RGS Giving Day 2020

RGS GIVING DAY 2020 THANK YOU

Thank you to the 1,361 pupils, OGs, parents of OGs and former and current staff for supporting our 2020 Giving Day. For the second year we held our digital donation event over 28 hours in October 2020. The house competition theme attracted supporters across the globe as our six houses (Austen, Beckingham, Hamonde, Nettles, Powell and Valpy) campaigned to see who would come out on top. Austen House took the cup for the highest number of donors and Powell took top billing for funds raised.

Because of your generosity we successfully completed our Twenty for 2020 Campaign and are funding the education of 20 bright local boys. The RGS will support these boys through their entire secondary school education. In seven years, these exceptional young men will leave us with confidence, curiosity and the values inherent to the RGS. Being able to provide means-tested support enriches the lives of all those in the School. The programme benefits not just those who receive bursaries but, by widening access, fulfils a social purpose and strengthens academic achievement.

Thank you for helping us pass on the gift of education to the next generation.

“I just wanted to say a deep heartfelt thank-you for making me more proud today of being a member of this school than at any point in my time here. Those boys will have their lives transformed... and in turn, the whole school will continue to be transformed by their presence here as we continue this journey.”

RGS member of staff reacting to the success of our 2020 Giving Day

1,361

members of our community contributed to the House competition theme of the 2020 Giving Day

Class of 2021

Thank you to all the parents of the Class of 2021 for celebrating their sons’ time at the School in the most RGS way possible – by opening the door of a great education to the next generation of bright local boys. Special thanks to our Class of 2021 champions who did so much to inform and encourage their friends within the year to support the campaign: Deborah McKenzie, Juliet Benett, Liv Timberlake and Vicki Watson.

34 FAMILIES HAVE PLEDGED OVER £35K

CREATING 31% OF THE CLASS OF 2021 BURSARY TO SUPPORT ONE BOY THROUGH HIS RGS EDUCATION

AS YOU LEAVE, YOU HAVE OPENED THE DOOR FOR A BRIGHT, LOCAL BOY TO FOLLOW YOU. IT’S A POWERFUL LEGACY.

#RGSThanksGiving 2021

In November 2021 instead of our annual Giving Day we took the chance to say ‘Thank You’ to everyone who helped us on our journey to Twenty for 2020. Over the three-week celebration of our community we heard from current staff and former pupils on what makes the RGS such a great school.