Friends of Bowsland Green
Welcome to The Friends of Bowsland Green page
Here you can see all the amazing things the “Friends” do for the school, and also find out what exciting events are coming up.
Why do the school have a “Friends”?
We are a registered charity and our main aim is to raise funds and provide enrichment activities for the children that would not be feasible within the current school budget. We are very fortunate to have a committee of parents that volunteer their time to help plan and run events which not only raise money but also engage the school community and bring children and their families together.
What do we do?
Throughout the year we run a number of events and fundraising activities to raise money. However, it is not just about the money! We are passionate about being able to use that money to fund experiences and enrichment activities for the children.
The past few years in particular have been challenging for all our children and families so we were delighted to be able to hold an incredibly successful Christmas Fair to end 2021 on a high!
We meet about once a month to discuss what the school may need from us and how we can achieve it with minimal cost, but also how we can raise those funds in a variety of enjoyable ways. Our meetings are open to everyone, so please check out our Facebook page or email us FOBowslandgreen@gmail.com if you’d like details of when the next one is.
How you can help
We’re always very grateful for volunteers at our events – we quite literally couldn’t run them without you!
HOWEVER…
We know it’s not always easy to make time to help at events, and constantly finding money to donate for different activities can be a challenge. But there are so many other ways you can help us, which require minimal monetary or time investment! Our next large event will be the 2022 Summer Fair and after two years without one we’d love to make it a really BIG BASH and involve everyone from the local community. In order to make this event a success we’ve developed some sub-committee roles – if even one or two people can take the lead on these (with the full support of the committee of course!) it will make such an enormous difference to the end result!
Check out the opportunities here: [insert links to job role descriptors]
Raffles and Sponsorship committee
Keep an eye out for some more general roles which can be carried out throughout the year, in your own time – there’s no pressure to join the committee or even attend our meetings!
Who are we?
We are all working parents with children at Bowsland Green!
- Natalie Dass – Chairperson
- Helen Davey – Secretary
- Alex Fanorakis – Co-Treasurer
- Helen Fanoraki – Co-Treasurer
- Natalie O’Regan – Teacher Liaison
We also have a number of people who come to meetings and offer to help when they can. This is always very welcome “Many hands make light work”, as the saying goes!
How to contact us
Find us on Facebook Friends of Bowsland Green School – Parents Group
Email us: fobowslandgreen@gmail.com