Donaldson's (The Governors of Donaldson Trust) is a registered Scottish Charity, number SC017417.
As a Grant Aided Special School (GASS) supported by the Scottish Government, Donaldson’s has a significant fundraising requirement to support the highly specialised education, therapy and care that we provide. Fundraising events and projects are regularly implemented to purchase specific items of equipment across a wide range of priorities. We are members of the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB). All members have to adhere to the Fundraising Promise. To view a copy please click here (PDF, 120KB).
Make a Donation
www.justgiving.com/donaldsonsschool/raisemoney
 Thank you in advance for making a donation to Donaldson’s. Your donation will help to support some of the fundraising projects that we are currently raising money towards.
If you would like to donate online please do so via JustGiving.
Other ways to give:
- To make a donation by telephone please call 01506 841900
- Make your donation go further - Sign a Gift Aid Declaration (PDF)
- Direct debit
- Postal donation
- Payroll Giving
- In Memory Donations
- Legacies
For more information please contact Gill Sinclair, Fundraiser on 01506 841900 or email info@donaldsons.org.uk.
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Can you help us raise money for Donaldson's?
Volunteers
We are always looking for volunteers to help us with fundraising events, please let us know if you can spare a few hours now and then to help out. Simply contact our Fundraiser Gill Sinclair with your details.
Other ways we raise money include:
Grant-making Trusts and Foundations
We have been fortunate in having the support of a number of grant-giving trusts and foundations, each making a valuable contribution to the cost of elements of our work and helping with the purchase of essential items of equipment. Fundraising from trusts and foundations will remain a key element of our fundraising strategy as we seek to expand our work and find new areas where we can influence the development of education and support for the needs of the children with whom we work.
If you have any links with a charitable trust or foundation, and are interested in supporting us, we would be very pleased to tell you more about Donaldson’s, the school and our work. Contact us to find out more.
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Companies
There are many ways in which a company can support Donaldson’s, including sponsorship, in-kind donations, payroll giving, Charity Of The Year nomination and challenge events fundraising. Obtaining sponsorship from the corporate sector is a priority for us with our new school in Linlithgow offering many interesting opportunities, large and small, for companies to get involved. If you or your family and friends work for a company which could be interested in sponsoring part of our new school please contact us for further details. We would like to express our particular thanks to companies who have been supporting us in different ways, including:
Allied Irish Bank (GB)
CALA Homes
The John Lewis Partnership
SPIFOX
Corporate support should be a two-way relationship and we will, of course, give full recognition to any help we receive from companies, wherever possible on site, and certainly on our web site and in any literature we might issue.
Events
If you are participating in any organised events such as marathons or walks and would like to raise sponsorship on behalf of Donaldson's we would be very supportive of your fundraising and naturally very grateful. If indeed you want to organise your very own fundraising event to benefit Donaldson's we would also be very supportive and help in any which way we can.
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Fundraising Events
 CANCELLED - Charity Fashion Show
Wednesday 12 May 2010 at 1930,
Unfortunately due to poor ticket sales we have had to cancel the Charity Fashion Show which was due to take place on Wednesday 12 May 2010.
We are hoping to reschedule this event later this year - so watch this space!
If you have already purchased a ticket please contact Gill Sinclair, Fundraiser to arrange a refund:
01506 841900 (reception)
07595 117 868 (mobile)
Email: gsinclair@donaldsons.org.uk
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Linlithgow Round Table Fun Day
Date: Saturday 12 June, between 1300 and 1600
Venue: Linlithgow Rugby Club
Donaldson's will have a stall selling Donaldson's merchandise, cook books, baking and the pupil's Enterprise goods at this years Linlithgow Round Table Fun Day.
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Take Tea with an Author
Date: Sunday 13 June
Venue: Linlithgow Bookshop in the Marquee at the Linlithgow Rugby Club
Tickets: £6
Enjoy tea and cakes with mystery writer Quintin Jardine, who will be launching his latest DI Skinner novel. You will also have the chance to hear local authors reading from their latest books.
