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TREASURER'S CORNER

Treasurer’s Corner.

2nd. Quarter 2011/12.

The New Year sees us halfway through BTW’s financial year. Operationally, our costs continue to exceed our operational income – this has been the case for several years now. The shortfall is, as it has been for the last six years, made good by additional non operational income - bequests, memorial donations and charitable grants. Our present spending is 14% ahead of that of a year ago, with income 11% ahead.

On the bright side, we are halfway through our annual deposit bond interest (paid on the 30^th. June) and there is 6 month Gift Aid repayment imminent.

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We are saddened to lose a very good Welfare supporter and activist, with the death last month of Jan Rabin. In her earlier years she bred and exhibited under the Kamajan affix. Jan operated her Kama kennels at Walmley near Sutton Coldfield, almost exclusively for BTW, sheltering, retraining when needed, and then re-homing her charges to their specific needs.

Looking through the past border year books I see that Jan was on BTW’s original list of 31 border enthusiasts willing to assist enquirers with welfare concerns. In the most recent year book she was the only original remaining so listed. We will certainly miss her and her massive contribution.

RIP Jan, and thank you very much for all you did for the border terrier.

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Cards, calendars, and anniversary T shirts, have been the collective enterprises of Helen Freeman, Jan Gale, Sarah Newsom and their helpers. Together they have produced a net £502 for Welfare’s funds. An awful lot of effort, not to say trial and tribulation, went into this and we are indebted to you for that. BTW thank you ladies, helpers, and of course, purchasers.

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The 4 neglected borders, mentioned in the Q1 report, have received the veterinary care they needed and, with the tender ministrations given to them in County Durham, have made good recoveries. The “oldie”, for whom the prognosis was less than rosy, has also made it and is now in foster care. One of the others has now been re-homed, always a difficulty at Christmas time. Well done Lesley and Harry for that and to Joyce and Colin too - who discovered the case and initiated the rescue.

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Finally, dear reader (keep taking the pills), and I do hope you have the 2012 that you seek!

Bob Bolton.

15 January 2012