FUTURE POLKA FOUNDER / FAMILY SUPPORTER

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Future Polka FOUNDER / FAMILY Supporter

Open the doors to young theatre audiences of tomorrow

Are you a FUTURE POLKA supporter?

At Polka we’re all about the joy of families. Now we’re asking our extended family – you – to secure the future of Polka Theatre as a place of inspiration for tens of thousands of children, school groups and families every year, and as a vibrant hub for our local community.

Could you be one of our key group of 50 individuals and families who are leading the support for the first redevelopment in our 40-year history?

What your support makes happen In 2019 we will undertake a major, much needed £6.5 million redevelopment of Polka Theatre. As a FUTURE POLKA supporter, you will help us make essential improvements to our unique, much-loved theatre – reimagining it as a fun, friendly and inspiring destination for future generations.

Exciting plans include…

• A bigger, better Adventure theatre for our ever-growing audience of under 5s • New, well-equipped Creative Learning and Rehearsal Studios • A larger family-friendly café • Improved accessibility throughout, with free play areas and a new multisensory garden

Audience for My Brother, My Sister and Me – a Polka early years production

FUTURE POLKA FOUNDER / FAMILY PLEDGE PAYMENT OPTIONS Payment to become a FUTURE POLKA FOUNDER or FUTURE POLKA FAMILY can be made in one go or spread over 3 years in monthly or annual gifts. Also, if you complete the Gift Aid declaration we can claim 25p from HMRC for every £1 you give, at no cost to you.

Donation payment options

FOUNDER – total £10,000

Per month* Per year* Individual/Family Group £278 £3,333

FAMILY – total £3,000

Per month* Per year* Individual/Family Group £83 £1,000 To become a FUTURE POLKA FOUNDER or FAMILY supporter Please complete and return the attached PLEDGES AND DONATIONS FORM to Amanda Cropper, Polka Theatre via the postal or email address shown on the front of the form.

Future Polka FOUNDER – pledge of £10,000

We are looking for 10 FOUNDERS to pledge £10,000 each.

Founders can make payment in one lump sum or over 3 years, either as an individual or as part of a family group, which might include aunts and uncles and grandchildren. You can pay monthly, yearly or in one go. It’s your choice.

As a thank you for your support, you will be: • Recognised a FOUNDER for life on a specially engraved commemorative plaque and in a ‘living history’ display • Given regular updates on major milestones as our plans progress • Invited on a behind-the-scenes tour of our construction site, to our reopening events and special showcases of our work in the new building

Future Polka FAMILY – pledge of £3,000

In 2019 we celebrate Polka’s 40th anniversary. To celebrate this important milestone we are looking for 40 FAMILIES who will each pledge £3,000 towards our theatre redevelopment appeal.

We know that Polka plays a huge part in the lives of many families.

In some cases we’ve hosted three generations of the same family. Our newly developed theatre will have 40 new doors – can you put your family’s name on one of them?

As a thank you to your family, you will: • have your family’s name put on one of the new doors and in our play area display • send you updates on our theatre redevelopment • invite your family to a special play area display ‘unveiling’ event during our reopening programme

The Everywhere Bear, a Polka production for under 5s. Image – Suzi Corker

FOUNDER / FAMILY PLEDGES AND DONATIONS FORM Please complete the following steps: 1.

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Choose if you’d like to become a FOUNDER or FAMILY supporter Fill in both sides of this form, including tick boxes Return form By post to Amanda Cropper, Capital Campaign Director, Polka Theatre, 240 The Broadway, London SW19 1SB By email to amanda@polkatheatre.com

I/Our family would like to support Polka’s capital appeal to improve the theatre for future generations by becoming a

FUTURE POLKA FOUNDER Total payment to be made in agreed instalments within 3 years by

One-off gift (£10,000)

FUTURE POLKA FAMILY Total payment to be made in agreed instalments within 3 years by One-off gift (£3,000)

Annual donation (£3,333)

Annual donation (£1,000)

Monthly payment (£278)

Monthly payment (£83)

My/Our preferred method of payment is Online bank transfer

Credit/debit card

Cheque

CONTACT DETAILS

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First name:

Last name: Address:

Town/city: Postcode: Telephone: Email: Data Protection – Polka Theatre is committed to protecting your personal information, which will be stored securely and used for administering your FUTURE POLKA donation. For our full Privacy Policy, visit polkatheatre.com/privacy policy

Make your donation worth 25% more at no extra cost to yourself. By using Gift Aid we will receive an extra 25p from HMRC on every £1 you give.

I am a UK taxpayer and I want Polka Theatre to reclaim the tax on all qualifying donations made for the four past years prior to this date and all further gifts I make from the date of this declaration – until I notify you otherwise. I confirm that I am a UK tax payer and have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year (6 April to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for that tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify and that if I pay less Income Tax an or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference.

I will inform you should my tax status, name or address change.

RECOGNITION I/We would like to be credited as I/We would prefer to remain anonymous

Example: The Doran family

IF YOU WISH TO MAKE YOUR GIFT CONDITIONAL My/our donation is to be used in support of the Future Polka capital redevelopment project. If it is not possible to use my/our gift for this purpose (please tick box as appropriate): I/We wish it to be used for other purposes of Polka Theatre and its young audiences I/We wish you to discuss the matter with me/us I/We wish you to return the money to me/us Signature

Date

Please return this completed form to: Amanda Cropper, Polka Theatre via the postal or email address on the front of this card.

Thank you from Polka and our young audiences of the future for your wonderful support!

Polka Children’s Theatre is registered as a charity no. 256979 and as limited company no. 938592.

‘There is nothing in the world more worth doing than satisfying that hunger that children don’t know they have.

Long live Polka Theatre!’

Philip Pullman

Amanda Cropper, Capital Campaign Director Call 020 8545 8353 Email amanda@polkatheatre.com Polka is a registered charity no. 256979.

Design: Eureka! eureka.co.uk

For more information about our plans or ways to support our FUTURE POLKA theatre redevelopment, please contact: