The OOG Annual General Meeting tomorrow (8 December) involves a review of the OOG year - or those who don't make it to the AGM, here's a summary of our fundraising activities.
In the current cold-snap it is quite easy to think back to last January! A fundraising initiative about New Years' Resolutions raised a small amount of money - you could of course raise money for Oxfam this way in 2011!
January was also when the Haitian Earthquake hit, and OOG had one of the most successful street collections in our history, raising an amazing £3,335.
As the spring came in, our March Bookfair raised £2,175.41. The Autumn one would go on to do even better.
In June we organised the OOOGWalk, a sponsored walk around Port Meadow. It was the same route as in 2009, but with a lot longer a buildup, and also our first venture into the wacky world of Twitter (@OOGwalk). We were rewarded by a significant increase both in the numbers of walkers and the amount raised. Further funds were raised by a walk in Wells organized by OOG members Bernadette and David Green.
This autumn, as in previous years was a key fundraising season, with our autumn bookfair raising over £3,000, and the One World Fair, out twentieth, being a fundraising as well as a campaigning success.
In all, we raised over £11,000 for Oxfam and for the DEC appeal for the Haitian earthquake this year. A full financial report will be presented to the AGM.
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