26 April 2023 Abingdon Development Save the date: Abingdon’s 2nd Giving Day 8-9 November 2023! Abingdon’s 2nd Giving Day will be on the 8 and 9 November, raising awareness and funds for our bursary campaign - ‘Seven years to change a life’. We held our 1st ever Giving Day in February 2021 when over 400 people in our Abingdon community helped to raise nearly £150,000 for bursaries at Abingdon. We look forward to sharing more details with you in the coming months. Abingdon School visit to Hong Kong 22-26 June 2023 Abingdon’s Deputy Head (Academic), Graeme May; Director of Admissions and Marketing, Jane Jørgensen and Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Alexa Broad, will be visiting Hong Kong from 22-26 June 2023. They are really looking forward to meeting up with parents and OAs and talking about the vision for Abingdon. They will be hosting an Abingdon reception on Friday 23 June at the Central Plaza - please save the date. Sponsor a room in Austin, Crescent or School Houses Abingdon’s boarding development project is progressing well and you can watch the recent drone footage of the advancing work on the website. The wonderful opportunity to sponsor a room in Austin, Crescent and School Houses is now open. If you’d like more information please contact Alexa Broad or Harriet Alderman via [email protected]. Further information on how to reserve a room and make a pledge are on our Building the Future website page. OA Lunch at Mercers’ Hall 24 January 2023 We are privileged to be able to hold an annual lunch at Mercers’ Hall in London. In January this year we welcomed OAs who left Abingdon before 1970, who were hosted by the Chairman of the 1563 Society, Chris Pickup (OA 1960) and the Headmaster, Mike Windsor. Our philanthropic relationship with the Mercers’ Company stretches back to 1563 and, in 2000, the School expressed its gratitude by presenting the Company with a stained glass panel of OA benefactor John Roysse’s coat of arms. In 2021 the Mercers’ bought a portrait of John Roysse and our OA guests were able to view both on their visit. OA Lunch at Abingdon School On 22 March, over 50 OAs who left Abingdon before 1970 attended a lunch hosted by Mike Windsor, Headmaster and Chris Pickup (OA 1960), Chairman of the 1563 Society. Some of those OAs attending had not been back to the School since they left so were delighted to be shown around by some of our prefects.
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