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Johnians support Legacy10 Campaign
23/01/2012
Johnians Richard Reed (1991), Co-founder of Innocent Drinks, and Damon Buffini (1981), Chairman of the Social Business Trust and Partner at Permira, have both become Pledge Ambassadors for Legacy10, an independent campaign that aims to encourage individuals to give 10 percent of their estates to charity.  The Campaign, launched in November last year, aims to ensure as many of us as possible take advantage of the tax breaks coming into force in April, whereby  anyone who donates 10 per cent of their estate to a charity via a will is eligible for a 10 per cent reduction in

Ellen Mary Fuller's Bequest of £197,000
16/11/2011
Mrs Fuller was the widow of "Big Bob", the much-loved former Head Porter of St John's, and was a keeper of the graduate hostel on Madingley Road both before and after Bob's untimely death.  On her death in 2010 it transpired that she had bequeathed £197,000 to the College Choir, principally to establish the Bob and Mary Fuller Fund, which will provide a gift for every chorister on leaving the College Choir.  The remainder of the bequest will support Chorister bursaries, so that no talented musician may be prevented from joining the Choir through

Four years down the line and Telethon still going strong

10/10/2011
Now in its fourth year, the recent Telethon fundraising campaign at St John’s was a roaring success with £180,182 raised.  The friendly team of student callers shared real life experiences with Johnians of all ages from the UK, US, Canada and Australia. This resulted in numerous offers of support which will benefit many of the College’s activities and programmes including the outreach and access initiative.

LMBC: Embracing Participation and Excellence Campaign Launched
10/10/2011
The LMBC Reunion event held on Saturday, 3 September, saw the launch of the Embracing Participation and Excellence in Rowing Campaign. This marks the beginning of a long-term commitment to secure the Boat Club’s future at a time of increased pressures on College funding for student bursaries and financial hardship. The Campaign aims to build up an endowment of £5 million to sustain and develop the club’s activities. This continues a tradition of Johnian support for rowing through the LMBCA which has been an economic lifeline for the LMBC since 1913.

Boost for legacy giving in the 2011 Budget
19/07/2011
In the Budget speech in March the Government announced a significant change to the taxation of bequests, designed to encourage legacy giving. A reduced rate of inheritance tax (IHT) will apply where 10 per cent or more of an estate (after deducting IHT exemptions, reliefs and the nil rate band) is left to charity. In those cases the current 40 per cent rate will be reduced to 36 per cent. The new rate will apply where death occurs on or after 6 April 2012.

Choral Foundation Campaign Launched
18/02/2011
At a reception following the Choir's performance of Haydn's Creation at St John's, Smith Square, the College launched a Campaign to raise £5 million for a Choral Foundation in support of the Choir. The Master, Professor Chris Dobson, and impresario David Pountney (1966) spoke to invited guests who included performers, Johnians and prominent musicians and supporters of the Choir.

Green Day: Success!
24/11/2010
  Green Day: Switch Off! - Results On Thursday the 18th November 2010 St John's College had what was known as Green Day: Switch-Off. The day was about rethinking the ways in which we use energy (that's mainly gas and electricity) and switching things off when we are not using them.

Green Day: Switch-Off
17/11/2010
On Thursday the 18th November 2010 St John's College are having what is known as Green Day: Switch-Off. This day is about rethinking the ways in which we use energy. It's about switching things off when we don't need them! It couldn't be more simple and everybody can get involved, both staff and students!

Telethon raises £206,936
05/10/2010
The College would like to whole heartedly thank everyone who contributed to help make this year's Telethon a success. Collectively, we raised a final sum of £206,936 with over 350 pledges of support for the College's fundraising Campaign.

Telethon target smashed!
05/10/2010
This year’s Telethon raised a final sum of £206,936 with over 350 pledges of support for the College’s fundraising Campaign exceeding our original target of £180,000. Over the course of two weeks, our 13-strong team of student callers spoke to 634 Johnians, well over half of whom (56%) decided to make a gift to the Campaign. This included a substantial number of new donors. Now in its third year, the Telethon has cumulatively raised an impressive £993,936 (with matched funding in the first year).