Auction of Promises
Jayne Gilbert, Head of King Edward's Pre-Prep & Nursery, would like to say a huge thank you for the tremendous support given by the whole School community for the Supper and Auction of Promises on Saturday 7th November.
The auction was made possible by the amazing items and activities that parents and friends of King Edward's so kindly donated to the school.
Jayne Gilbert said: “I was thrilled to see the whole school community coming together to raise money for a Pre-Prep and Junior School minibus and Rose for Life - a charity established by Angela Mount for breast cancer research. In total we managed to raise nearly £8000!
I would like to thank all the staff at the Pre-Prep who worked incredibly hard behind the scenes preparing the hall for the event and making some amazing school buses with the children to display on the walls.
I would also like to say a special thank you to Tracy Mortimer for the delicious Moroccan food we all enjoyed on the evening and Sally Johnson and Maxine Sobers for their support. Angela Mount was an amazing auctioneer and added humour and entertainment on the evening.
I would also like to say a personal thank you to Silvana Tann and Gail Page for all their effort and hard work over the last few months organising this major event. They worked tirelessly and with such enthusiasm throughout!
Together we had a very enjoyable evening as well as making a real difference to the travel arrangements at the end of the school day. School trips can now take place during the week to the benefit of all the children. I look forward to seeing a minibus in our car park in the near future!
We are currently following various avenues with suppliers. We would like to have a minibus naming competition and a ribbon cutting ceremony when the minibus arrives.”