A recent article in the Guardian newspaper has a fascinating (and approving) look at the process that starts up when a supporter brings a bag of donations into an Oxfam Shop. http://gu.com/p/2m6q6/ip
Sunday, 9 January 2011
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Carol singing - Tues 21 December, Marston
Carol singers wanted - for our usual pre-Christmas Oxfam fundraiser. Advanced musical skills are entirely optional: enthusiasm is the only essential! So if you like to sing but would not win the X-factor, please don't be deterred. (Hmm - an alternative point of view holds that not being able to win the X-factor would be a positive endorsement of ones voice, but I digress)
Tuesday December 21st, meeting at 6pm in the Oak Barn (a house, not a pub) which is just beyond the bottom end of Edgeway Road, on the right. We will start singing at the bottom of Ferry Road at 6.30pm and sing until about 8pm depending on the weather and then go back to the Oak Barn for some food and drinks afterwards. All are welcome. Song-sheets are provided, laminated against the rain, so no excuses!
If you are interested, just turn up at any time and find us in Ferry Road (off the Marston Road) between 6.30pm and 8pm, or ring email us (volunteer@oxfordoxfamgroup.org.uk ) for more information.
Tuesday December 21st, meeting at 6pm in the Oak Barn (a house, not a pub) which is just beyond the bottom end of Edgeway Road, on the right. We will start singing at the bottom of Ferry Road at 6.30pm and sing until about 8pm depending on the weather and then go back to the Oak Barn for some food and drinks afterwards. All are welcome. Song-sheets are provided, laminated against the rain, so no excuses!
If you are interested, just turn up at any time and find us in Ferry Road (off the Marston Road) between 6.30pm and 8pm, or ring email us (volunteer@oxfordoxfamgroup.org.uk ) for more information.
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
OOG fundraising in 2010
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.
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.
Monday, 22 November 2010
Winter get-together
The annual winter get-together (or Christmas meal if you prefer) is a chance tochat with members and helpers that have met only fleetingly during the year. This year's meal will be on Wednesday 15 December at the Bombay restaurant, 82 Walton Street, 7.30pm.
If you want to come along, please contact Jan or Tim by 12 December.
If you want to come along, please contact Jan or Tim by 12 December.
AGM/speaker meeting, 8 December
Thee OOG AGM will be on 8 December, and as usual, we'll be reviewing the year and electing the new Committee. We will have a speaker from Oxfam Campaigns on our current campaigning issues – to be confirmed, but it might be me!
The AGM is an important moment in the year for the Group, so please come along if you can. The venue this year is the Meeting Room, Friends' Meeting House, St. Giles, 7.30pm, and rumour has it that there's a social round the corner afterwards.
Agenda:
Review of the year
Treasurer's report
Election of new Committee
Speaker: Oxfam's current campaigns
One World Fair
A huge thank you to everyone who helped out at this year's Fair last weekend, which we now think was our twentieth! Here are a few pictures of the event. We can let everyone know how much money we made etc. once the final accounts have been done. There will be a debriefing meeting on 7 December, so we'll be able to report back soon!
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Autumn Book Fair
Preparations for the autumn Book Fair are well in hand, with pricing starting recently, but lots of donations to sort and price between now and October 23rd. If you are interested in joining the pricing team, contact Helen or Naveed. We will shortly be contacting you about whether you can help on the day, but do let us know now if you are free. Also, if you can help with publicity beforehand, that would be amazing - posters and flyers are available now, so please ask. As old hands will know, there's lots to do on the Saturday and also on the previous Friday evening, loading and unloading the van for those who are happy with some moderately heavy lifting; and tidying, staffing the till, and placarding for those who aren't.
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