As ever the committee of the Offaly Branch of the Dyslexia Association of Ireland are working away on behalf of our workshop members, however with a committee comprising of just 7 parents and one staff member our numbers are small.
Recently the routine administration of each workshop has been organised into a two week rota. Three members of the branch committee will be on hand to take care of signing the children in/out of the workshops, making sure that the tutorial staff also sign in/out and that any visitors are accounted for. In addition to this payment of fees, keeping of payment records and issue of receipts is done by our volunteer staff who are also on hand to deal with any queries or problems that might arise.
Currently there are 8 committee members, who meet formally once a month to discuss the running of the workshops and plan for growth, fundraising campaigns etc. The 3 officers in the branch; the chairperson, the secretary and the branch treasurer deal with the office side of things with the help of our branch administrator who keeps everything running smoothly.
As ever, we welcome offers of help. If you have administrative, secretarial, book keeping, fundraising, tea making or any other type of skills that you might like to share with us, please don’t hesitate to contact one of the volunteer staff. The Offaly Branch of the DAI’s function is to provide practical support to families who are affected by dyslexia, but, we can only do this properly if the families of workshop members support us in doing this…