Shore Foundation

This week, in our second article highlighting the role of the Shore Foundation, we take a closer look at the opportunities the Foundation provides for all students at Shore. 

A Foundation can enable opportunities for others.

This year, the Shore Foundation will support 83 boys to experience a Shore education. Of these boys, 85% are on means tested bursaries, the other 15% are Music Scholarships.  

I was fortunate to experience this generosity myself when I was a Shore student. The recession of the early 1990s almost saw me unable to attend Shore, however, I remain forever grateful to my parents and the Shore Community for helping to make my time at Shore possible.

Many of the bursaries we have are gifts from Old Boys who want to enable the same opportunities for others which they received. Many other Old Boys have made provisions in their Will to continue this work. These are incredibly generous gestures and show how the ‘torch’ is truly being passed on.

A Foundation can enable opportunities for every single student at Shore.

We all want the best for our children, and the Shore Foundation can help provide additional resources that would just not be available without putting further pressure on school fees. 

From investing funds into the further development of our teachers, to helping to fund growing areas of the School such as Careers, Counselling and Pastoral Care, to helping those boys who require extra support via Educational Services resources. More than 200 boys receive the extra educational support they may not have had 50 years ago, and the Shore Foundation is proud to have been a partner in building this area of the School.

Fundraising at Shore is community based and driven. There are many ways in which you can help – from volunteering your time and expertise, becoming a major donor, ticking the voluntary donation box on your fee statements, donating a prize in an auction, attending events, giving on Giving Day or thinking about including the School in your Will.

I am proud of those who have gone before us to help make what we have today at Shore possible. I hope to continue to shape giving at Shore to be a positive experience for all involved.

Mr D Mason-Jones
Executive Director, Shore Foundation
Master in Charge, Rugby