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WHAT WE DO

AND WHY WE DO IT

BOSS CEO Phil Lawson counts some blessings.

had the opportunity charity has for good in people’s and legal advice, if you aren’t
I recently to go and visit an lives that you get a real sense already using us for these.
applicant who had requested of why they get involved. Think of us, too, for lean
support from the BOSS Have you thought of manufacturing advice, getting
Business Supplies Charity. I attending one or more of the involved as a Leaders of the
found myself in unfamiliar several events in our calendar Future committee member,
surroundings, speaking to which help us raise funds attending one of our forums
an articulate, intelligent and for the charity? There’s the or just recommending us as
capable person who was just Midlands Golf Day on the a membership organisation
needing a bit of help. I’m 17 May, the BOSS Business to someone who doesn’t yet
going to call her Sue (not her Supplies Charity Day on the 4 enjoy the benefits of being
real name). June, the North West Region part of the BOSS family –
Sue had worked in our boat trip on the 26 July and there’s always room for more
industry for a few years some their Dinner Dance on the of us!
time ago and has just been 23 November and – don’t I hope all is going well in
through a set of really awful forget –our own Gala event, your businesses in 2018 and I
and unfortunate circumstances the Awards Dinner, on the look forward to seeing many of
recently, including losing her 29 November. When you you over the coming months
job. do, please think of Sue, and of conferences and industry
I reflected on how close we how your attendance and events, including our Members’
all are sometimes to being in involvement with BOSS is Day on 22nd May at Stationers’
trouble, whether financial or helping her and many others Hall. It should be epic!
emotional, and how lucky I had like her.
been to escape that so far. I’d like to thank Graeme Phil Lawson
I reported back to the Chapman MBE and all our CEO, BOSS
Trustees. They were able and Trustees for all the work they
keen to help Sue by providing put in, which often goes
her with a relatively small unrecognised. Graeme and
amount from the fund to tide the Trustees are reaching
her over while she gets back on out right now to get better
her feet, to help pay her bills communication within our
and keep her son fed while she membership and are always
looks for a job. It has made an keen to have more champions
enormous difference to her for the work they are doing:
and her family’s lives. if you’d like to get involved,
Sue is just one of around please let me or any of the
eighty individuals and families BOSS team know.
that we help each year. On other BOSS matters,
Suddenly, it came home please consider us for
to me how important and GDPR support, as well as
relevant our charity is and what for Cyber Essentials, your
great work our Trustees and apprenticeships, leadership
fundraisers do in keeping it and management training, for
going, all of them volunteering upgrading your ISO 9001 and
their time to do so. It’s only ISO 14001 accreditations and
when you see the impact the for your health and safety, HR

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