The Fence Membership celebrates document fundraising achievements – Toy World Journal | The enterprise journal with a ardour for toysToy World Journal

Document funds of over £130k have been raised for the kids’s charities The Fence Membership helps up to now yr alone. 

Jon Gregory, chairman of The Fence Membership

The Fence Membership has cemented its place as a drive for good, with the organisation celebrating its document fundraising achievements in 2023. Because it continues to evolve, The Fence Membership is remaining true to its unique function – representing all sides of the fence of the UK toy {industry}.

The Fence Membership’s 44 members, plus 47 retired Wall members, carry collectively a mixture of influential figures within the toy sector, together with retail, provider, licensor and third-party service supplier stage. Assembly repeatedly at unique gatherings and {industry} occasions, the membership’s members throw themselves into a variety of bold and enjoyable actions (enlisting the help of colleagues and buddies) to boost worthwhile funds for kids’s charities. The membership stays united by the identical conventional values upon which the organisation was based however regularly strives to do extra by adapting its strategy, searching for out new faces and holding tempo with the calls for of the fashionable day.

This goal has paid dividends up to now yr, with document funds being raised for the reason that summer time for its charities via the introduction of latest venues and occasions, whereas holding the standard events which might be on the coronary heart of the membership.

The relocation of the Christmas Ball reaped rewards with nice meals, nice firm and an excellent public sale. The brand new fashion occasion for the London Toy Truthful was a contemporary occasion the place an excellent time was had by all, creating a lot dialog within the aisles the following day. A Normandy Stroll with its Wall members and the much-loved, industry-renowned Golf Day all added to the roster of high-achieving charity collections.

Jon Gregory, chairman of The Fence Membership, stated: “All in all, since summer time final yr, over £130k has been raised for the children-based charities that we help. Because the organisation approaches its seventy fifth yr, it’s heart-warming to see the membership become the brand new period, with new faces and contemporary concepts, and I can converse on behalf of all that we’re very pleased with what has been achieved.”