June 24th 2016
Many of you, like myself, will be looking forward to the Parents’ Association Ball which takes place on Saturday evening. An enormous amount of planning, preparation and thought goes into ensuring the success of this and other PA events. The Ball is just one example of parents and the school working extremely closely together, and I am in no doubt that such collaboration is one of the keys to the strength of the Moulsford community.
The success of the PA rests largely in its very simple and clear aims: first, to provide a social platform for parents to meet each other; second, to raise funds to purchase additional items to enhance the boys’ educational experience. Closely related to the PA functions, are the wonderful charity fundraising events which involve large numbers of parents, boys and staff. The Ridgeway Rhino bike ride (a 21 mile journey along the rutted Ridgeway in filthy conditions this year) and Moulsford’s Got Talent were both recent events which brought the Moulsford community together, and had the added benefit of strongly testing the boys’ resolve – all those who took part in the bike ride or performed at MGT to a large audience in an open air forum, will definitely feel they have earned the money that they raised for charity.
With their aim of making PA activities more transparent, the PA committee has written a letter giving details of where raised funds have been spent for the benefit of the boys – please click here. Thank you to all of you who are involved in the events which generate these funds – they are such fun for us all to be part of. On the charitable fundraising side, the South Africa Tour fundraising committee have reached their target of £15,000 for the two charities they are supporting – the Goedgedacht Trust and SKRUM. What a wonderful achievement and particular thanks goes to Alex Bradbury who has led this committee with enormous energy and resolve.
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