The Endowed Fundraising Team

Role and Purpose

The purpose of the 'Endowed Fundraising Team' is to raise funds to assist in the provision of educational resources and enriching experiences, spending money on things that will benefit the children directly.  There is an endeavour to spend the funds in ways that will benefit all of our children across all areas of the school and curriculum. 

Our Endowed Fundraising Team aims to make a difference to each and every child by linking parents and families, pupils, teachers, staff, friends and community members.

How can I be involved?

As a parent or relative of a child at the school you can get involved with our fundraising team in any of the following ways.

• Offer to help prepare for or run an event! Don’t panic though.. helping once doesn’t commit you for life!
• Donate! Money, time, expertise.. we know that everyone can contribute in different ways - just do what you can, when you can.
• Be creative! If you can think of a great way of raising money then we want to hear about it.. even better if you can get stuck in  and make it happen!

If you would like to volunteer your help or services, or have any suggestions for events, please email:

office@whitstable-endowed.kent.sch.uk

Or, just come along to one of our meetings, dates are advertised on our websites calendar and in the school newsletter.

Next Meeting: TBC

Fundraising team tea and a chat to discuss the Summer Fun Day and School Disco. All parents and carers are welcome to attend.

DISCO FEVER!

Summer Fun Day Raffle Winners!

Thank you to Staff, Parents, Volunteers and children who came and supported our Summer Fun Day. It was an amazing success and we will let you know the grand total of monies raised in the next few days. Congratulations to our Raffle Prizes Winners, we will also notify you on Monday.

Bryan, Periwinkle Class - Quex Park Family Day Voucher

S Rees, Shore Crab Class - Wildwoods Family Day Voucher

M Wasson - £50 Monument Voucher

Ash, Anemone Class - £30 Howards Kitchen Voucher

Jess, Starfish Class - £25 Bears Ice Cream Voucher

Lottie, Periwinkle Class - Hair Cut Voucher worth £35

P Clark - £30 Sea Scrub Sauna Voucher 

Jack, Anemone Class - £20 Pure Beauty Voucher

Violet, Stingray Class - £15 Gelateria Voucher

Nicky West - £10 Kavanagh Voucher

Jake E, Oyster Class - £10 Kavanagh Voucher

Rita, Shore Crab Class - £10 Kavanagh Voucher

Ori, Starfish Class - £10 Costa Coffee Voucher

Steve Wightwick - £10 Harbour Books Voucher

Ben, Shore Crab Class - Giant Cadbury's Milk Bar

Paul Giles - £5 Honey Kanes voucher

Elliot, Anemone Class - Well Being Hamper

Alana, Shore Crab Class - M&S Shortbread

Lucy Browne - M&S Children's treat bag

Rowan, Seahorse Class - Mystery Prize

Money Raised so Far!

Continuing on from our success of raising £2,566 of last year, we are excited to inform you that we have raised an amazing £1,227 since January. A huge thank you to all our volunteers, parents, carers, staff and the children of the Endowed for your continuous support and donations, without you this would be not be possible. Our fundraising events resume in Term 6 with a Summer Fun Day and end of Term School Disco.

January - May 2024

School Disco £654

Cake Sale / Preloved Uniform £298

Happy Bag Donations £107

Dress Down for a Pound £168

Money Spent so Far!

There have been a number of suggestions from our children about how best to spend the money raised this year and what resources and experiences that enrich our children's education. The children have expressed new outdoor furniture, where they can 'sit and play' in comfort, continue outdoor learning and have communal areas to socialise and play with friends. 

It is with great delight to announce the purchase of four outdoor benches which have cost £1366.64. Our annual contribution to the Y6 Leavers Hoodies are waiting delivery and should be with them soon. We are also consulting with the Agents of Change to arrange a whole day learning experience and will let you know the event and date when we have more information. 

Our Next Event: Summer Fun Day

Friday 24 May

Cake / Pre-loved Uniform Sale and Dress Down for a Pound

Thank you to our Year 3 parents for your donations and to our volunteers - we raised a fantastic £145.90.

An incredible £168 was raised for Dress Down for a Pound.

Fundraising Team Update

Since last Spring our 'Endowed Fundraising Team' have raised an outstanding amount to go towards the school to enhance the learning of our children.

Summer & Winter Terms 2023 we raised £2,566 - Please see poster

Since January we have raised £894.25, that includes two cakes sales and the School Disco which we raised an amazing £654 (profit).

We will be arranging a Fundraising meeting in Term 5 to discuss spending ideas to enrich the children's school experience.  If you would like to be part of our team of parent/carer volunteers, please do contact the school office.  

We are hoping to plan more events during Terms 5 & 6, keep an eye out for Happy Bag collection, Summer Fun Day, Quiz Night, Disco and more cake sales.

School Disco

Thank you for all your support in this event, we raised an amazing £654 profit!

Pre-loved uniform / Cake sale

8 February 2024

A big thank you to all the parents/carers of  Year 5 for your generous donations of cakes. With the help of our Ambassadors and parent volunteers we raised an amazing £153.30.  

Christmas Market

December 2023

Last Friday, our school was buzzing with festive fun at our Christmas Market! What an incredible turnout – there was even a queue to get inside! We’re thrilled to share that we raised an amazing £701.

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed and supported us in creating such a memorable afternoon. Your efforts made a significant difference and we couldn’t have done it without your generosity and enthusiasm. Thank you for making our Christmas Market a tremendous success!

Children’s Wish List and Total Raised
The money raised from our Christmas Market will be combined with all our other fundraising events by the ‘Endowed Fundraising Team’. The Fundraising Team was established in April 2023 and we will announce very soon how much we have raised so far and our children’s wish list.

Festive Movie Night

November 2023

The children were enthralled with The Grinch and it was wonderful to hear their laughter - a great way to start the festive season. Thank you to the staff and parent volunteers for their help and support, and to The Fund Raising team for organising the event and providing popcorn and sweets - we raised an amazing £385. Well done all!     

Happy School Bags collection and Pre-loved uniform / Cake sale

October 2023

An amazing £188 was raised from our cake sale and pre-loved uniform at the end of Term 1 - well done and thank you to everyone who donated cakes.

Thank you for all your HAPPY SCHOOL BAGS donations. We had 289kg worth of donations and have raised a brilliant £144.50!  We will let you know next term how much raised we raised with our pre-loved uniform and cake sale. Thank you to our year 3 parents for cake donations.

Dates for your diary

Terms 5 & 6

Thursday 23 May: Cake Sale and Preloved uniform - Raised ....

Terms 3 & 4  

Thursday 8 February: Cake Sale and Preloved uniform - Raised £153.30

Thursday 29 February: School Disco - Raised £654

Wednesday 28 March: Cake Sale - Raised £86.95

Terms 1 & 2  

17 October: Happy School bag drop off - Raised £144

19 October: Cake Sale & Preloved uniform - Raised £188

29 November: Festive film night - Raised £385

8 December: After School Christmas Market - Raised £701

Further details and announcements will be sent via School Comms, Letters, Facebook and our Newsletter.