Friends Constitution

Friends of Oakfield Park is a Registered Charity.

Funds from Friends of Oakfield Park Fund will be used exclusively to provide additional support for the pupils over and above Local Authority budgeted resources.   

• To subsidise the provision of residentials. 
• To assist with the cost of school events.
• To facilitate the purchase of non-curricular resources
• To facilitate the purchase of large items e.g. School mini bus
• To enhance the personal wellbeing of pupils e.g. purchase of Christmas presents. 

Requests for funding are considered termly by the Friends Committee 

The Fund shall be audited annually.

Meetings are usually held on Monday at 3:30pm new members welcome.  Below are the minutes from the last meeting. 

Minutes 14.1.25

Present: Nicola Cryer, Tracy Bunko, Evey Brogan, Toni Whipp

Apologies: Linda Lockett, Henri Leigh, Zoe Blackmore, Kathie Burns, Dale Woolsey, Megan Price, Jadie Wagstaff,

Previous Actions:

EB - Identify a new auditor for Friends Account

EB – Set up Kathie as treasurer for Friends.

EB to add Nicola Cryer and Kathie Burns to the Friends account and remove Stephanie Nagy?

Matters arising:

Bank Account –

The current balance is £32,981.13  available £25,193.77 due to pending (purchases and enterprise money was paid in but needs to move to Fund)

Recent fundraising:

Easy Fundraising online shopping – Friends Bank account has been added.

Mini marathon raised £4091.61

Raffle £354

Ordered

Books

Go-Karts

Memorial Tree

PA speaker

Funding requests

Pool changing bed – Wide bed – pump action

Sensory Garden £15k (possibly £15k from Fund)

Future Fundraising

Show – Cake and coffee for sale (Friends)

Sports day – Scones / tea

Summer 1 - Race Night – Summer Term, Race Night. Bring your own drinks. A band/music after the races. Profit from the nights racing to go to Friends.

Summer 2 - Ackworth Gala – Possibly 21^st June

Ideas to be investigated further:

Car boot (£60 fee) this allows 4 a year. Issues – use of the field as it is let to the Football teams

Camping and caravanning club rallies – use of the field for a weekend when football finished – this may be approx. £30 per pitch ?

Can the mini buses be used out of school hours by school staff or private lettings? Insurance ?

A.O.B.

Actions:

EB - Identify a new auditor for Friends Account

EB – Set up Kathie as treasurer for Friends.

EB to add Nicola Cryer and Kathie Burns to the Friends account and remove Stephanie Nagy?

Please come along and support us. Everyone is welcome. We have very informal Friends meetings where we discuss ways of raising funds. This money enables the young people of Oakfield Park to continue with those extras which cannot be afforded out of the already stretched school budget. 

Next Meeting: 18^th March 3:30pm Meeting Room 1