Senior School FOC
Friends Of Clayesmore
Our Aims
The Friends of Clayesmore was established in 1992, its purpose being to bring together the parents of the children attending the school with a view to providing a platform for communication, informal liaison and to the promotion of the ethos of the school.
Our three main objectives therefore are:
- To promote the fellowship among the parents and pupils of Clayesmore School
- To assist the interests of the school by organising fundraising events and deploying profits to appropriate departments, serving the generic interests of a broad range of pupils, for facilities and resources in addition to those provided by the school
- To act as ambassadors and promote the good name of Clayesmore wherever we go
IN A NUTSHELL: we are a friendly, informal group organising fun events that bring together the Clayesmore community and that provide funds for the ’ icing on the cake’ in terms of items and equipment for our children.
Membership
Membership is automatically offered to the following:
- Every parent or legal guardian of a child currently attending the school
- Every parent or legal guardian of a child who has attended the school in the past
- Any friend of Clayesmore
- All staff members
The Committee
The Friends of Clayesmore is run by a committee and officers who meet on a regular basis throughout the year. At these meetings the committee consider the fundraising events of the year, where funds will be allocated, and how parents may be brought together socially. We endeavour to recruit committee members from each of the school houses. A list of committee members and officers as well as forthcoming meetings follows: -
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any committee members if you require any further information about the Friends’ activities.
The Annual General Meeting is open to all parents and is a wonderful opportunity to get an update on past events and forthcoming projects as well as to meet other parents in an informal environment. The AGM is well publicised in advance via the school newsletter. Our next AGM is Friday 16th November at 2.30 pm in the Main House.
Friends of Clayesmore Officers
| Chairman: | Sara Gourlay | 01962 877566 |
| Treasurer: | Nigel Marks | 01258 472466 |
| Secretary: | Nikki Cheung | 01747 812489 |
Friends of Clayesmore Committee Members
| Angela Balmforth: | 02380 207500 |
| Patricia and Brian Baggott: | 01929 462391 |
| Philip and Diana Dixon: | 01747 828376 |
| Rebecca Olpin: | 01980 863433 |
| Sue Euridge: | 01725 510340 |
| Eleanor Cooke: | 01747 813025 |
| Debs Purdue: | 01747 811654 |
Where does all the money go?
A list of all the areas and items that the friends have funded over the years would be lengthy. Hardly a department or boarding house has not benefited from Friends funds. Television and audio equipment, sports equipment, donations for overseas tours, a boost to house funds to add the comfort of the pupils and a substantial donation to the overhauling and updating of facilities for the Social Centre have been provided. Recently new disco equipment has been purchased, sailing boats, African persussion instruments, rubgy water proof suits, soft furnishings and Design Technology tools.
The Friends are open to suggestions from all departments and sectors of the school and always give each request its fullest consideration. The aim is to ensure that the broadest range of pupils is being served by each donation and that everyone gets a fair chance of receiving support.
We all sincerely hope that you will feel able to lend your support the committee and that, over the course of your time as a Clayesmore parent or friend, you will be able to take part in and enjoy as many social events and gatherings as possible. Thank you for your time.
The Friends of Clayesmore
Annual General Meeting
FRIENDS OF CLAYESMORE h3. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING h4. Friday 16th November 2007
PARENTS PLEASE NOTE:
We have arranged afternoon tea for all parents in the main house on Friday 25th January at 2.45 pm just before the exeat. Do join us for a cuppa and a cake and meet other parents for a chat!
Present:
Nigel Marks Sara Gourlay Debs Purdue Sue Euridge Sally Cummings Nikki Cheung Marcia Higgs Diana Dixon Eleanor Cooke Brian Baggott Patricia Baggott Martin Cooke
Apologies:
Rebecca Olpin
1) Treasurers Report
Nigel provided a copy of the accounts for each member and reported a very healthy balance, after the last tranche of funding, of £12,455. £10,000 of this fund is currently earmarked for the development of the social centre which may feature the raising of the roof to make more room for the Sixth Form in the first instance and then FOC funds would be used to set up a snack bar for all the pupils on the ground floor. Since the last meeting, the Friends have donated £6238 for projects including sailing boats, equipment for the rugby team and the DT department as well as some soft furnishings.
2) Appointment of Officers
Sara Gourlay, Nigel Marks and Nikki Cheung were appointed as Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary for another year.
3) Recruitment
The Friends welcomed new member Sally Cummings to the committee. Sally is a year 9 parent and has already agreed to drum up support for the year 9 cake stall at the Christmas Markets. It was felt that further recruitment would be needed and so a date has been set for ‘Afternoon Tea’ for parents to meet the committee and hear all about it on 25th January at 2.45.
Nikki will write up a short feature about the Friends for the end of term newsletter and give parents the date and urge them to take part.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
25TH January 2008 – 1.45 pm Followed by parents’ afternoon tea 2.45 pm
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