THE
ALUMNAE
Edition 15 - Spring 2021
Giving
Our Friendship Fund remains to provide a little TLC to any alumnae or former staff who may need a little cheering up. For example, flowers and cards are sent to those who have experienced a bereavement or have gone through a period of illness, offering a hand of friendship at difficult times.
Help Girls Learn Without Limits: Bursary Fundraising Campaign
If you feel that someone would be an appropriate recipient, you can let us know at any time of the year. To do so please email Francesca Orr: f.orr@rhsb.gdst.net
donate to the Friendship Fund, please send a cheque made payable to The Royal High School to the school address, clearly marked that it is specifically for the Friendship Fund.
The Fund is entirely dependent on donations from our old girls and many have been very generous over the years. If you would like to
Alternatively email Francesca Orr: f.orr@ rhsb.gdst.net to obtain online banking details.
Friends of RHS are registered with www. easyfundraising.org.uk
easyfundraising.org.uk and search for the name of the store you’re interested in (e.g. Amazon)
In May we launched the Help Girls Learn Without limits bursary fund-raising campaign. We are delighted by the response received already and are so grateful to all those who have donated so far. No amount is too small to give, for example If 125 alumnae give £20 a month for at least 4 years, this would raise £150,000 (with Gift Aid reclaimed) – enough to educate a senior pupil from Year 7 though to Year 13, plus extra for incidentals such as uniform and school trips.
This is an entirely free service that allows you to shop directly at your favourite online stores via the links on the www. easyfundraising.org.uk and, at the same time, raise a donation for our school without costing you a penny more!
“I felt very lucky to have a bursary at RHS. It gave me opportunities that I could never have experienced without it.” Alice (RHS 2020)
Getting started is so easy, simply follow the instructions below:
With online shopping on the rise, together we could raise a huge amount of money. Other schools have raised anything from £100 to over £1000 in just a year, and all it takes you is just one extra click!
1.Visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk and search for ‘Friends of the Royal High School If you would like to find out how you can Bath’ help give more girls the opportunity of a 2. Set up an account and choose the Friends Royal High School Bath education, either as the charity you want to donate to. through a donation, regular giving or by leaving a legacy gift to Royal High School 3. Next time you want to buy something Bath, please contact Francesca Orr f.orr@ online, remember to visit the www. rhsb.gdst.net for more information. 6 19
4. Click on the link for that store and continue shopping as normal 5. The store you purchase from will give a commission to easyfundraising, which is then passed on to us as a donation. The commission and subsequent donation can be up to 15% of the purchase price! To make it even easier to remember to use this tool, you can do the following: • Download the Donation Reminder on your laptop or PC so you will never forget to collect a FREE donation. • Use the easyfundraising App on your mobile phone, iPad or tablet. Please do use this tool as much as you can - thank you so much in advance!
