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NEWS BOSS Today #40

Reporting on the
recent events in the
office supplies industry

BOSS CHARITY DAY BRINGS

MORE LIGHT TO THE INDUSTRY

he 2018 BOSS Business Supplies approximately 170 grants. Antalis (spa champagne reception),
TCharity annual golf and spa day At the end of the day the two groups as well as Bong, Fellowes, Hamelin
on 4 June welcomed 14 eager teams converged for a carvery supper, followed Brands, Monolith, Mondi, Office Friendly,
of golfers and 24 equally keen spa by an auction and raffle, hosted by the SPOT, Prima Software, The Stationery
attendees to Wyboston Lakes Golf Club irrepressible Stanley Vaughan, fully Cupboard, Staedtler, Staples and Stewart
in Bedfordshire. equipped with a football whistle to Superior) and the Charity Trustees.
A snack breakfast of bacon rolls and keep order. Overall, the auction and Chapman concluded by thanking Stanley
coffee was enjoyed before the golfers raffle alone raised a much-needed Vaughan, who has been running the
headed enthusiastically out to the approximately £2,250 for BOSS Charity Charity Day since taking over from Mel
course, despite the gloomily overcast funds. Moody in 2003, and is now passing the
skies, while the 24 spa attendees BOSS Charity Chairman Graeme mantle to Phil Wesolowski (Staedtler).
preferred to relax indoors, pausing at Chapman MBE presented the prizes to: Chapman also thanked Mike Gowen (The
lunchtime to hear BOSS Charity Trustee n Longest drive: Colin Driscoll (team Stationery Cupboard) for all of his work
Frances Stephen (Springfield Business Atlanta) for this event in recent years.
Supplies) give a talk about how the n Putting competition: Eamonn Cahill Overall, over £210,000 has been raised
Charity has brought much-needed light (team Hamelin) in the last 18 years of the Charity Day,
to those in darkened circumstances. n Yellow ball competition: Hamelin which each year provides the Charity
Citing the case of one particular BOSS n BenGolf Cup winners: Fellowes 1 with over 25% of its annual income. This
Charity beneficiary, Frances explained n BenGolf Cup runners up: Fellowes 2 is the fifth and possibly the last year
how easy it was for people to find at Wyboston, and with the search now
themselves in a position where they Chapman thanked the assembled on for a new venue for 2019, the BOSS
desperately need the assistance of the golfers and spar attendees for Charity Day will be looking to spread its
BOSS Charity, who have already helped supporting the Charity, the sponsors light over other parts of the country in
more than 100 families this year with (main sponsors Exaclair (golf) and future.

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