Abingdon Impact Report 2019-2022

Tuba A Gift of Time Thanking you for your time and expertise Donations from Parent-led Associations I M PA C T R E P O R T 2 0 1 9 - 2 2 | 9 The School is immensely grateful for the combined support and fundraising efforts from our parent associations including: the Second-hand Uniform Shop (SUS), Friends of Abingdon School Boat Club (FASBC), Touchliners (Rugby), Hockey Griffens, The Music Society and the Abingdon School Parent Association (ASPA). Parent-led fundraising has enabled the successful launch of a wide range of projects and initiatives which benefit pupils and, where possible, enrich and support our partnership activities. Items purchased include: CCF uniforms Go Pro camera Mac mini for the music department Biology terrarium Donation income from September 2019 to January 2022 SUS £13,942 FASBC £18,000 Touchliners £8,000 ASPA £13,730 Music Society £5,300 Total £58,972 Simon Evans (OA 2002) and John Terry (OA 1997) Working in Theatre, Career Insight Talk Alex Mugnaioni (OA 2007) Diary of a drama production with Lower School Tommy Nicholson (OA 2015) and Jack Walsh (OA 2015) Gave a talk to U6 - Preparing for university and their work with the charity ‘Rowing for Healthy Minds’ Chris Mitty (OA 1993), Howard Feather (OA 2003) and Philip Hatzis (OA 2007) Staunch supporters of the Young Enterprise programme Kieran O’Leary (OA 1998) Helped with a series of personal financial management sessions Arthur Verdin (OA 2006) Delivered a virtual wine masterclass for the 1563 Society Matt Boyd (OA 2011) Jonathan Prest-Smith (2010) Guest Speakers on Leavers’ Day 2020 and 2021 Kathy Howat (Current Parent) John Walker (OA 1969) Conducted interviews for the ASPA and OA Club Travel Awards Neil Carson (OA 1994) Virtual talk on Computer Science and Software Engineering Ben Haveron (OA 2011) Ben Hayes (OA 2003) Henry Mills (OA 2010) Panellists for Modern Languages Careers Event 2021 Gap Year Advice Evenings: 2020: Harry Copson (OA 2011) and Felix Newman (OA 2012) 2021: Jacques Tasker (2015) and Rory Marsh (OA 2012) 2022: George Aylard (OA 2017) and Lancelot Wilson (OA 2020) Some of our OAs and friends support the School by giving their time to serve on the committees of the OA Club and the 1563 Society. Their advice is invaluable. Current OA Club Committee members: Chairman Julian Denée ( OA 1991) President Henry Scarlett ( OA 2007) Elected Members: John Walker (OA 1969) Christopher Clayton (OA 1973) Ken Welby (OA 1984) James Smethurst (OA 1989) David Lindgren (OA 1993) Sebastien Wilson (OA 2008) Peter Moore ( OA 2013) Ian Fishpool (Honorary OA and Former Common Room) 1563 Society Committee members: Chairman Alan Williams (OA 1965) Elected members: Christopher Pickup (OA 1960) Terence Libby (OA 1961) Mike Stevens (OA 1968) John Walker (OA 1969) Paul Evans ( OA 1975) Simon Hills (OA 1975) Henry Carter (OA 2006) Diana Cobban May (Honorary OA) We are grateful to all the OAs and friends of Abingdon who donated their time to support the OA Club and School activities. This has included the following: