7TH BIENNIAL CONGRESS REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY EASTERN REGION.

The Regional Executive came into office in May, 2008. Since then, the club has made considerable impact in the region not withstanding the numerous challenges. Our vision was to make the club a vibrant one with the participation of all Queens so that our motto “Unity and Love” will have real meaning. We are proud to say that, by God’s Grace and the active participation of all the queens from our 13 districts, we have made considerable achievement in this direction.

MEMBERSHIP
Our numerical strength has increased. New Queens have joined us through appointments and transfers. The total number of queens has increased from sixty-five to seventy-three as at August 2009.

MEETINGS
Attendance at meetings has improved as compared to the previous years. Members now attend in their numbers and make meaningful contributions as well. Power Queens Representatives have been appointed in all the 13 districts to liaise with the Regional Executive for effective communication.

REVENUE COLLECTION:
The Queens have been actively involved in revenue collection. Special revenue collection programmes were organized in the major districts like Tafo, Oda, Nkawkaw and Mpraeso in the form of mass disconnection and customer education.
Due to the strategies adopted by the Eastern Queens last year in revenue mobilization, the region became first on the annual revenue chat and was awarded a 15 seater bus by the Company.

CUSTOMER CARE
Special programmes to enhance customer satisfaction were organized to sensitize customers on energy conservation and the operations of the Company. We visited Churches, Markets, Radio Stations and Door to Door interaction with customers. A mammoth customer durbar was organized at the Jacksons Park last May to give our customers the opportunity to interact with management on issues bothering them about the operations of the Company.



TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Eastern Queens believe in Self development and Women Empowerment. 11 Queens are currently pursing degree programmes through distance education. 12 are pursing part time HND programmes at the Koforidua Polytechnic. Six (6) Queens have completed their first degrees and HNDs and are still waiting for upgrading.
Training programme on Diet Management was organized for the Queens to have an idea of how to eat right for a healthy life. We also had representatives from the Forever Living Product (FLP) Company, Accra, to educate members on how to make extra income to supplement their salaries.
An internet blog, www.easternqueensclub@blogspot.com has been created by the region to educate the queens on how to communicate effectively on the net and publish items on the blog.

HEALTH CARE
A number of health related programmes were organized during the period under review.
10 Kilometers Health walk was organized on World Heart Day; Health Talk on Hepatitis B and proper diet; and Cervical Screening for all the Queens.


DONATIONS
The club has been paying its dues to society to put smiles on the needy. We Visited the Tomony Orphanage at Kwahu Obomeng and Hour of Grace Orphanage at Huhunya. Various items and cash donations were presented to these two orphanages.
Donations were also given to Mattew 25, an NGO that houses AIDS patients.

AWARDS
The queens have not been left out in the Best Worker Awards Scheme. 10 Queens have received Best Worker Awards since 2006.

BIRTH AND MARRIAGES
Five (5) of our queens were joined in holy matrimony during the period and God has blessed us with plenty children

RETIREMENT
No queen has been retired in the region.




TRANFERS

The following Queens have been transferred to the other regions:

Queen Cynthia Amartey - Tema
Queen Mary Mensah - Accra East
Queen Ama Hughes Dartey - Head Office
Queen Nada Essel - Accra West
Queen Rosina Amankwah Adjei - Volta

20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The Region celebrated the 20th Anniversary with lots of activities. We had a week long activities which included the following:
· Launching of the Anniversary
· Inter Districts Games
· Health Talk
· Motivational Talk by Director of Women’s Development, Eastern
· Health Walk
· Thanksgiving service at Church of Pentecost and
· Toppled it with a buffet.

CHALLENGES
Currently, the standard donations given to queens when they are bereaved is not enough. Queens with first degrees and HNDs which are recognized on their files are still junior staff.


Thank You,

Prepared by:



AGNES ADJEI
(S E C R E T A R Y)

Kofi Adjorlolo needs a Queen as a WIFE!!

"All I need is a wife" - Kofi Adjorlolo




"How Kofi Adjorlolo wishes that he had a woman he could call his wife by his side at this time that fame and fortune are beginning to knock on his door."...source...Daily Graphic

I wonder if getting the wife is the problem or maintaining one!!!!....Hmmmm...there is no smoke without fire....( divorced two wives already)

If interested, please get in touch with Randy Adjorlolo at the Project Engineers Office..ext. 105.