One of the most interesting and exciting developments of the TMA has been our growing international membership. Along with this excitement has come a concern for the costs that are associated with the international mailings. As some of you are aware, Pauline and I made an attempt to solicit support from Sarah Ferguson when we met her last year. We have not heard back from her; we will only be relying on Sarah for weight loss. My next attempt at soliciting assistance was a letter I wrote to the executive director of the World Health Organization. I did not ask for money; I requested any assistance they might offer me in finding organizations that could assist us in this area. They never answered me.

I sent an email message to Errol White seeking assistance. Errol answered.

Errol is a TMA member from Australia. If you are a member of the TMIC, you already know Errol very well. We have a relatively large membership from Australia and New Zealand. Errol very graciously offered to take the responsibility for reproducing all of the TMA newsletters and directories for our members in Australia and New Zealand and for mailing them. As printing and postage remains the most costly expenses for the Association, he has saved the TMA a substantial amount of our operating budget. We wanted to take this opportunity to thank Errol for his kindness and to recognize his contribution of time, energy and money to the TMA. Actually, Errol offered to handle the mailings for TMA members in Australia and I asked him if he would also take on New Zealand. He was kind enough to accept my request. Errol, I know Australia and New Zealand are different countries; from Ohio they look like the same neighborhood.

Thank you, Errol!

We are seeking other volunteers to assist the TMA with these important mailings of newsletters and directories. The savings for the Association would be substantial since the postage costs for our international mailings are quite high. Our largest concentrations of members for the international mailings are from Canada and the United Kingdom. We also have an increasing membership in India. If you are interested in assisting the TMA by volunteering to help with these mailings, please let me know. We would be very grateful for your help. In order to facilitate this work, you will need to have Internet access so that we can communicate via email. Please contact me at srulyosef[AT SIGN]aol.com.

Our latest international member is from Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean. Thank you, Jim Lubin; it is your web site that has made this international membership possible.

The TMA international membership: