Friends of Wellington School- FOWS

Friends of Wellington Junior School - FOWJS

Two Committees One Aim

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Who Are We?

Every parent or guardian of a current or past pupil of Wellington School is a Friend. Our committees are made up of parents, past and present, and others who enjoy being associated with the school. We are not to be confused with the WSA (Wellington School Association) who are the association for former pupils or the Foundation which is a Charity to promote the fulfilment of education through scholarships, bursaries and capital projects.

Membership to FOWS and FOWJS is free but we are always looking for ideas, a spare pair of hands at an event, a skill or even a resource that you could donate as well as new committee members.

What Do We Do?

We run regular events to bring parents together and through that raise money for every aspect of school life. Wellington is known for being a friendly school and for making children welcome. The FOWS and FOWJS aim to do the same for parents by running supper nights, quiz evenings, Christmas and summer fairs, Burns Night, ladies indulgence evenings, racing nights, murder mystery evenings, car boot sales, dances….. the list is endless.

What Have We Spent the Money On?

FOWS has been running since 1957 and our largest contribution was £450,000 for the Science Block at the Senior School followed by £45,000 towards the purchase of the site in which the Junior School and sports centre are built. Other donations include:

Gill’s Field, Northside development, choir robes, tents for Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, lockers, musical instruments, stage lighting and equipment, tennis and athletics pavilions, cricket scoreboard and nets, a sewing machine, a dinghy, a snooker table, a scrimmaging machine, gym equipment, water fountains and garden furniture. We aim to spend equally and fairly on all aspects of school life.

The FOWJS was formed shortly after the Junior School opened in 1999 and got off to a flying start and has since bought the following from its own fundraising events:

Playground equipment, picnic furniture, goalposts, a sun sail for the nursery, 10 keyboards for the music department, new wheeled toys for Early Years, team football kit and 3 new outdoor tables for the playground and most recently a computer and software for “Learning Success”.

Great Weather Lottery

The Friends of Wellington School have launched their Great Weather Lottery Game. By playing you will be helping the FOWS raise money for the School, and it is fun to play! For every £1 entered 30p will be returned to the Friends of Wellington School fund.

£1 per week will give you a chance to win £10,000 every day!

It’s easy. Simply select six single lucky numbers between 0-9 to play in our daily game (5 days per week Monday to Friday).

Each day The Weather Lottery will take the last digit of the recorded temperatures, in Fahrenheit, as reported in The Daily Telegraph for six locations and scan all the entries to see who has won.

You can check your numbers through The Daily Telegraph; however they check your numbers via their computers and prizes are paid automatically.

Match 3 numbers and win £2.00

Match 4 numbers and win £20.00

Match 5 numbers and win £200.00

Match 6 numbers and win £10,000.00

To play you can log onto www.theweatherlottery.com and complete the form on line.

Best of luck to you!