Today, on his last day of office, Jack Swires, outgoing RCS Motor Club Chairman, added the finishing flourish to the Motor Club’s 70th Anniversary and announced The Derek J. Toms Fund for Jezebel or ‘The Toms Fund’ – an emergency fund, and a special-projects fund designed to support Jezebel and the RCS Motor Club.
It is structured as a new ‘restricted’ fund within the RCSA Trust, and named for Derek John Toms, the founder of the RCS Motor Club back in 1955. Members ‘of a certain vintage’ will remember that Derek was a chemist who was fully immersed in RCS and College life. He became a member of the ’22 Club in 1955 (Toms ’55), and married ‘Paddy’ (Mary Stella) Clarke, a Mathematician, who was RCSU Vice President. Stories are still told of Derek’s room in the Hostel which more closely resembled a garage than a bed/study room.
The fund is expected to be helpful for larger projects and in cases of emergency (which might be a mechanical or a financial emergency). Outside of exceptional circumstances, funds would not be used to cover day-to-day running expenses, though all requests for funding that come from the RCS Motor Club will be considered by the Trustees.
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION. You can donate in so many ways, one of them is bound to suit you. Eligible donors can even…….
allowing the Toms Fund to claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give.
Your on-line donation options include:
annual donations of various values (without GiftAid) paid directly from UK banks (and from those overseas banks that have an IBAN number). monthly, quarterly, biannual or annual donations of any amount whatever (with or without GiftAid) paid directly from UK banks and overseas banks with an IBAN number. one-off donations of any amount whatever (with or without GiftAid) whereby you pay using a credit or debit card or using PayPal. one-off donations (without GiftAid) of various values paid directly from UK banks (and overseas banks with an IBAN number).
…. And if on-line donations do not work for you, no problem. Just get in touch and we’ll give you our bank details so you can make a funds transfer or so you can set up a standing order, or we’ll give you our postal address for a cheque, or whatever is required to help.
(The Toms Fund is a marvellous new opportunity for us to give targeted support to our students. If you like the support we offer to our students, there are other ways you can help too. You could sign up for RCSA membership here, and your annual subscription will be a great help. Or consider making a donation to the RCSA Trust here. With no staff and no building costs you can be assured that every penny of your donation will be gratefully received and faithfully applied to assist the students of the Royal College of Science).
You could donate any amount you wish to the RCSA Trust, but why not donate £100 right now?