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What is the Arnold Monthly Draw (AMD)?
The AMD is run exclusively by the Parents' and Friends' Association to provide the Arnold community with an opportunity to win cash prizes and at the same time support Arnold pupils. This fundraising activity centres upon the purchase of numbers entered into a monthly draw, from which 7 numbers are selected. The lucky winners share half the AMD's income for that month and the remaining income is donated to fund school projects at the discretion of the Association. The more members we have, the greater the prize money and the greater the benefit to pupils and the school.
A single number costs a member £2.00 per month. Membership of the AMD is for a minimum period of twelve months and so the annual outlay could be as little as £24.00 giving the purchaser twelve opportunities to win. The value of the prizes will vary with the numbers in play each month. For example, if there are 1000 numbers in play there will be a £500, a £250 and five £50 prizes every month and £1000 will be donated to the school. There is no maximum quantity of numbers an individual can purchase and members may continue in the club even after their children have left the school.
How can I join?
Please complete the two forms and return them to the school. More membership packs are available from the Bursary and Junior or Senior School offices.
amd_information_pack_16_09_2010.pdf
Monthly Draw Winners
Follow this link to find the winners of the Arnold Monthly Draw.
AMD sponsors parents' initiatives and teachers' requests
Rosie Stone, an Arnold Parent volunteered to turn an otherwise neglected part of the Junior Playground into a quiet Reading and Sensory Garden area. With funds from AMD and much hard graft she transformed the area into an attractive garden with a lavender border, metal archway and bench seating. We sponsored Rosie with a monthly donation for 12 months to ensure this project was successful. Further plants, trees and herbs have turned this area into a garden that we can be proud of and that will benefit everyone at Arnold School.
The AMD has continued to attract yet more members. Funds totalling almost £1,500 have recently gone towards mannequins and a sewing machine for the Art Department, digital voice recorders for the MFL Department, artwork and frames for the Year 11 Lounge, badminton equipment, cameras and art accessories for the Junior School and multi-cultural resources for the Kindergarten.
