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Dear Fellow Worshipper,

Congratulations! You are now the owner of a brand new, crisp £20 note, compliments of St Matthew's Church. This is a very special £20 because we hope that you will use it in a special way.

This coming year marks the 50th anniversary of the completion of the reconstruction of St Matthew's Church. To commemorate this we are launching a unique fund raising event. St Matthew's needs money for the repair of brickwork and roofing, for the replacement of our ageing audio system, and the maintenance of our organ.  It is our responsibility as a congregation and a community to ensure that our magnificent building will be able to serve generations to come. To make this happen we need your help.

The £20 inside this envelope now belongs to you to use in any way you see fit.  However, we ask you to use your imagination and your talents to help us raise funds for the church. Ideally we'd like you to return at least £100 – we are aiming high, but don't let that put you off, smaller returns are also welcome! We want you to play a part in securing the future of St Matthew's Church - so the more you raise, the better. 

We ask you to return the funds by the 27th May (Pentecost Sunday).



Rules

The rules are easy – there are no rules! We simply ask you to use your judgement and integrity to chose how best to raise funds.  We have not recorded who has been given the £20 notes – the Church Committee is taking a leap of faith that you will use the money appropriately and return your funds on time to St Matthew's Church.

 

What to do with your £20

To get the most out of this event, we suggest 3 things:

1)      Start planning now how you can raise funds – do not leave it to the last few weeks as you will find it increasingly difficult to find new and original ways to raise funds.

2)      Work with other members of the congregation to organise events and activities.  Not only will this make the whole fund raising easier – you'll have a lot more fun!

3)      Try to involve your friends and work colleagues outside of St Matthew's – the wider the audience we can attract, the more funds we can raise.  

To get your imaginative juices flowing, here's a number of ideas on how you could use your funds:  

  • Organise a tea, dinner o cocktail party and charge your friends a fee to come.

  • Use your £20 to pay for a pitch at a car boot sale (they may even waive the fee if they know it's for a good cause).

  • Buy some materials, get the family out in the open air and charge your neighbours to wash their cars or tidy their gardens.

  • Buy some ingredients and make home produce that you can sell to the congregation (a stall will be available at the end of each service where you can set out your wares).

  • Sell your unwanted items on e-Bay and use the £20 to pay for postage.

  • Put your money on the favourite horse in the Grand National (mmm, perhaps that's not such a good idea…!) 

  

What to do when you have

raised your funds

You now have 9 weeks of fund raising.  We ask you to return the funds one Sunday between the 13th and the 27th May to either Jon Bradshaw or Jane Beckley.  There will also be a box at the back of the church where you can return the funds you have raised.  Please make sure the money is returned in a sealed envelope.

To make the most of the fund raising, we can also claim back a further 28% on the profit you make on the original £20 if you complete the following Gift Aid declaration. Please remember to sign and include this letter with your funds in the returning envelope:

Gift Aid Declaration:

Full Name:……………………………………………………………………………..

Address:………………………………………………………………………………..

Post Code:……………………………………

Please treat this donation to St Matthew's Church as a Gift Aid donation.

Note: In order to qualify for Gift Aid you must pay income tax or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax to be reclaimed in respect of your donations. If you pay income tax at the higher rate you can claim further tax relief through your Self Assessment Tax Return.

We wish you the best of luck with your fund raising efforts and look forward to experiencing your entrepreneurial talents for making money!

Yours faithfully

Father Stuart and St Matthew's Church Committee

P.S. - On Monday, 14th May, The Aviary restaurant in Raynes Park will be hosting a special dinner with live entertainment in honour of our Jubilee celebration.  Tickets will be priced at £21 per adult with all funds raised going towards this event.  Details to follow.