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Dear Members,Greetings & let me wish you a Happy New Year. In 2012, we usher in a New Year with all its challenges head on. First & foremost, there is an increase in the monthly subscription to $25, bearing in mind that NAA has been struggling financially over all these years. When our alma mater came up with the third financial assistance from 1st December 2011, they have made it very clear that this will be the final assistance package, failing which they will take over the Clubhouse. This means that NAA will be dissolved and any assets shall be donated to Ngee Ann Polytechnic as provided in the Constitution. We will all lose everything that we have built thus far. A quick check with other alumni clubhouses in Singapore, that even with the increase, we remain the lowest of the subscription among all. In our recently conducted survey, 60% of our members voted for the subscription to be between $20 and $35. We have also brought up this discussion in the last 3 Annual General Meetings, with the majority of members agreeing to an increase in the subscription. With a new team in the General Committee, we believe in biting the temporary bullet & implementing the increase in subscription, plus a new series of marketing plans & strategies. We seek your fullest support in helping NAA secure one new member for 2012, and the new New Year will look much brighter in the future. We wish you a happy new 2012. Albert Au President NAA GC 2011/2013 |
