FUNDRAISING EVENTS


KEGS helps to raise funds for a variety of local, national and international organisations in the form of dress-down days, tennis tournaments, coffee mornings and various events.  The organisations the school supports include: Amnesty International, Marie Curie, Macmillan Nurses, Shades, Children in Need, Comic Relief, Save the Children, Poppy Day, Water Aid for Africa, Race for Life, Cancer Research, Link to Africa and India Ocean tsunami victims......to name a few.

FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN

The Management Governors decided to work with Compton International over the year 2006-2007, to raise funds to build the new Sixth Form Learning Centre.  The team included: Peter Webb (Chairman of the Campaign), Mrs Louise Bird (Compton International Fundraising Manager), Mrs Lucia Simmons (Fundraising Administrator) and Caroline Hutt (Director of Compton International).

It's not too late if you wish to give a one-off gift or spread your gift over five years to suit your financial circumstances.  If you would like to make a donation please contact David Crook, Finance Manager, in the first instance. 


THE LAUNCH

On Tuesday 9th January 2007, KEGS announced the launch of its ambitious campaign to raise £2million to build the new Sixth Form Centre. An impressive £750,000 had been raised by the launch, principally from a small number of highly motivated parents, business friends, former pupils and the school leadership.  During the next 7 months, the ‘Building a Brighter Future’ Campaign sought to raise a further £750,000 to enable building works to commence in May 2008. (The total target was £1.5million capital and a legacies programme will also be run alongside it to ensure sustainable funding for the project and raise an additional £500,000.)

This was hugley successful, one of the largest fundraising initiatives run by a state school, where £2million was raised from individual donations.

Peter Webb, Campaign Chairman and parent, said: “I am delighted to have been asked to support this important project that promises to further improve the standards of academic achievement at KEGS.  The new sixth form centre will serve as a lifelong reminder of what can be achieved through a successful partnership between pupils, past and present, parents, local businesses and friends of the school.