Tickets priced £6 and are available from Jill Pattle at the Linlithgow Bookshop in the HIgh Street. All proceeds will be going to Donaldson's School. This is the second year of this event, which raised £250 for the School last year.
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Vintage Morgans and Nortons Open Afternoon
Date: Sunday 19 September (date to be confirmed), 1400 to 1600
Venue: Donaldson's School, Linlithgow
Tickets: £3.00 entry fee
View the vintage cars and motorcycles, have your photograph taken and take part in a raffle.
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Charity Golf Day
Date: Friday 24 September, commencing at 1200
Venue: Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club
Entry Fee: £400 for a four ball - including snack before game, round of golf on the Championship East Course and two course dinner.
Calling all golfers! Donaldson's have spaces left for the Charity Golf Day which is being held in aid of the school.
If you are interested in participating in this fun and worthwhile event then please contact Gill Sinclair, Fundraiser, on 01506 841915 or 07595 117868 or gsinclair@donaldsons.org.uk.
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Christmas Shopping Evening
Date: Wednesday 10 November, 1930
Venue: Donaldson's School, Linlithgow
Tickets: £5, including a glass of wine/juice and canapes
A variety of stalls selling gifts, toiletries, handbags, jewellery and cosmetics. Everything you need to do your Christmas shopping under one roof and also supporting Donaldson's.
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Current Fundraising Projects
All money raised by fundraising at Donaldson's goes back into the education, therapy and care for our children and young people, aged from 2 to 19 years who are deaf or have severe speech and language difficulties.
Currently some of the projects we are raising money for are:
- Sensory Garden - will feature a wide variety of plants and flowers, to encourage our pupils to touch, taste and smell, as well as providing an area where parents/carers and children can sit and enjoy the environment.
- Transition Project - supporting 16 to 24 year olds who are deaf or have severe speech and language difficulties to help them gain access to Further/Higher Education or employment.
- Building Blocks - supporting families with children aged 0-3 years affected by hearing or speech and language difficulties; deaf parents with hearing children or siblings of children with hearing or speech and language difficulties aged 0-3 years.
- Equipment - donations are also used to purchase specific equipment to enhance the learning and teaching of our pupils. For example this may include sports equipment, specialist PC software, LED wall displays, sensory lighting, flood lights and instruments for the Music Deparment.
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Fundraising News
Volunteer runs the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run on behalf of Donaldson's
 On Sunday 2 May 2010 Maureen Jamieson helped to raise money for Donaldson's by running in the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run. Over 10,000 people took part in the 2010 Bupa Great Edinburgh Run and Bupa Junior and Mini Great Edinburgh Run. The route passed by some of Edinburgh's most beautiful landmarks, including Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, the Scottish Parliament Building and also crossed the forecourt of the historic Holyrood Palace.
 Maureen completed the Run in a fantastic 55 minutes 23 seconds and has so far raised an amazing £710.00 for Donaldson's! The staff, pupils and Governors at Donaldson's would like to thank Maureen and all her sponsors her for their support.
If you would like to take part in an event like the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run on behalf of Donaldson's, please contact Gill Sinclair, Fundraiser, on 01506 841915 or gsinclair@donaldsons.org.uk
Pupils raise money for Cheeky Monkey Marathon Challenge
Donaldson's pupils took part in the "Cheeky Monkey Marathon Challenge" on the morning of Friday 26 March.
Pupils were asked to come up with fundraising activities linked to this theme. Some of the different activities were:
- Throwing wet sponges at staff
- Bake sale
- Laps of the school and pool
- Eating 26 strawberries
- Sponsored silence for 26 minutes
- Listing 26 TV programmes
- Car washing
- Balloons, penny lines and banana chains
- Treasure hunt to find 26 bananas and monkeys
- Staff arrived on the 26th March dressed as marathon runners.
There was a great atmosphere in the school during the challenge and the pupils deserve praise for raising the grand total of £635 pounds which will be split evenly between the charity “Children with Leukaemia” and Donaldson’s.
The pupils would like to spend the money on play ground equipment.
Stuck for Gift Ideas?
