Abingdon News No.40

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Abingdon Philanthropy
• Kayaks for Canoe Polo (£4,500)
• New Keelboat Sails for Sailing Club
(£4,000)
• Underwater Swimcam (£3,800)
• Abingdon Entomological Society
Start-up Equipment (£2,000)
• Left-Handed Rifle (£1,800)
• Podcasting Club Start-up
Equipment (£1,500)
• Polyglot MFL Magazine (£1,000)
• Travel Bursary for Classics Trip
(£1,000)
• Guest Speakers for Modern
Languages (£1,000)
• Golf Tournament Travel Fund (£750)
• Debating Workshop (£500)
• Lego Clock Workshop and Display
(£300)
Annual Fund 2015/16: Funding Projects that Enhance School Life
Abingdon School’s Annual Fund has been running since 2007,
and more than £800,000 has so far been raised from parents and
alumni, as well as staff and governors. The Annual Fund supports
a variety of projects that enhance academic, extra-curricular and
pastoral activities at Abingdon School.
Our Annual Fund for 2015/16 is now underway, and we are
working to raise money for a number of projects, including:
Details of all these projects can be
found online at:
If you would like to support one or
more of these projects – or give to the
School’s bursary appeal or another
aspect of school life – please donate
online at
donation by cheque, credit/debit card,
standing order, or bank transfer. If you
are a current parent, your donation can
be placed on your termly school bill, too.
If you would like to discuss a donation,
including tax-effective ways to give,
please contact Michael Triff, Director of
Philanthropy, on 01235 849129 or email
him at .
Don’t forget to Gift Aid your donation,
which makes it worth 25% more at no
cost to you.