Dame Alice Owen's School

Owen's School Association (OSA) www.theosa.org.uk

What is the OSA?

The OSA works to support our children’s school. Its committee of parents:

• Organises 4 big fundraising events a year like quiz suppers and dance evenings
• Provides refreshments at school plays, concerts, and parents’ evenings - over 20 events a year
• Helps parents meet and get involved with the school community
• Provides an email service so you can keep in touch - over 350 families are currently registered
• Is happy to receive questions or suggestions you don’t want to send to the school directly

Get Involved

We have a great committee of about 20 (see our website for Full Committee List on our Home Page), but we always love to welcome new members. Please join us - simply email: contact@theosa.org.uk for more information and refer to OSA Events for more details about committee meetings!

If you don’t want to get that involved directly on the committee, how about helping out serving drinks once or twice a year? Our refreshment rota always needs new volunteers! Email our Rota Co-ordinator sarahl@theosa.org.uk for more details!

Just come along to events! We run 2 big quizzes and 2 other events each year. In recent years we have held an Auction Evening, Dance Nights, an International Evening and a Summer Ball. Please do book up early so we know how many people to expect - see dates of our events on the school calendar or on our website: www.theosa.org.uk! ParentMails are sent out to remind you of events coming up, details are posted on Latest News and keep an eye on our website for event booking forms!

Whatever you do, we suggest you join our email list - just give us your address and we will let you know about forthcoming events and useful information like uniform outfitter visit dates or school newsletter publication dates. To sign up, just email us at contact@theosa.org.uk with your details!

You can also let us know whether you are interested in:

• joining the committee
• helping with refreshments
• joining the 200 club
• arranging matched funding

Money!

Last year we raised over £15,000 through events and:

• 200 Club - £12 a year puts your name in the hat for 2 monthly prizes of £50 - see link for more details: http://www.theosa.org.uk/a/theosa.org.uk/main/fund-raising/200club
  
• Matched Funding - large companies will match the money we raise. You just have to ask your employer!

Gift Aid Donations!

You can support the OSA by making Gift Aid donations of any amount online at http://www.charitiestrust.org/charities/the-owen-s-school-association giving the OSA your donation plus 25% tax from the Government and higher rate tax payers may be able to claim additional tax relief. Please forward your confirmation email from the Charities Trust to the OSA at contact@theosa.org.uk so they can thank you for your donation.

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For more information and to get involved please email: contact@theosa.org.uk !!!!

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