Fundraising

 In September/ October 2005;

Jennifer, Lucy and Helen applied to two different local organisations to get the fundings to help our Derby Signing Families to run, to provide different speakers for parents about relevant issues, to provide childcare for children in the creche, to organise day trips and many more.

NOVEMBER 2005

We have recieved a BAD news from one of our funding application of Small Change.

It was Unsuccessful. As they decided that our group do not meet their requirement of getting any funding from Small Change.

The other funding has responded to us but they wanted the Quality Mark certificate before they can go ahead with the application. But they have not received it yet. At the moment, they are not accepting any more application. We will know more after christmas if they have decided to accept our application for funding without the Quality mark. they already know that CVS are helping us, So Lets hope that they have decided to accept our application, as it is our last one!!

Janaury 2006

We finally received another bad news! the fund that we have been hoping to be a success was unsuccessful too!! So we have got NO money coming in!!  Helen is trying her best to find another fund to keep the group going!

June 2006

The reason for the Derby City community grant was unsuccessful is that we didn't fill in the right way and didn't provide enough information.  Not easy to fill in application forms but we are trying our best! 

27th June 2006

The nursery will be closed from 11th July for the summer holiday due to the shortage of the creche workers for our large group of children but don't worry - meet us at Freddy the dragon soft playcentre in Spondon on 11th and 18th July at 12.30pm. 

Health Visitor
Sally the specialist health visitor comes to the group with a BSL interpreter once a month for weight in, discussions/concerns from parents on mobile (voice/text messaging) 07796 880529 (working hours please). Please contact her if you want to talk to her (Monday to Thursday only)

Committee meetings
We regularly meet about once a month to discuss abvout different issues for Derby Signing Families, for example, fundraising - how can we find money, creche and any issues that parents want to discuss about. Please do tell us what do you want or any concerns that you want the committee to discuss. Dates for committee meeting are :- 26th July 2006 7:30pm. Please do tell us what do you want us to discuss about. Please do support us.

New Committee 2006 to 2007

Please welcome old faces and new faces on the committe team -

Chairperson - Jennifer (thanks for being the Chairperson  for the second time)

Secretary - Lucy (thanks for being the secretary for the second time!)

Treasurer - Maria, thank you and we are supporting you!

Social Events Organiser - Nicola, we look forward to all your excellent ideas!

Web/Newsletter - Jennifer and Nicola thank you

Subs/Refreshments - Angela, we look forward to our cuppa and biccies to eat

Notetaker for DSF committee meetings - Cathie

We decided not to have a role for PR because the social events organiser will be responsible for it, we would like to say a big thank you to Cathie for being an excellent and organised PR during the past year.