant job. Chief raffle ticket seller and always generous with your raffle donations. We thank you for everything that you have done and we wish you all the best for what comes next. And to Vicky, our running legend. How many friends do you have that run a marathon to raise money for your charity? Thanks for your hard work with us over the years, and for lending us your Dad for our trivia days. We will see you at Park Run!
And a huge thank you to the remaining committee. Whilst I may be the main face of Twin Hearts, you are the life blood and nothing would be possible without you. A special thanks to our social media queen and VP, Kylie! You keep the wheels turning and the lights on our socials blaring, and it is never unnoticed.
Lets make 2025 our biggest year yet!
