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Thanks from Miss Norris

Miss Norris expresses her heartfelt appreciation to all who have pledged and given generously. She dictated the following note to Madeleine Lee.

Dear all who contributed,

THANK YOU for your generous contributions you have made to me. I appreciate your gift a great deal.

Yours very sincerely,

Evelyn Norris and Marilou Porras

Update on Evergreen Lunch and the Fundraising Status

The protem DP team has been working hard to get estimates on the costs involved in getting Miss Norris’ home ready for her return. The numbers are still coming in, however we have some high level estimates that we’d like to share :

  • Startup costs which include minor renovations, and purchase of equipment eg hospital bed, wheelchair : S$40,000 – S$50,000
  • Monthly running costs which include medications, therapies, household expenses : S$8,000

The DP is working on obtaining a reverse mortgage on her existing property that will fund the monthly running costs. This is expected to come through in the next 3-6 months. In the meantime, the Protem DP together with RGS has been working to raise the amount needed through the alumni community.

Thanks to your generosity, we have S$62,000 pledged with S$17,000 raised during the Evergreen Lunch held at the Evelyn Norris Hall, RGS on May 1. This should take care of the startup costs plus the running costs for just over a month. The current target is to raise S$100,000 to cover the startup costs and 6 months of running costs until the reverse mortgage comes through.  If you’d like to contribute, please make out cheques to “Raffles Girls School ( Secondary)” and write the following on the back of the cheque:

  • “FRIENDS OF MISS NORRIS”,
  • Your name,
  • Your class in RGS,
  • Your address/email/phone number.

Mail you cheque to :

Raffles Girls School

20 Anderson Road

Singapore 259978

Attention: Friends of Miss Norris / Ms Gina Soh

Funds will be administered by RGS and any unused portions of the money raised will be donated to the school.

Here are a few photos from the Evergreen Lunch, watch this space for more.

Entrance to Evelyn Norris Hall - Evergreen Lunch 2012

Entrance to Evelyn Norris Hall – Evergreen Lunch 2012

School Song - Evergreen Lunch 2012

School Song – Evergreen Lunch 2012