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20/11/2020
Coldplay, one of the most famous rock bands in the world, has donated a signed Fender guitar to a small village school in the Cotswolds as a prize in its Christmas raffle.
Swell C of E Primary School, in the north Cotswolds, which has just 29 pupils, has opted to make 2020 a year to remember, not forget, by hosting the huge online raffle to raise vital funds.
Swell C of E Primary School, in the north Cotswolds, which has just 29 pupils, has opted to make 2020 a year to remember, not forget, by hosting the huge online raffle to raise vital funds.
Schools across the country have lost as much as £42 million in fundraising this year due to the pandemic, with state schools in England facing the worst decline in funding since the 1980s.
Not to be dissuaded, the Friends of Swell School (FOSS) decided to host the biggest ever fundraising event the school has ever seen.
With a new build on the horizon, and vital funds required ongoing, FOSS appealed to local businesses and supporters to donate thousands of pounds worth of prizes, creating the ultimate digital Christmas fundraiser, ‘A Swell Christmas Raffle’.
Nadia Moule, vice chairman for FOSS, said: “Being such a small village school, we’re really quite limited when it comes to fundraising, yet our children still require and deserve an enriched education, like any other school in the country.
“That’s why we set out to make Christmas 2020 really special. We are overwhelmed by the kindness of local businesses and supporters, and hope their generosity is rewarded by raising record funds.”
A Swell Christmas Raffle offers a prize for every day of Advent to include a state-of-the-art Peloton bike (worth £1,750), the signed Fender guitar from Coldplay, a Magnum of champagne, plus vouchers from many local Cotswold businesses.
Tickets cost just £1 and are available at https://raffall.com/141643/enter-raffle-to-win-a-swell-chritmas-raffle-hosted-by-ceri-stayt
More than 4,000 tickets have been sold in the first week, which organisers say is “quite an achievement” for a small village school, and they hope to sell many more over the coming weeks.
For up-to-date information and other giveaways associated with the raffle and promotion, please like ‘A Swell Christmas Raffle’ Facebook Page or follow on Instagram.
FOSS would like to take this opportunity to thank its kind sponsors for making A Swell Christmas Raffle possible.
Not to be dissuaded, the Friends of Swell School (FOSS) decided to host the biggest ever fundraising event the school has ever seen.
With a new build on the horizon, and vital funds required ongoing, FOSS appealed to local businesses and supporters to donate thousands of pounds worth of prizes, creating the ultimate digital Christmas fundraiser, ‘A Swell Christmas Raffle’.
Nadia Moule, vice chairman for FOSS, said: “Being such a small village school, we’re really quite limited when it comes to fundraising, yet our children still require and deserve an enriched education, like any other school in the country.
“That’s why we set out to make Christmas 2020 really special. We are overwhelmed by the kindness of local businesses and supporters, and hope their generosity is rewarded by raising record funds.”
A Swell Christmas Raffle offers a prize for every day of Advent to include a state-of-the-art Peloton bike (worth £1,750), the signed Fender guitar from Coldplay, a Magnum of champagne, plus vouchers from many local Cotswold businesses.
Tickets cost just £1 and are available at https://raffall.com/141643/enter-raffle-to-win-a-swell-chritmas-raffle-hosted-by-ceri-stayt
More than 4,000 tickets have been sold in the first week, which organisers say is “quite an achievement” for a small village school, and they hope to sell many more over the coming weeks.
For up-to-date information and other giveaways associated with the raffle and promotion, please like ‘A Swell Christmas Raffle’ Facebook Page or follow on Instagram.
FOSS would like to take this opportunity to thank its kind sponsors for making A Swell Christmas Raffle possible.
