The Friends of Branfil is run entirely by volunteers and all help whether an hour at an event or regularly attending our committee meetings - any and all help is needed.
Our committee meetings are held at the start of each month in the Optimist Pub we are always looking for new parents to join our meetings and share their skills and ideas. As a lot of the events take a lot of work and preparation the more members we have the easier it is to run events smoothly and run more events.
Don't worry if you can't make every meeting all support is welcome.
Check our website 'Can I help?' section to see where we need help and please sign up, every hour counts and without your help, our events can't run. We have lots of events throughout the year that you can be a part of and help at.
We always welcome donations and they are a large part of what makes our events successful. If you have new unwanted items we can use as raffle prizes or for our tombolas please hand these in at the school office.
Look at our website to see our latest events
Or our notice board by the school office
Or via our emails and Facebook
Or our flyers
We purchase a number of refreshments, prizes and stock for various events and we also use local companies for food for certain events.
If you can get a discount through work please let us know so we can get items at the best prices.
Also if you know any local companies that would like to sponsor us or advertise with us in our brochures please get in contact.
A number of employers operate schemes called "Matched Giving" whereby your company matches the amount of your donation or the amount you raise through volunteering.
For example: A parent, who works for a company that offers matched funding, volunteers to help on a stall at the Christmas Bazaar, the profit made on that stall is matched or money is given up to a set amount by the company which doubles our money raised without any extra effort. This is a massive help to us and makes a huge difference to our fundraising.
Check with your HR department to see if your company does Matched Giving if you would like any help filling in forms please contact us, below are a sample of some companies which offer Matched Giving:
Abbey National
Asda
Aviva
BAA
Bank of England
Barclays Bank Bayer Plc
British Gas
Booker Plc
Boots
Bradford & Bingley
BT
B&Q
Cable & Wireless
Arla Foods
Yorkshire bank
Clifford Chance
Camelot
Centrica
Co-operative
Cornhill Insurance
Credit Suisse
Debenhams
DHL
HSBC
J Sainsbury
Kelloggs
Legal & General
Littlewoods PLC
Lloyds Bank
Argos
PWC
Marks & Spencers
National Grid
NatWest
Norwich Union
Reuters Holdings
Royal Bank of Scotland
Royal London Mutual Ins
Stagecoach
Tesco Plc
The One Account
Unilever
W H Smith
Woolwich Plc.
KPMG
O2 up to 350
Summer Fair 2024 - Table Top Stall Bookings
12:00 - 15:00
Garwood Court, Branfil Primary School , Cedar Avenue, Upminster
Emily Raymond Chair
(Chair)
Chantelle North
(Vice Chair)
Nicola Ford
(Treasurer)
Nahid Cooper
(Social Media Coordinator)
Caroline Brocklehurst
(Member)
Miranda Kelly
(Member)
Camilla Thomas
(Member)
There are currently no tasks to volunteer for
06/10/2023
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We need your help
You've heard us say it time and time again, but we really DO need your help. We try to put on a full and varied calendar of events throughout the school year, but we can't run these events without the help of our parents, carers, friends and staff. As we appreciate we all lead hectic, busy lives help can come in many forms! If you can't help run a stall at our Summer Fun and Christmas events or mark some questions at a Quiz Night then the best way you could help is by attending our events and supporting us with your's!
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Friends of Branfil, Branfil Primary School , Cedar Avenue, Upminster, Essex, RM14 2LW
Registered with the Charity Commission as 1077777
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