CIBSE NEWS Benevolent fund celebrates 80th birthday
The CIBSE Benevolent Fund celebrates its 80th anniversary next year, marking eight decades of tangible assistance to hundreds of Institution members, their families and dependents during periods of extreme distress.
Over the course of the anniversary year, CIBSE hopes to publish a series of articles, sourced primarily from the almoners of the Institution’s regional and overseas branches, to highlight the important voluntary work they quietly and efficiently carry out. Mr R Comyn Ching, the then vice-president of the Institution of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (IHVE), first suggested the Benvolent Fund in 1933. The IHVE Council agreed to the proposal in October that year, and a first Benevolent Fund Committee was established, comprising Ching as chairman, along with WE Fretwell, W Nelson Haden, AB Potterton and JH Bryant. Ching was instrumental in establishing the fund, drafting the original scheme and, along with Fretwell, offering the initial donations to establish it.
The fund operated for many years under the IHVE and its successors, the CIBS in 1976, and CIBSE in 1985. In 2005 it was reconstituted under a new Declaration of Trust, with trustees Bryan Wright, David Kirby (now both sadly deceased) and Ronald Farminer, who continues to serve. This new CIBSE Benevolent Fund Trust was registered with the charity commissioners on 21 August 2005. The Motto of CIBSE is: ‘For the greater comfort of mankind’, an admirable sentiment, which is entwined within the ‘objects’ of the fund, as: ‘The relief of persons who are in conditions
of need, hardship or distress and who are members or former members of the IHVE or of the IES, or of the CIBSE and the immediate dependents of such persons.’ From its early days, the Institution developed a regional structure, starting with the Liverpool and District Branch in 1933. Others followed through to 1987, when Australia and New Zealand joined the ‘family’. The Benevolent Fund appointed almoners in each region – which now number 19 in total, with 16 covering the UK and three overseas in the Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong and
Australia/New Zealand. The Fund Trust provides assistance and financial aid at the discretion of a Board of Trustees. The board may delegate responsibilities to the Management Committee, presently comprising all the trustees, plus the duly appointed regional almoners. To support the fund, members of the Institution are invited to make an annual donation, using gift aid where possible. This, together with donations from regional functions, friends and organisations active in the industry, are vital components in ensuring sufficient funds are available to support those in need. During the celebration year, the management committee has proposed that each region considers donating all of their monies raised to the fund. l Anyone interested in contributing to future articles should contact Nicola Hurley on
nhurley@cibse.org Complementary information can be found at
www.cibse.org and its regional websites.
Situations vacant on Board and Council
The Board is the governing body of the Institution. It is made up of the seven officers (president, president-elect, three vice-presidents, honorary treasurer and immediate past president) and five elected members. Vacancies arise at each annual general meeting (AGM), and the Board is required under Regulation 36 to nominate candidates for all the forthcoming vacancies.
The Board has also agreed that elections should be held for membership of the Council of the Institution – a much larger consultative body that exists to advise the Board on Institution policy – composed mainly of representatives of the regions, societies, groups and standing committees.
The Board has accordingly made nominations to fill vacancies arising at the next AGM in May 2013: Short biographical notes for candidates can be found in the ‘Members’ section of the CIBSE website at
www.cibse.org
Members of the Institution are entitled to nominate additional candidates for election according to the rules set out below: l Fellows, Members, Associates and Licentiates may submit nominations for the offices of president-elect, vice-president and honorary treasurer and for members of the Board. Only duly qualified individuals who have been supported by 10 nominations from Fellows, Members, Associates and Licentiates will be added to the lists. l Fellows, Members, Associates and Licentiates may also nominate individuals from those grades for membership of Council. Graduates, Companions and Affiliates (including Students) may nominate individuals from those grades for membership of Council. Only duly
qualified individuals who have been supported by five nominations from members in the appropriate grades will be added to the lists. l Any such nominations must be made in writing to the chief executive/secretary, and must be received at CIBSE headquarters by 1 February 2013. These nominations must be accompanied by the written consent of the nominee to accept office if elected. The names of those making nominations will follow the name of the candidate on the ballot paper.
The qualifications for each position are as follows: President-elect: Fellows of the Institution who hold, or have held, the office of vice- president. Vice president: Fellows, Members, Associates or Licentiates of the Institution who are, or have been, members of Council. Honorary treasurer: Fellows, Members, Associates or Licentiates of the Institution who are or have been members of Council. Members of the Board: Members of all grades may be nominated (at least three of those elected must be, or have been, members of Council, and at least three must hold membership in the grades of Fellow, Member, Associate or Licentiate). Members of Council: Must hold the appropriate membership grade for the category in which nominated, that is Fellow/Member/Associate/Licentiate or Graduate/Companion/Affiliate (including Students). President elect: Peter Kinsella. Vice presidents: John Field, Nick Mead, Peter Wong. Honorary treasurer: Stuart MacPherson. Member of the Board: Gay Lawrence Race. Member of Council: Derek Mowlds.
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December 2012 CIBSE Journal
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MAJECZKA / SHUTTERSTOCK
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