{"id":155,"date":"2022-02-24T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cranleigh.org\/foundationweek\/?p=155"},"modified":"2022-02-26T09:50:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T09:50:31","slug":"the-foundations-first-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cranleigh.org\/foundationweek\/the-foundations-first-15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"The Foundation’s first 15 years…."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2007<\/strong><\/td>\nTo mark the School’s 150th anniversary, the Governing Body sets up the Cranleigh Foundation. Its original aims are two-fold: to help fund capital projects and to provide bursaries for children. The first chairman is Dr Steve Mockford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Cranleigh Foundation is formally registered as a charity, number 1122918 with the Charity Commission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Emms Centre opens, providing much-needed classroom space for Maths, Science and Modern Languages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nA \u00a3500,000 renovation of the Jubilee pavilion takes place, part-funded by OCs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nOC Vivian Cox leaves a legacy of \u00a3655,000 to the Cranleigh Foundation and the school launches its legacy society, the Vivian Cox Society, in his honour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Foundation launches the Cranleigh Sporting Excellence Appeal (consisting 1st XV rugby pitch and multi-sports clubhouse project)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Rhodes Block is converted into a new Art and Design centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nOld Cranleighan Society gives \u00a3300,000 to Cranleigh Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Foundation hosts its first fundraising ball, the Winter Wonderland Ball, which raises \u00a325,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Revd Canon Nigel Nicholson is appointed chairman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Foundation runs its first Cranleigh Christmas Fair, raising just under \u00a38,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe new Mander organ is funded by OC Hamish Ogston. This is part of a \u00a32 million-refurbishment of the School Chapel part-funded by OCs and parents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Foundation runs annual Ladies\u2019 Tennis Tournaments in aid of the Cranleigh Foundation until 2017. Over the years, these raise \u00a35,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Cranleigh Midsummer Ball raises \u00a390,000 for the Foundation and two other charities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAn OC Art Exhibition is held in Central London with a percentage of proceeds donated to the Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe first Foundationer joins Cranleigh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/strong><\/td>\nA copse of 100 trees is donated by families planted to mark centenary of the Prep School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/strong><\/td>\nThe sale of the original Chapel pews raises \u00a320,690 for the Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe first Foundationer selected by Buttle UK arrives at Cranleigh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/strong><\/td>\nThe \u2018Leaving\u2019 War Memorial is unveiled. The memorial is funded, in part, by donations from Old Cranleighans and the Chapel refurbishment completed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Foundation holds the Sesquicentennial Spectacular Summer ball , raising \u00a390,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Rev Canon Nicholson retires as chairman and OC Nick Meyer is appointed chairman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/strong><\/td>\nThe board of trustees re-focus the objective of Cranleigh Foundation to funding places for children affected by tragedy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/strong><\/td>\nThe first Foundationer selected by the SpringBoard Foundation arrives at Cranleigh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/strong><\/td>\nFoundation Chairman, Nick Meyer, embarks on a sponsored walk of the entire length of the Cornish Coastal Path to raise money for the Cranleigh Foundation. He raises \u00a325,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/strong><\/td>\nOC John Oram leaves a legacy of \u00a3242,048 to the Cranleigh Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nCranleigh Christmas Fair runs as a virtual event in response to pandemic and social restrictions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/strong><\/td>\nThe governors assign \u00a31m allocated from Cranleigh Abu Dhabi to the Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/strong><\/td>\nThe School runs its first Cranleigh Foundation Week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThe Foundation plans its fourth fundraising ball, the Spectacular Summer Ball, to be held on 4 June<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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