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Last year we had our first Giving Tuesday campaign with a target of R100 000 to beautify our premises. We raised R91 000. Most of the funds went towards a major facelift - we painted the facade and the stairwells. We removed the ugly burglar bars. We added signage with our new logo and planted the hedge here (which will one day become a windbreak for the stage) and the shade garden over there and the grass next to the ablutions.
This year we have a different focus for Giving Tuesday. Instead of raising funds for a big project, we want to raise funds for our Flourish Fund - which is a fund to help our children flourish. Instead of asking for one big donation, say R1000 from one person, we want to ask 10 people to each give R100. Our aim is to raise 100 supporters to give R100 per month for a year. If we meet our target, we will together raise R120 000 for the Flourish Fund.
By flourish we mean more of what you see and enjoy each day at our school - arts, culture, academic excellence, exploring nature, and sport. We will have a new mini-bus soon which was kindly donated to us through the Albert Wessels Trust and we will be able to transport our children to sports matches and chess tournaments, to museums and concerts, to outreaches and service projects. But we will also have extra expenses - fuel, insurance and maintenance. We don’t want to keep pushing up school fees so we need your help to help our children flourish without the school becoming unaffordable and exclusive.
We have now launched the 2024 Giving Tuesday campaign. Everyone who signs up to become a Flourish Fund partner will be acknowledged on our “living education” wall. You will have a small plaque with your name, or if you want to remain anonymous, with a quote or a Bible verse, fixed to one of the leaves. We have 22 flourish partners already - and we’ve put their names on cards for now. The plaques will go up in a couple of weeks.
Please help us achieve our goal by considering the impact that many gifts of R100 a month can make to our children. https://www.thevineschool.org.za/leaf-a-legacy-giving-tuesday
Read more by reading our digital flyer https://heyzine.com/flip-book/7c5c79952a.html
