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Annual General Meeting Bellaghy Primary School Parent Teacher Association for 2023/2024, Tuesday 7[th] November 7.30pm
Attendees:
K Overend (Chair)
ML Richmond
L Jackson
A Smyth
J McKeown
L Maclean
P Calderwood
T Millar
R Campbell
W McClelland
Apologies:
L Overend
A Mulholland
Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for attending and for all the continued support throughout the year. Without all the PTA members, Teachers and families we would not be as successful as we are.
The following positions were vacated and filled by
Chairperson: Kelly Overend
Proposed by: Jan McKeown
Seconded by: Alex Smyth
All present agreed
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Vice-chairperson: Jan McKeown
Proposed by: Kelly Overend Seconded by: Lisa Maclean All present agreed
Secretary: Lois Jackson
Proposed by: Jan McKeown Seconded by: Kelly Overend
All present agreed
Treasurer: Lisa Maclean
Proposed by: Ruth Campbell
Seconded by: Pamela Calderwood
All present agreed
Grants Co-ordinator: Alex Smyth
Proposed by: Lois Jackson
Seconded by: Lisa Maclean
All present agreed
The opening balance for September 2023 was £4,566.20 the total raised for the year was £6,966.74 which was generated from fundraising events/grants. The amount spent throughout the year for the school was £8,939.07 leaving our balance in account on 31[st] August 2024 £2,293.97 plus £300 in cash with a total of £2,593.97.
At our first meeting we discussed Breakfast with Santa which we agreed that we would do the same as previous year the Breakfast Bap, the breakfast took place on Saturday 2[nd] December 2023. Due to kitchen facilities this was the best option, the breakfast was well supported and all who attended gave good feedback that they enjoyed the breakfast and meeting up with everyone. We had a couple of stalls this year Countryside crochet (Emily McClelland) and our cake stall as it is always popular.
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The PTA would like to thank all who sponsored and donated for our breakfast with Santa, A detailed list was set out on tables and put on facebook showing all who donated towards the breakfast. A special thank you to all who helped from cooking, serving and cleaning up and especially Santa and his helper and the girls who sold hamper tickets. Letters of thanks were sent to everyone who donated food or money towards this event. The amount raised from the breakfast, hamper and cake stall was very successful. The total raised was £2,417.00.
We also did a few other fundraising events throughout the year.
We did Easter Hampers which raised £592.00
Sponsored Walk & Picnic in Antrim Castle Gardens, which took place on Saturday 8[th] June 2024. This event raised £1,471.00
Our annual sports night complete with tuck shop was very successful raising £170 and it was enjoyed not only by the children but the adults, especially the mummy’s race and Daddy’s tug of war.
I would again like to thank everyone from the PTA, Teachers, parents also the whole school community as without you we would not be able to raise the funds we do for Bellaghy Primary. In doing all the fundraising for the school we do benefit as this year we were able to purchase the following which will be of great benefit for the children.
The classrooms were able to purchase new Clevertouch screens at £5,822.27 which the PTA help fund. Also, funding was granted for 4 outdoor sand diggers and a sandpit which we are really grateful to Alex for all her work put into applying for grants. Everyones work within the PTA is greatly appreciated.
To finish the AGM, I also would like to thank all the teachers at Bellaghy Primary school as without them Bellaghy primary would not be the school it is.
I now present this report and ask that it be adopted.
Chairperson
Date 15/10/24
Proposed Date
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