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To: Ted Hill CEO British Polio Fellowship
Save the Polio Fellowship South West of England Development Officer Role from Redundancy!
Please sign this petition to prevent this crucially important role from redundancy and ensuring the on-going support for isolated members in the South West of England!
Why is this important?
THE PETITION
Rebecca Colpus's role as the Development Officer for the South West of England has been made redundant! The polio fellowship central office offered only limited support to the Groups in the South West beyond Bristol prior to her arrival. Rebecca has built up the southwest as a strong network of members connecting post polio survivors and providing them with resources that have been life saving and the demise of her role will be catastrophic! In addition the action directly contravenes the British Polio Fellowships Mission statement!
This is the British Polio Fellowships Mission Statement:-
"The British Polio Fellowship seeks to empower and support all people in the UK living with the effects of Polio and PPS by:
Actively campaigning in support of their rights and needs and those of their carers
Providing information, welfare and support to enable people to live full independent and integrated lives and being the first resource on Polio and Post Polio Syndrome
Supporting a Regional / Branch / Group structure that enables mutual support amongst members to be carried out in a caring and inclusive environment
Raising the profile of The British Polio Fellowship to enhance its effectiveness and to seek out all those who may benefit from our services
Developing world-wide alliances with other Polio and Post Polio groups for the mutual benefit of all our members
The British Polio Fellowship is committed to supporting and developing its staff and volunteers to the most effective use of its resources."
Rebecca Colpus's role as the Development Officer for the South West of England has been made redundant! The polio fellowship central office offered only limited support to the Groups in the South West beyond Bristol prior to her arrival. Rebecca has built up the southwest as a strong network of members connecting post polio survivors and providing them with resources that have been life saving and the demise of her role will be catastrophic! In addition the action directly contravenes the British Polio Fellowships Mission statement!
This is the British Polio Fellowships Mission Statement:-
"The British Polio Fellowship seeks to empower and support all people in the UK living with the effects of Polio and PPS by:
Actively campaigning in support of their rights and needs and those of their carers
Providing information, welfare and support to enable people to live full independent and integrated lives and being the first resource on Polio and Post Polio Syndrome
Supporting a Regional / Branch / Group structure that enables mutual support amongst members to be carried out in a caring and inclusive environment
Raising the profile of The British Polio Fellowship to enhance its effectiveness and to seek out all those who may benefit from our services
Developing world-wide alliances with other Polio and Post Polio groups for the mutual benefit of all our members
The British Polio Fellowship is committed to supporting and developing its staff and volunteers to the most effective use of its resources."
