January 2025 Development Abingdon The 1563 Society is delighted to be hosting an Estate Planning Webinar in January which is being delivered by Paul Batchelor (OA 2000), partner at Knights. The link to sign up has been sent out in the weekly mailing. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions. 26 David always maintained a great affection for Abingdon School, and as an able musician decided that he wanted to endow a harp scholarship. Funds were made available over five years to enable a teacher to be recruited; five practice harps and a concert harp to be purchased; and interested pupils to be found. He was so pleased to be able to see it flourish and now even young Abingdon Prep School pupils are learning the harp thanks to David. Sadly, he developed Alzheimer's in 2019 and died suddenly in August 2024. Thank you to both David and Shelagh Allen for their support. David Allen (OA 1966) Harp legacy Estate planning webinar - 6pm on 14 January 2025 The Mercers’ Company is arguably the most significant of the twelve ancient City Livery companies. Since 2020, a Mercers’ Company grant has supported two key posts at Abingdon, our Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator, Natalie Hunt, and our Partnership Coordinator, Jess Burns. These roles are now embedded as critical cornerstones of the OX14 Learning Partnership, which benefits so many students both at Abingdon and in our wider community. The Mercers’ Company has been so impressed with the positive impact of Natalie and Jess’s work, they have granted a further three years of funding. Grants Programme Manager, Jane Samuels, said: “I am delighted to see the great progress being made and the huge amount of work carried out.” The Mercers’ Company and Abingdon philanthrophy in OX14 - four years on Our Seven years to change a life bursary campaign was launched in October 2021, encouraging critical donations to support and extend the bursary provision Abingdon is able to offer future and current students. On Friday 14 March 2025, we will be hosting Abingdon’s first bursary dinner, celebrating all those who make bursaries possible and encouraging more committed donors to join them. We want more young people to have the opportunity to attend Abingdon and now more than ever, philanthropic support is critical to achieve this. If you are keen to know more about how you can be part of this amazing community of supporters at Abingdon, we’d love you to be part of the evening. To find out more, please contact [email protected]. Making the impossible possible - your role in changing lives
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