ElectricAid's AGM - another year of strong growth

There was an excellent attendance at ElectricAid's 2007 AGM which was held on Tuesday, April 15th in the H.O. Conference Centre. Those present heard an account of another very successful year. Chairman, Peter Kelly, Treasurer, Pearse Crilly and Administrator, James Foley reviewed a year of sustained growth for ESB staff's social justice and developing-world fund. The highlights covered included:

• Revenue of €1.9 million in 2007. Even when excluding 'once-off ' items, growth was more than 30% - a huge testament to the real generosity of the entire ESB community.
• ElectricAid membership is now at 2,700 and still rising.
• The commencement of the ESB/ElectricAid Teshie school flagship project in Ghana.
• A huge total of 124 separate life-saving and life-changing projects in 39 different countries. 90 of these projects were in Africa, 10 in Ireland, 11 in Asia, eight in Latin America and five in Europe.
• The beginning of a new strategic direction for ElectricAid – managing some of our growth into a smaller number of larger projects.
• Needs and demands still growing strongly – as ever, our most pressing need is for more new members!