The Changing Lives Campaign - Celebrating 5 Years

THE CHANGING LIVES campaign...

CELEBRATING 5 years

1675 BURSARY FUND

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impact 44 £5m+ THANK YOU!

Launched January 2014

bursary recipients to date

raised so far

BURSARIES DO THE RIGHT THING. They look at the person, at their merit, at their potential and offer them an excellent education based on this, not based on whether or not their family can afford it. My family relied on benefits and the generosity of charities to keep us afloat, even receiving food parcels when things got particularly tough. I cannot imagine how crushed I would have been if I’d been told, at the age of eleven, that the exceptional education I’d dreamt of was not available to me, not because I wasn’t bright enough or hardworking enough, but because my family did not have the money to pay for it.

Isobel Tilley (RGS 2009-13 / Cambridge University 2013-17) Bursary Recipient

Isobel Tilley

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BUT DID YOU KNOW? 1 IN 4 CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY IN THE UK and the problem is getting worse.

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There are over 5000 children in Reigate & Banstead under the age of 11 living in poverty. They need your help. For every child that enters RGS on a Changing Lives bursary, another is turned away as we do not have the necessary funding.

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Help us hit our target

TO CELEBRATE 5 YEARS SINCE THE LAUNCH OF THE CHANGING LIVES CAMPAIGN, HELP US RAISE £1M IN 2019 TO PROVIDE 10 NEW FULLY FUNDED BURSARIES FOR LOCAL CHILDREN IN NEED.

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HELP US TO HELP THEM Make 2019 the year that you change a life.

By making a special gift, whatever the amount, allows us to plan for the future. We will be able to provide more opportunities for bright and deserving children than ever before.

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Easy, simple and safe REGULAR GIFT

SETTING UP A REGULAR GIFT WILL MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE To set up a Direct Debit, please complete the enclosed Direct Debit mandate in the self-addressed envelope and we will do the rest!

Or visit rgs.foundation/support-us/donate-now to set up your Direct Debit online.

SINGLE GIFT

BY CREDIT CARD

BY BANK TRANSFER

Visit our website: rgs.foundation/support-us/ donate-now

within the UK

BY CHEQUE

BY BANK TRANSFER

Make payable to: Reigate Grammar School Foundation Post to: Foundation Office Reigate Grammar School Reigate Road Reigate Surrey RH2 0QS

International Bank Account Number (IBAN): GB93 BARC 2024 0570 4431 66 SWIFT Code: BARCGB22 Bank address: Barclays, Level 27, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP, United Kingdom

Reigate Grammar School Foundation Account No: 70443166 Sort Code: 20-24-05

from Overseas

If you are a UK taxpayer don’t forget to opt in for Gift Aid as this will increase your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you. If you are a higher rate tax payer, you can also claim the difference between the higher rate of tax and the basic rate of tax.

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WHY I GIVE My support of the RGS Foundation is given with the hope of enabling promising young people with modest means to benefit in the way that I have. It is a cause very close to my heart as I was one whose life was truly changed by my time at the school and for that I have always been extremely grateful.

Peter Clarke (RGS 1945-50)

My 2 years at Reigate Grammar School shaped the woman I am today. The friendships I made there will last a lifetime, and the academic achievement paved the way for the career I have. I am honoured to be able to play a small part in helping other people create such a great foundation for their adult lives.

Cath D’Arcy (RGS 1984-86)

I firmly believe that a good education is a powerful enabler of social mobility and am extremely proud to be the President of the Henry Smith Club‌ I urge you to support the Changing Lives campaign so that together, we can continue to change the lives of future students of RGS and help them fulfil their potential.

Sir Peter Gershon CBE President, Henry Smith Club (RGS 1958-65)

The Foundation Office exists to support the development of Reigate Grammar School and to foster the friendship and support of all Reigatians. The Reigatian community includes current and former pupils, parents, staff, governors and friends of the school – all, in fact, for whom the school is, or has been, an important part of their lives.

Our future success depends upon the benevolence of the whole Reigatian community and we invite you to contribute with them and help to shape the future of our great School and its pupils.

All gifts received go to The RGS Foundation which operates as a distinct part of the School charity.

Registered Charity number 1081898.

Education gave me my opportunities in life.

Supporting the Foundation has allowed me to provide opportunities to those less fortunate than myself. As chair of the Foundation, I would ask you to support the Changing Lives campaign in any way you can.

Together we can make a real difference to the lives of future generations.

Foundation Office Reigate Grammar School Reigate Road Reigate RH2 0QS Telephone: 01737 222231

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Mark Elsey Chairman of RGS Foundation (RGS 1974-78)