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Scope and Contents The Annual Report contains a Mission Statement which details the aims and purposes of the Switchboard as stated in the Trust Deed dated 11/12/1985.A Co-ordinator's summary review is provided which discusses the following: an increase in calls and befriending; negative images of gay people in the media resulting in vulnerable people experiencing low self-esteem and other mental health problems which Switchboard are trying to address; overview of call statistics for Edinburgh Gay...

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Topics discussed include: an article in the Scotsman and Switchboard's response; the Social Work Department grant; the treasurer's report and auditing annual accounts; advertising; training; weekend duties; Friends of Gay Switchboard (FROGS); request for leave of absence from member; social events; and an update on calls and meetings.

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Topics discussed include: the community service announcement; an update on training; the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard's (EGS) annual general meeting (AGM); the Stonewall Youth Group; an update on Scottish AIDS Monitor's (SAM) move to new premises; statistics, St. Andrew's Nightline; an article about elderly gay people for publication in the Scotsman; and a complaint about the way EGS has been mentioned in the Young Scot Magazine.

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Topics discussed include: applications to the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian Councils; policing at Gayfield Square and an Edinburgh Evening News article on 'alleged rent boy activity in Regent Terrace'; Company Status and a list of directors; finances and accounts; statistics; membership matters; training report; a report on a recent ceilidh; conference report; missing money from the phone room; and a discussion of call cards.