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smallhobbitI am the treasurer and a trustee for a local charity in Gloucestershire called Gloucestershire Bundles. We provide clothing, equipment and toiletries, plus bedding and toys, to families in need throughout the county.
Apart from managing the accounts for our small charity the achievement I want to celebrate is raising £60,000 in grants for them over 2022.
As far as possible we aim to give out good condition pre-loved items which are donated by the general public. However, this is not always possible and with falling donations and growing number of requests we have been forced to buy more clothing and equipment. Some items, like mattresses for infant beds we always provide new for health and safety reasons. Then there's the rent of our warehouse, wages for two part-time members of staff, all the utilities ....
Apart from managing the accounts for our small charity the achievement I want to celebrate is raising £60,000 in grants for them over 2022.
As far as possible we aim to give out good condition pre-loved items which are donated by the general public. However, this is not always possible and with falling donations and growing number of requests we have been forced to buy more clothing and equipment. Some items, like mattresses for infant beds we always provide new for health and safety reasons. Then there's the rent of our warehouse, wages for two part-time members of staff, all the utilities ....
