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Fun festive fundraisers

Head of Marketing : Louisa McNally

Editor : Emily Babb-Doherty

		Senior designer : Anna Tuck
		Designers : Kerry Fleming Poppy Stevens
		Feature writer : Taran Knight
		Contributors : Clare Jenner Shula Farnie Caroline Hayward Donna Hill Marie Chapman Gabrielle Carroll Steph Barclay
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38 Spending wisely Tettenhall Wood PTFA were tasked with raising a whopping £ 30,000 for a minibus – did they manage it ? FUNDRAISING 40 Fun festive fundraisers ( that aren ’ t Christmas fairs ) If a fair seems a bit daunting , here are some Christmassy alternatives 47 Bringing cultures and communities together We spoke to four PTAs about how they brought their communities together , with heart-warming results	52 Meet the fundraising team Get to know our incredible fundraising team and the impact they ’ re making for members HOME & SCHOOL 55 Navigating Parenthood webinars Our expert-led webinars available to all parents 58 Our PTA suppliers Whatever your event needs , you ’ re sure to find it in our supplier directory , tried and tested by our own PTA members		HAVE A STORY TO SHARE ? If you would like to feature in a future edition of PTAextra , email us at : editorial @ parentkind . org Share the digital version of PTAextra with your Committee	Ilustrations : Ellie Gibson Photography : OlesyaPogosskaya shutterstock . com , Benjamin Youd

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