2015 Branch Pledges
Dear ECW Branch Treasurers or Presidents/Liaisons,
It’s budget time again. The Diocesan ECW Budget for the year beginning January 1, 2015 will be presented at the ECW Annual Meeting at St. Mary’s Church, High Point, on November 7-8, 2014. Prior to that time, the ECW Board needs to hear from you concerning the amount of your Branch pledge for 2015 so that we will know how much money we will have to work with in the coming year. These funds help to carry out the work of women’s ministries throughout the Anglican Communion, our country, our province (IV), and our diocese.
It is not always easy to make a pledge so early in the year when you probably don’t know what your branch income for 2015 will be. However, I am asking you to make your best estimate and return the pledge form by November 1. If you must wait later than that date for some reason, please let me know that there will be a delay.
Our Constitution and Bylaws state: “To have voting privileges (at the Annual Meeting) a Branch must have paid a pledge to the Diocesan Church Women’s Budget for the current year.” Those branches current with their pledge are entitled to send up to five voting delegates to Annual Meeting. Your Branch should have paid at least 50% of your pledge amount by now. Any balance due on your pledge should be sent no later than November 1, 2014.
If you have questions about the amount of your 2014 pledge, the balance due, or other information, please call me at 919-682-4647 or e-mail me at treasurer^ecw-nc#org.
Thank you for returning the pledge form promptly. I hope to see you at the Annual Meeting in High Point on November 7-8. Information about the Annual Meeting, can be found on this website.
Sincerely,
Mary E. Hawkins,
Treasurer
Please note: Anyone who belongs to a church that does not have an ECW Branch and would like to participate in the Annual Meeting as a voting member can pay a pledge of $10 in the name of her church and be entitled to be a voting delegate.