Special Delivery Autumn 2016 | Page 5

Chair's Letter

Welcome

As my third year as an NCT Volunteer nears a close and I reflect on 2016 as Branch Chair, I am astonished and proud of what we have achieved as a Branch Team:

1 new Branch Leaflet

1 Big Push sponsored Walk

1 Easter Event

1 Halloween Event

1 Baby Massage Course

1 local charity link up (Little Village)

2 new editions of our Postnatal Directory

2 Mum & Baby Lunches

3 Nearly New Sales

3 Antenatal Welcome Evenings

3 weekly Playgroups

3 x corporate support from Starbucks, Hamptons, Big Yellow

4 Early Days courses

4 editions of our e-magazine 'Special Delivery'

5 Returning to Work courses

5 Walks on the Common

6 Branch Meetings

10 Coffee Meet-ups

12 Branch e-newsletters

24 Baby First Aid Courses

50 Breastfeeding Cafes

108 Mum & Baby Yoga classes

100s of email inquiries answered

1000s of £s raised to support local parents in their first 1,000 days

1000 'likes' on our Facebook page

2550+ followers on our Twitter feed

and a partridge in a pear tree!

It just leaves me to wish you a very Happy Christmas and 2017! Perhaps your New Year's resolution might be volunteering with our merry band?

Emma x

Emma van Klaveren Finlay

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Clapham Chair & Coordinator

NCT Clapham & District Branch