LATEST FUNDRAISING NEWS

With your help and generosity in 2022, the PPA fulfilled its fundraising aspirations and are thrilled to announce that it will donate a massive £30,000 to the school’s fundraising appeal Pate’s Giving and pledges to donate all monies raised in the remainder of this academic year to the appeal!

Our donation will be used to support many elements of school life  – here are just a few examples: enabling a broad spectrum of opportunities to enrich students’ cultural capital, just some of which includes; funding provisions for the weekly TPM sessions, providing enrichment activities for Activities Fortnight, welcoming in external speakers, supporting the school House System, Outdoor Educational activities hosted in-school, inclusivity workshops, author visits and supporting equal opportunities by funding  purchases that benefit the personal development of students from across all subjects, genders and year groups. Our in-house fully funded TPM, Activities Fortnight and House Drama performances are events, unique to Pate’s, that play a key part in the fabulous educational experience enjoyed by all of our children.

A significant proportion of our donation has been raised by the PPA 100 Club fund. Are you able to help us to grow this valuable income stream by becoming a member? Please see the section ‘Join our 100 Club‘ below for contact details.

If you would like to join the PPA in supporting Pate’s Giving and help the appeal reach this year’s goal of £150,000 by contributing either a regular gift or single donation, the school would be very grateful. Please visit the Fundraising page for information on how to give here 

A HUGE thank you for your ongoing support – the PPA would not be able to do this without you!

HOW WE RAISE FUNDS

The money raised through PPA fundraising activities – including refreshments – has played a crucial part in the success of the school’s fundraising campaigns over the years and it continues to directly help Pate’s operate as it always has done. There are many projects around the school which have been supported by the PPA including the new Science Lab, IT rooms and the Sixth Form Centre, all of which are appreciated by staff and students on a daily basis. 

Volunteer to Help at School and PPA Events 

Volunteering could be as simple as sparing a half hour or so to serve drinks at an event or just by sharing ideas or skills. The refreshment service we provide is a key fundraiser plus it is a very welcome and popular service to offer parents and guests attending everything from quizzes to concerts. Volunteering at events is a great way to meet other parents and we are always keen to grow our pool of volunteers – we love supporting school events but rely on having enough volunteers to do this, perhaps you can help? Please email PAVolunteers@patesgs.org if you would like to be contacted regarding volunteering opportunities for the future – we’d love to hear from you! 

Nearly New Uniform Shop 

The PPA runs a highly valued Nearly New Uniform Shop situated in a portacabin next to Food Tech and OED. It is open during term time on selected Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings throughout the year.

Saturday 13th May 10am- 12 midday
Friday 26th May 2-4pm

Saturday 10th June 10am- 12 midday
Friday 23rd June 2-4pm

Saturday 8th July

Additional dates specifically for the new Year 7’s will be added in due course.

 Donations of clean, good quality, second-hand uniform and sports equipment are always much appreciated. When the time comes that items have been outgrown then do consider passing them on to be sold in our shop. Items can be handed into the blue bins marked ‘Uniform Donations’ found in the Student Entrance at school or bring them with you if you visit the shop.  

Shop Online

Shop with Easyfundraising http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/patesgs/ to register and shop with over 2000 well known retailers like Amazon, John Lewis, Argos, M&S, Boden, eBay and many more. Whenever you buy something, the retailer makes a donation to Pate’s Grammar School. You can even save money with special offers and voucher codes!  

You can also raise money for the school simply by using Easysearch instead of Google or any other search engine. We’ve given Pate’s Grammar School, Cheltenham its own search page.  St it as your homepage; use it every time you search the web and watch funds to Pate’s mount up – see http://patesgs.easysearch.org.uk 

Matchfunding  

At any of our fundraising events, online or in person, monies raised can be substantially boosted by employers who can match fund the event as part of their Match Funding scheme. We would be really grateful if you could ask your employer if they are willing to support this. Please click on the button below for further information or email PAMatch@patesgs.org