Michael Charlton-Hubble of Lower Lydbrook, Forest of Dean, was sworn in as the new President of Foresters Friendly Society on June 24, 2019 – their first openly gay President.
FORESTERS Friendly is a mutual financial services provider offering a range of savings and investment products. Owned by its members, with no shareholders to pay, the Society provides additional benefits and gives back over £1million each year to its members in the form of discretionary grants.
On his appointment, Michael said: “I am delighted and honoured to accept this role. As an openly gay and proud man, it is an incredible time to spearhead the Society and encourage more members to join our “Foresters family”.
Each year the new President chooses a charity for Foresters members to fundraise for and support. For Michael’s year in office, he has chosen children’s charity Rays of Sunshine.
Explaining his choice of charity he said: “My one regret in life is not having children and my husband feels the same. However, we are lucky in that we have 22 Godchildren. While we are too old to raise a family of our own now, choosing a charity that brings some happiness to children seems the perfect fit. There will be fundraising events held all over the country with a sponsored ‘Let’s do 10’ in March, involving large scale events and one-off collections all to help more children have their wishes granted.”
Anyone can join Foresters Friendly Society by purchasing either a financial policy or by becoming a fraternal member at £25 a year. Membership benefits are the same with both types and include help with further education, times of need and the everyday costs of things like dental and optical care, practical and emotional support for members and their family via Foresters Care – a Personal Nurse Adviser service, and access to social events taking place both locally and nationally.
For further information on getting involved,
email: mcharlton-hubble@forestersfriendlysociety.co.uk or call 01594 860239.
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