SW consultant leaving - buy a gift?

[DianaPrinceRocks]

I know Slimming World gets mixed reviews on MN but I've been going since before Covid and even though I'm still a long way off target, I honestly think we've had one of the best possible consultants we could hope for. I can't praise her enough and we've had a few stand-ins over the years that have just proved how good she is in terms of trying to motivate us and keep us on track. She has really loved her work and put so much effort into it esp through lockdown.

Anyway, she's decided to finish up with SW - not sure what she's going to do next - but apart from being devastated for selfish reasons I'm unsure about what to do for a gift.

My heart says I want to get her something - just to say thank you and let her know she was so good and appreciated. But there are over 100 members in her area and if all of us were to get her a gift it would be a bit ridiculous. I don't know if anyone's going to try to organise a collection or anything like that, but I wouldn't feel confident enough to suggest it myself as I don't really know any of the post-Covid group.

I wasn't sure where to post this or even what to compare it to - it's rare to have a 'mentor' for years that you don't really know very well and that helps lots of other people in the same boat.

Would you get a gift and if so, what sort of thing would you buy?

You’re over thinking it. Forget the rest of the group, you appreciated her, you want to show her that. Just a card with your thanks in it would be lovely, but if you want to get her a present then a token gift would be fine. A fancy notebook, scented candle, that sort of thing - unless she ever mentioned an interest? Appreciative words in a card will mean the most though.

Could you ask someone on the Social Team if there will be a collection? If there is, it's probably being organised by them.
When mine left there was a collection by each of her groups but I also got her a card and voucher.

Thank you both - that is very helpful. I'll definitely do a card with a note and I'll try to find out if anything's being organised. If not I'll give something and a token gift is a good idea - something small that she can use but won't cause clutter.

Thanks again