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Volunteer of the Year Award 2011 - closing date for nominations was 29 July 2011

Nominations for the 2011 KFA National Volunteer of the Year Awards will be presented at the National KFA AGM on 1st October in Ware, Hertfordshire.

As usual there are three categories:

• Committee member
• Member
• Teacher

The winner will be selected from the finalists in each category.

Is there a good organiser in your class? A committee member who stands out? Does your teacher do more than just teach? Our Association is run by volunteers and without them we could not function.

Southern Counties have won an award twice, we are hoping to make it three times lucky!!!

Fitness, Fundraising and Fun

Our Keep Fit class, taught by Maureen Maude, has been a way of life for many of us here in Caversham. It is always fun, we are keeping fit, making friends and fundraising at the same time.

In the summer breaks our members have organised fun walks on our class evening and we have all learnt more about our local area and discovered parts we would never have known were there. These walks have been good training for those of us taking part in the Cancer Research Race for Life, the Breast Cancer Moonwalk and the Colorectal Research Fund walk to name just a few.

I took part in the Colorectal Research Fund walk around Richmond Park on 26 September 2010. My eldest son was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age of 36 and has had a number of operations and six months of chemotherapy since then. His surgeon set up the Colorectal Research Fund to help pay for research into ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and bowel cancer. The walk was to raise money for this fund. The Keep Fit class raised almost £300 for this charity and I am very grateful for their generosity but even more for their support and friendship throughout this time.

Our Keep Fit class has been a springboard for new friendships, new interests and a helping hand for many of our favourite charities – many thanks from all of us to those organising the classes and training the KFA teachers!

Margaret Wilson
Class member
KFA Body Moves, Caversham Primary School, Caversham
5 October 2010

News from "down under" with Viv Fitzpatrick

G'day from sunny Adelaide!

I cannot believe it's nearly a year since we left England for Australia! We have had a wonderfully exciting first year and have settled in really easily. Adam's job is going well and I have started teaching again! I have a small, but keen group (must be mad! ) and they have all been very supportive. They enjoy the class and have invited others to join us. Thankfully, the hall is air conditioned and has a sprung floor which makes it ideal for us to move around in.

I am learning the lingo and they're learning mine!! I have joined AusDance but it's nothing like the KFA. Of course, we miss friends and family, and I truly miss the camaraderie and fun I enjoyed for so many years with the KFA and its members! But, if my class goes from strength to strength, then I may well set up Keep Fit Australia - watch this space!

Keep Fit and best wishes to you all.

Vivienne xx
March 2010