Ways to Pay
Changing Lives.
DONATIONS CAN BE MADE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
Making a Difference.
• By setting up a Standing Order. Please include the reference ‘PD Fund’ and your company name • By cheque made payable to the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust and sent to Mrs J Dean, Finance Officer at the Trust address below • By BACs to BWCAT St Marys Men, including the reference ‘PD Fund’ and your company/organisation name • Account number 91261002 • Sort code 40-22-28
“Learning to play an instrument and taking part in the musical life of St. Mary’s is a highly social and rewarding activity which can increase self-confidence and motivation.”
Please send a remittance advice to donations@stmarysmenston.org and a jpeg of your company logo and name. Many thanks for your generous support - it means a lot to those who need it. We’ll keep you informed about how your money is being spent.
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St. Mary’s Menston, Bradford Road, Menston, West Yorkshire LS29 6AE email: admin@stmarysmenston.org tel.: 01943 883000
a Catholic Voluntary Academy
The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust is a charity and a company limited by guarantee, registereed in England and Wales Company Number: 8399801 Registered Office: St. Mary’s Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, Bradford Road, Menston, LS296AE
a Catholic Voluntary Academy
We’re determined to provide the best opportunities for all our students. But we need your help. This may surprise you. Despite having among the best academic results over many years in the whole Leeds area, St Mary’s Menston has one of the lowest rates of funding per student by the education authorities. The dedication and commitment of our staff, parents and students themselves, ensures that we maintain our standards but the governmentimposed budgetary constraints and rising pupil numbers mean the voluntary extras we have provided in the past are now under threat. Of the 1,250 students at the school, there are a significant number of families who do not
receive government education support but are “just about managing”. We would like to support these families so that their children can enjoy the school trips, sporting activities and other opportunities which the parents of other students normally help fund. The aim of our Pupil Development Fund is to support students in providing: • Uniform • Transport to school events • Educational trips • Equipment for sport and music etc
WOULD YOU DONATE? We’re asking local organisations, companies and individuals if they would support our efforts by making a donation to our Pupil Development Fund. Here’s a brief list of some events and items that we are looking to pay for and their most recent cost: Year 8 residential to the lake district
£335
Lourdes Pilgrimage
£638
Music lessons and instrument hire Year 7 theatre visit
We appreciate businesses have many demands on their budgets, but all donations will make a real difference to our students and ultimately the community at large. We thank you in advance for your interest and help. Details of how to make a donation can be found on the back of this leaflet. Any gift to charity may be eligible for tax relief.
£100 per term £16.50
Language exchange
£300
Year 9 retreat
£140
Uniform (exc. PE kit)
£90
Books & equipment (min.)
£30
For businesses, a suggested donation of £200 will help enormously. The school would be happy to acknowledge any donation and your support for our Development Fund. Names and logos of donors will be shown on: • Screens in reception areas • On the school website (24,000 hits per month) in a new supporter area • At various school events
Some of our students’ comments following trips "The pilgrimage to Lourdes has made me want to become a better version of myself by helping others." “The overnight camp was unforgettable. Sliding down snow in the morning was an incredible experience.” “It has given me an even stronger sense of what I feel I should achieve in life.”
“JUMPING off OFFaA “Jumping CLIFF WASmad. MAD. cliff was I screamed I SCREAMED on ONthe THEway WAY down DOWNbut BUTI’m I’M not scared of NOT SCARED OF heights any HEIGHTS ANY more.”
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