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Abingdon
Philanthropy
Annual Fund 2015/16: Funding Projects that enhance School Life
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
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org.uk/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:
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The aim of Abingdon School’s Annual
Fund is to raise money for a variety
of projects that enhance academic,
extra-curricular and pastoral
opportunities at Abingdon School, but
which are not affordable within current
school budgets.
This year’s Annual Fund has eighteen
projects of which ten have so far been
fully funded:
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Retractable Cricket Nets (£2,400)
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Go-Kart Build Project (£2,400)
•
Podcasting Club Equipment
(£1,500)
•
Music Tech Hardware (£1,400)
•
Polyglot Magazine (£1,000)
•
Guest Speakers for Modern
Languages (£1,000)
•
Public Speaking Workshop for
Year 1 (£900)
•
BMX Workshop for 80 lower
school boys (£500)
•
Debating Club Workshop (£500)
•
Lego Clock Workshop and Display
(£300)
Abingdon School would like to thank
the Parents’ Association (ASPA),
Second-Hand Uniform Shop (SUS),
and those parents and alumni who
have made donations.
Don’t forget
to
Gift Aid
your donation,
which makes
it worth 25%
more at no
cost to you.
•
Kayaks for Canoe Polo (£4,500)
•
New Keelboat Sails for Sailing Club
(£4,000)
•
Underwater Swimcam (£3,800)
•
Left-Handed Rifle (£1,800)
•
Abingdon Entomological Society
Start-up Supplies (£2,000)
•
Travel Bursary for Classics Trip (£1,000)
•
Golf Tournament Travel Fund (£750)
•
Timeline History Magazine (£500)
We have eight Annual Fund projects remaining that still need funding, including:
Canoe Polo
Left-Handed Rifle
Entomological Society
Swimcam
Classics Trip
