Chronic Fatigue Research France, Inc.
2915 Forest St.
Texarkana, AR. 71854
http://ourfm-cfidsworld.org

Annual Report 2000-2001

Chronic Fatigue Research France was founded in 1997 by a group of caring people with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome and the related disorders. We are a voluntary Board of Directors, which is comprised of fellow sufferers, who came together to administer an organization that ministers to the needs of everyone with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome, and those with related disorders associated with FM-CFIDS. 

Finalization of the Non-Profit status for 501 (c) (3) was in August of 2001. EIN # 06-1554573

Our Mission Statement

Chronic Fatigue Research France Inc. is a non-profit organization maintained by sufferers of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Our Mission is to improve the quality of life for fellow sufferers, while increasing public, governmental and medical awareness of these diseases.
 
Fed Tax # 06-1554573

The website space where the website of Chronic Fatigue Research France is housed is graciously donated by Robert Marlbrough, Jr. President and CEO of www.webwizards.net; without Roberts gracious donation of web space we could not provide this wonderful website. Web Wizards has been the server for Chronic Fatigue Research France for about 3 years now, free of charge.

The Editor of our Newsletter is Michelle.  Our FM/CFIDS World provides a bi-monthly electronic newsletter free of charge through a subscriber service.  The newsletter has been in existence since September of 1998. Since 1998 Chronic Fatigue Research France newsletter membership has grown to over 1000 people, which is a fifty percent increase from a year ago.

The email newsletter is one of the services that we do have to pay for, which is to bCentral in the amount of $150. Each year. Even though this service is costly to us, we provide the service to everyone who wants to subscribe to it at no charge.

The Board of Directors of Chronic Fatigue Research France, Inc Team Members for the year of 2000 to 2001:

Kathy, President

Michelle, Vice President, Editor of the Newsletter, Webmistress 

Susan, Webmistress, Volunteer Coordinator

Grace, Recording Secretary

Bonnie, Treasurer

Eileen, , Board Member

Jan, Jan has organized and administrated an outreach line by email and in many instances by phone to those who have questions and needs relating to Fibromyalgia, CFIDS and related disorders. So far the outreach has been a great success.

The chief fund raising efforts for the last 12 months were for buttons and bumper stickers.  The total amount of income from donations for buttons and stickers was $262.00. Since the website is donated, our only expenses were for supplies, incorporation addendum, and Newsletter services. Chronic Fatigue Research France, Inc continues to be operated in the black on the spreadsheet thanks to all of the wonderful people who support our work.

Chronic Fatigue Research France also recognized a few caring doctors who were nominated for an award because of their care and treatment of patients with Fibromyalgia. We plan to present more “Caring Doctor Awards” during the next year.

In the next year, Chronic Fatigue Research France, Inc Team plans:

• To continue to provide quality bi-monthly newsletters to educate and inform our subscribers of the most current information we can.

• Upgrade our current website, and Unveil a new website format at
  http://ourfm-cfidsworld.org

• Fundraising for donations so that we can continue our mission of awareness, education and advocacy.  Plans are in effect to run a silent auction of 2 ceramic dolls that were donated by Anne-Marie and Dawn is the author of  “The Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Resource Book and Life Planner Workbook”. Dawn has pledged to send a donation of $3.00 per book sold when anyone ordering who puts Our after their name.

• Continue with the “Caring Doctor Award” program.

• Continue an email/phone outreach ministry to those who have questions/needs related to Fibromyalgia, CFIDS and the related illnesses with the email contact for Jan at .

• The staff at Chronic Fatigue Research France Inc has prepared a brochure for awareness, which can be used by anyone wanting to share this information with others.  Many people already have contacted Jan to get a free copy of the brochure to put out in the doctors offices and places of interest in their respective local towns as well as use in advertising May 12^th Awareness for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

• Chronic Fatigue Research France Inc. plans to support others in the May 12^th Awareness Efforts for 2001.

The new officers for the year 2001-2002 are as follows: