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RAISED £144,907 THANK YOU! For 36 hours – between 00.00 on Thursday 24 and 12.00 on Friday 25 September 2020 – Reigatians from across the globe came together for Nightingale Giving Day. As a community we smashed our original target of £125,000, raising a staggering £144,907! There was a buzz of excitement as members of our global community helped to unlock our four challenge gifts, wrote messages of support and engaged with us through social media. As part of wider activity in the school, RGS Foundation Ambassadors, with help from student leaders on the Charity Committee, sold 552 charity wristbands on the day, raising over £1,500.
We were thrilled to receive a video from RGS Foundation Ambassador, David Walliams (RGS 1981-1989), calling on the Reigatian community to get behind Nightingale Giving Day.
Four generous benefactors provided match-funded gifts to encourage other to dig deep: 1. When we hit £10k another £10k was added 2. With 125 donors we released £12,500 3. 10,000 likes and shares on social media added another £10,000 4. We unlocked £30,000 once we hit £62,500 and achieved 250 donors
“Love that RGS is a school/ community with a social vision. Good luck!”
While our main focus was on fundraising, this was also about engagement and participation and we were particularly pleased to have so many likes, shares, comments and video views across the RGS Foundation’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube platforms. Indeed, our social media activity achieved a total reach of 45,200! We’d like to extend a huge thank you to the 399 people who made a donation and all those who joined in with the excitement. We cannot emphasise strongly enough the impact that your ongoing support has on deserving young people and their families. We are so proud to be part of such a positive and caring community. The Nightingale Fund forms part of the wider Changing Lives campaign. Our work to raise funds to give bursary places to the children of NHS and other key worker families continues. To support the Nightingale Fund, visit rgs.foundation/support-us/nightingale-fund or take a photo of the QR code.
Pierre and Louisa Davis (current parents)
“Excellent initiative – well done RGS – proud of my old school.” Alan French (RGS 1962-1969)
“I am very proud of my school. As a doctor, I really encourage everyone to consider a career in the NHS – such an interesting and fulfilling life. Please support this excellent cause.” Ketan Kansagra (RGS 1984-1992 and current parent)
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