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Leaving a Lasting Legacy
Four years ago, the school
established the 1561 Foundation to
recognise and thank those individuals
who have committed to leave the
school money in their Will. We
are delighted that so many have
responded and let us know that they
intend to do so. This summer we will
be holding a lunch to thank all our 1561
Foundation members.
Gifts like these help secure the
school’s future. Unless specified
otherwise, all legacies contribute to the
endowment of bursaries. This means
the capital sum that is left to the school
will not be touched and the legacy will
go on supporting boys in perpetuity.
There will, of course, be many reasons
why someone may wish to help the
school. Allan Henchoz (OMT 1964)
recently contacted the school to let us
know that he intended to leave a legacy.
He writes:
“Having spent the first half of my
working life in the Royal Air Force I
have always had a Will. But normally it
is only when one retires that a Will takes
on a more poignant dimension.
And it was about that time, two years
ago, that I received a mailing from
Merchant Taylors’ School about legacy
giving. Writing a will is not like writing
a cheque – it’s not something you
respond to immediately. However, the
idea remained with me and so when I did
come to re-write my Will this year, I made a
provision to support the school.
Why? I am the youngest of three
brothers and the father of the fourth
Henchoz to go to Merchant Taylors’. We
span four out of five decades beginning
with the 40s and ending with the 80s and
there is no doubt the school did a great
deal for all of us. Each of us benefited
for others that otherwise would not be
able to have such an experience. The
fact that my support will go towards the
school’s bursary endowment fund and
will provide this support in perpetuity,
means that I will make a lasting legacy.
The legacy doesn’t need to be a fixed
sum. It can simply be a proportion or
the residue of a trust which ensures
that any provisions for dependants are
protected. If you haven’t made a will or
are thinking about updating it, please
also consider leaving a legacy towards
the school’s bursary fund.”
Bobby King, OMT (1947) and 1561
Foundation member, said: “I benefited
enormously from the all-round
education the school gave me in very
difficult circumstances during and just
after the last war. It gave me a wonderful
start to my adult life. I am anxious that
the school should continue to do this in
the future and maintain the standards it
has achieved over many generations. It
needs money so to do.”
If you are someone who has made this
wonderful commitment to Merchant
Taylors’ or would like information
about how you can do so, please do get
in touch with the Development Director,
Nick Latham. We can then invite you to
join our 1561 Foundation and, of course,
thank you for leaving a lasting legacy to
the school.
It gave me a wonderful
start to my adult life.
I am anxious that
the school should
continue to do this in
the future and maintain
the standards it has
achieved over many
generations.
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from a first class education and the high
standards set by the school in self-
discipline, team spirit, integrity and so
on, had a lasting impact on how we all
attempted to conduct our lives thereafter.
By leaving a legacy to provide bursaries
at the school, I feel that this is a way that I
can help provide the same opportunities
For the last four years, we have run an appeal to the
parents of boys in their Upper Sixth year. This Sixth Form
Bursary appeal has offered the chance to make a donation
of what remains of the deposit parents put down for their
son before joining the School. This usually amounts to
around £200.
The resulting Class Gift has established a bursary for a
boy to come to Merchant Taylors’ School for the Sixth Form
the following year who otherwise would not be able to afford
the fees.
We are extremely grateful to all those families who have
supported over the last four years who have in total raised
£38,700. Thank you very much!
Anumber of parents have already been in touchwith us this year
to indicate that they intend tomake this gift andwe hope that many
more will follow, to establish the Class of 2013 Sixth FormBursary.
Sixth Form Bursaries
