The Air Cabin Crew Fund was founded
as a self help group to keep in touch with colleagues who are away from
work on long term sickness.
We send cards after three weeks with a £10.00 voucher
after six weeks a £20.00 vouchers and then cheques after three months and six months followed
by monthly cheques.
We also keep in touch with you through
the Friends of the Fund who are a group of your colleagues who have volunteered
to keep in contact with the long term sick.
The only stipulation to being a member,
and therefore allowing the administrators to know you are off work, is that
you contribute at least £2 a month to the Fund. This can be done either
manually by printing and completing a Membership Form available here or electronically by clicking here.
The President of the Fund is
Tessa Archbold. You can contact the Fund through our Administrators
Sandy Haines or Nancy Saunders at Waterside or telephone 020 8513 1178 or Internal 31178.
The A to Z of the Air Cabin Crew
Fund
A is for Administration.
A committee of past and present crew
members headed by a President, Vice President, Honorary Treasurer and Secretary
ensure the smooth running of the ACCF.
B is for Bases.
Our fund at present covers all BA mainline
and regional bases.
C is for Clandon Park.
A commemorative Dutch garden is maintained
in memoriam to deceased colleagues and provides a sanctuary for family and
friends.
D is for Donations.
All we ask is a minimum of £2.
From your hard earned cash each month.
E is for Effort.
We make an effort to contact every member
who is sick, but if we should let anyone slip through the net, then please
forgive us and DO tell us.
F is for flowers.
We send flowers to members who are off
sick, particularly to those going into hospital, to brighten up their day.
G is for Get Well Card.
Every member gets one after 3 weeks
of sickness.
H is for Helping Each Other.
At home and abroad.
I is for Impartial.
The ACCF is not allied to any other
body, politically or otherwise.
J is for Joining.
You can do so by clicking here printing and completing the form. Posting it to the ACCF Administration desk at Waterside whose address is under Email link at top of the page.
K is for Kindness.
Shown by persons offering gratuities
to cabin crew who then donate it to the ACCF and also by crew who generously donate
individual ad hoc sums.
L is for Liaising.
Imperative
for Committee Members to do so with scheduling to ensure a roster free day
to attend ACCF meetings and other fund raising Events.
M is for Memory.
Every member receives a cheque after
three months sickness and again at six months and every month after that.
N is for Next of Kin.
In the event of death whilst in service a floral tribute or donation to a charity of choice is sent and attendance at the funeral if possible.
O is for Origins.
The BOAC Air Cabin Crew Fund was founded
in 1971 to help colleagues and their families in the event of sickness or
death.
P is for President.
Elected every two years.
Q is for Questions.
If you wish to write to us you will find out our new address under Email link at top of the page.
R is for Raffle.
The first held in 1975 raised £75.
This has grown steadily to peak at over £12,000 in the year 2000. We hope to surpass this amount this year.
S is for Sickness List.
This is provided by the BA computer
system adhering to all data protection regulations.
T is for Tuesday.
The committee meets on the last Tuesday
of every other month.
U is for Ultimate Caring in our Community.
The ACCF is crew-showing Support. Care
and Concern for their colleagues who are unwell.
V is for Visits.
We try to visit our members at home
or in hospital when they so wish, bringing all the latest gossip and some
flowers.
W
is for WH Smith Vouchers.
A voucher, giving you the opportunity
to buy something to read or music to listen to, is sent out after both three and six weeks of sickness.
X is for our Xcellent Web Site.
www.accf.co.uk. Hope you agree!!
Y is for You.
We can't do it by ourselves and welcome
all the support you can give, whatever forms you give it in. After all the
ACCF is YOU.
Z is for Zero.
And that's where we started from, to
grow voluntarily into a self-help group that can offer you all you've read
about up to now.
