FUNDRAISING – Support from the school
Create a tradition
‘With just under 100 pupils, our school has a small, but perfectly formed, community. At the helm is Mr Ben Tucker, who is fully supportive of the Friends of Wraxall School Association and willing to do just about anything for fundraising. It quickly became a tradition that some activity
involving Mr Tucker caps the annual summer fayre. One year, he was in the stocks being sponged by students. His good humour and students’ poor aim meant a lot of repeat custom! Another year, Mr Tucker grew out his beard, and we held a raffl e, with the winning student getting to choose the style of his new beard. “Wolverine” was the winner, and Mr Tucker duly allowed himself to be groomed into a Hugh Jackman lookalike. The short activity raised over £120, which is amazing for our little school, especially as there was almost no outlay or effort! This was ideal, as there are so many other things to organise for the fayre. Apart from activities at the fayre, Mr Tucker has
led the teachers in joint “Wacky Races”, with he and the teachers having to put on articles of clothing and even makeup as they race along the school fi eld. He’s also taken part in the Ice Bucket Challenge and music videos. Every activity we do with him varies in type and effectiveness, but even the less fi nancially successful ones are valuable because they demonstrate his commitment to the fundraising that we do and lead the way for others to get involved.’ Jessica Vallentine, Friends of Wraxall School Association, Wraxall, North Somerset (99 pupils)
A cut above the rest!
‘As we have both infant and junior schools, we have two Headteachers to show their dedication! They did this publicly by getting involved in our Amigo’s Fundraising Magic Show (
amigosmagic.co.uk). We held two shows in one evening, one for each school, with a spectacular Headteacher trick at each. We warned them ahead of time so they knew what they were letting themselves in for, although they feigned horror during the show! The Head of Juniors was sawn in half, to much shrieking and gasping from the audience. The Head of Infants had a hole drilled through her and a tube passed through her stomach, through which water was poured! Simon (AKA Amigo) is really fun, loud and gets the
children involved. He made the planning simple by providing us with lots of resources and guidelines to promote the event, so all we had to do was sell tickets beforehand. Our capacity was 200 for each show, and we had two sellouts on our hands. Both lasted an hour, and Simon adapted his content perfectly to suit the different audiences. Ticket prices were £5 for children and £7 for adults, and we also offered a £20 family ticket. It was a fantastic evening with lots of laughter and the children were absolutely capivated – the adults loved it too! For very little time or effort we made over £1,000 profi t, and we will defi nitely be holding this event again!’ Liz Gray, former Joint PTA Chair, Trafalgar Infant and Junior Schools, Twickenham, Richmond- Upon-Thames (618 pupils)
42 SPRING 2018
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