Hello,
A belated Happy New Year from all of us at FROGS!
COMMITTEE UPDATE
We held a meeting last week as our chair, Ed, has stepped down. We now have a new chair, Léa, and vice-chair, Erla. We decided to focus our efforts on finishing the various projects started in the playgrounds and outdoor spaces (including the library wall mural); a future meeting will look at these in more detail, as well as the possibility of new enrichment clubs for next year (Chess, Music and Skateboarding).
You will find the minutes of the meeting here, and the latest financial update here.
FROGS SHOP & MATCHED FUNDRAISING
Thank you for purchasing cookbooks, tea towels and Christmas trees through our new shop (there are about 5 cookbooks left, as well as some lovely teatowels and jewellery). We made a profit of just over £1,600, which was doubled thanks to a FROGS member being part of a matched fundraising scheme.
If you work for a large organisation, you might be able to benefit from a similar matched fundraising scheme, which is easy to set up – just contact your HR department and you could help boost our fundraising efforts. See our Get Involved page for more information on other ways to help.
FUTURE EVENTS
We hope you will take part in the Great Grasmere Bake Off, organised by the school (see Nick’s assembly; this week is Biscuit week). In addition to this, FROGS is planning the following events for spring:
March: Photography competition
April: Treasure hunt
May: Running challenge
Please get in touch (frogs.grasmere@gmail.com) if you can help with these events in any way.
DINNER IS SERVED
We also want to highlight a great initiative by Grasmere chef James, who works with the charity Chefs in School. With the help of local restaurants and bakeries including The Flying Frenchman, Tranga Market and the Spence Bakery, they prepare fantastic hampers for the local families who need them. Please find out more about this great project at Dinner is Served London.
Our next meeting will be held after half-term.
Take care,
FROGS