Vetnuus | Januarie 2024 22 « BACK TO CONTENTS SAVA News I SAVV Nuus SAVA: Debit Orders The debit order system that SAVA implemented in 2019, was and is still a huge success. We have therefore decided to offer our members the option to choose the debit order option again. The debit order will be over a period of 10 months (February 2024 – November 2024) or divided over a shorter period in the event of members renewing or joining SAVA later during the year. SAVA is hosting the World Vet Association Congress in Cape Town, April 2024. All paid up SAVA 2023 members, as well as 2024 membership paid in full beginning of 2024 (alternatively, a signed debit order agreement), will receive a substantial discount on registration fees towards the WVAC 2024. If you have already registered for the WVAC2024 congress as a SAVA member, and you do are not a fully paid up member or have not signed a debit order for 2024, you will receive an additional invoice for the WVAC 2024 amounting to the difference between member and non-member rates as at the time of your registration. Failure to pay the additional invoice will result in your Congress registration being cancelled. A new Debit Order Mandate must be completed by SAVA members each year. Members who made use of the debit orders in 2023, are therefore required to complete a new mandate and email back to: bookkeeper@sava.co.za no later than Monday 22 January 2024. The 2024 mandate is available on the SAVA Website. A link to the mandate will also be provided with the 2024 membership invoices that will be emailed to our members beginning of January 2024. Please note that a R50.00 penalty will be charged to your account for any debit order that is not honoured by your bank. Having been kept abreast of the developments of SAVA-CVC, you are in no doubt aware that we have revitalised this critical organisation. The nature of charity organisations is that there is constant uncertainty about future cash flow – every donation from a particular individual or group might be the last donation. Securing enough guaranteed cash flow to cover operating costs in SAVA-CVC is something that we have actively pursued over the last couple of years. We have reported on the significant activities that have been performed in communities using funds from the generous donors. SAVA would like to provide an easy method for our members to contribute to this worthy cause with an option to add a contribution to SAVA-CVC of R50.00 per month on your debit order. The South African Veterinary Foundation (SAVF) aims to promote and advance veterinary and other biological sciences. This includes supporting veterinary research at all levels, to fund bursaries for veterinary studies and to invest and administer various financial portfolios in order to promote the knowledge, image and status of the veterinary and para-veterinary professions and practice within Southern Africa, resulting in improved quality of life for animal and man. An example of an activity that the SAVF is involved in: The SAVF funds research projects that will benefit the health of animals and is not detrimental to animals. For this purpose, the SAVF will only consider funding a project that has been approved by a recognised institution’s Ethics and Research Committee. Furthermore, the trustees of the SAVF also evaluate each study based on relevance, scientific soundness and humane treatment. Once a study is completed, the results of the research project are published in the Journal of the South African Veterinary Association or an international peer-reviewed journal on the ISI list of journals, as well as presented at a South African Veterinary Association congress or other appropriate SA congress. Finding funds for research is often not part of an academic or aspiring academic’s nature. The SAVF wants to increase its reach by having more funds available to invest in research. SAVA would like to provide an easy method for our members to contribute to this worthy cause with an option to add a contribution to the SAVF of R50.00 per month on your debit order. For those who will continue to pay their SAVA membership fees on an annual basis, are also encouraged to add a donation to either or both of the SAVA-CVC and SAVF to their annual payment. Please communicate this donation through to bookkeeper@sava.co.za to enable SAVA to allocate your donation accordingly.
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