Oxcan Minutes
18th April 2011
The Blue Cap
Present: Beth, Ian, Julia, Heather and Lizzie
Apologies: Helen, Pat and Chris
Positions within the group
- Lizzie volunteered to be secretary
- We still need to find someone to be Chair and two people to be Treasurers (we need two to be able to sign off cheques etc)
- There is the possibility of rotating these roles to vary it for everyone and so people don’t feel there is too much responsibility/pressure put upon them
Action: Find three other people to take up these remaining two roles
Fundraising
- The idea of everyone bringing a friend to a 2 for 1 meal – everyone paying, the money that doesn’t go on the meal goes to Oxfam.
- What kind of things could we do at the meal? Would we want a guest speaker, a pub quiz, just let people chat?
- Thinking potentially sometime in June – Thursday evening?
- New campaign coming out in May ‘Grow’ could work around food, should we tie the meal in with that?
- Bring some Oxfam merchandise in to help promote the cause
- Julia asked Churches Together if they would be willing to do an event like Songs of Praise and give to Oxfam instead of Christian Aid – not possible
- Beth’s choir have offered to do something in the day in October to help raise money
- A lady Ian and Julia know may be able to help – part of a choir, they may be able to do something.
Action:
- Julia and Ian to phone The Riverside Inn and see what night they would be able to offer (thinking about 20 people) and what deals they could do.
Events
- Tagging onto fetes – summery, would mean we would have a captive audience already there, could have a stall
- Selling ‘Oxcan Fair Trade Tea’. We could decide on the name of it, would be supporting local communities. Would need to decide where to sell it –local Oxfam charity shops?
- Thunder Sprint (May 8th) too late this year. Next year? Could have a fundraising stall with games and inof
- Strongest Man? Could we get anything there? We’d have a captive audience.
- Carboot sales – proceeds go to Oxfam
- Picnics/Medieval Dinner and Acts – would be more difficult to execute. Elements are there but we’d have to see if we had the market
- Do we want another speakers event? What do we want to find out?
- WI often like Oxfam speakers, look for other people/groups who would be keen in supporting more international charities
Action:
- Heather to get a list of speakers for the area
- Beth to contact Jane from Groundwork
- Lizzie to find out if we could use Sir John Deans, do we have any contacts there?
Oxfam Events
- ‘The Big Zoom’. Aimed at children under 5 and parents. Asking for sponsored event of a zoom on a trike, pram, bike and
- We could approach local schools – Oxfam would provide leafets to handout
- More nurseries etc where we can get involved the better
- Aimed at under 5 but could be older
- Info on Oxfam website
- If we can get anyone, it would count as an Oxcan success!
Action: Lizzie to check with some local schools, family etc. It would be at the end of June
AOB: Next meeting Monday 6th June 2011 Kingfisher, Northwic