We still have copies of the Donaldson's Cookbook on sale. The cookbook contains recipes from many well known celebrities, politicians and friends of Donaldson's including Gordon Brown’s favourite, Rumbledethumps and Alex Salmond’s recipe for Cullen Skink. It is now available to purchase for a cut down price of £5, please contact Gill Sinclair, 01506 841915 gsinclair@donaldsons.org.uk to order a copy.
Download Cook Book Order Form (opens a PDF, 613KB)
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Donaldson's Fashion Show
Please note that the next Fashion Show will be taking place in the school on Wednesday 12 May 2010, 7.30pm, Tickets costs £10 including a glass of wine or fruit juice). Please contact Gill Sinclair for tickets 01506 841915 gsinclair@donaldsons.org.uk
 On Thursday 29 October Donaldson’s was transformed into a Milan Catwalk for the first Donaldson’s Fashion Show, which was a huge success.
Over 100 people attended and over £1000 was raised towards Donaldson’s projects.
The fashions were provided by Lavande of Dunfermline and were modelled by staff and friends of Donaldson’s. The models were escorted down the catwalk by four male members of staff and the husband of a member of staff.
 The MacDonald Houstoun House Hotel donated the wine, C J Lang the canapés and the guests were entertained by the Linlithgow Reed Band prior to the start of the show and during the interval.
Donaldson’s Fundraiser Gill Sinclair said:
 “It was a great evening and everyone enjoyed themselves. We are very grateful to Liz and Carolyn of Lavande, the models, dresses, escorts, volunteers, in fact everyone who was involved in making the evening such a success, a big thank you.”
Some more pictures from the event:
     
 
 
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Hearts’ Legends Kick-Off for Donaldon's
 A team of pupils, staff and former pupils from Donaldson’s School took on the might of former professional footballers from Heart of Midlothian FC on Sunday 11 October.
The Hearts’ Legends match kicked-off at 3pm at Linlithgow Rose FC, Prestonfield, to raise funds for the school. Players confirmed to participate include: Gary Mackay; Henry Smith; Scott Crabbe; Jimmy Sandison; Brian McNaughton and Steve Boyack. Boys and girls from Donaldson’s will take on the coveted role of ball boys. Approximately £1000 was raised at the event and all proceeds will go to the school.
For further info please visit the news page
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Collection from the Bairns
On Saturday 26th September Janice MacNeill (Principal), Shirley MIller (PE Teacher) and a team of volunteers from Linlithgow Grange and Cumbernauld Rotaries did a bucket collection at the Westfield Stadium, home of Falkirk Football Club. The collection raised a fantastic £591.17. Thanks must go to Falkirk Council and Falkirk Football Club for arranging this and also to the staff and volunteers for your help and not forgetting the Falkirk and Kilmarnock supporters for their kind generosity. All money raised will go towards the Donaldson's Project Fund that directly benefit our pupils who are deaf or have severe speech and language difficulties.
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Donaldson's Summer Fayre 2009
Donaldson's School held its first Summer Fayre in Linlithgow on Saturday 5 September. Despite the rain there was a great turn out for the event and a wonderful £2200 was raised towards the Sensory Garden Project. This amount also include a donation of £1000 from the East of Scotland Deaf Children’s Society in support of our Summer Fayre and Sensory Garden Project – we would like to thank them very much this kind donation.
Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning attended the event with her family and even had a go of the 'Test your reactions on the Speedway bike'! Tom Kerr, Provost of West Lothian and a member of the Board of Governors at Donaldson’s, was the fastest on the Speedway bike up until the last few moments when he was beaten by one of the children who attended the event. So well done to you!
A huge thank you must go to Lothian & Borders Fire and Rescue, Lothian & Borders Mounted Branch and Dalziel Agility Dogs who braved the rain and provided the outside entertainment for all the guests.
Thank you also to all the West Lothian Soroptomists, Linlithgow & Bo’ness Rotary, Linlithgow Grange Rotary, Local Guilds, Linlithgow Brownies, Edinburgh Monarchs Speedway Team, Anne Daly, Firefly Theatre, and Shirley Lamb for donating their time to run stalls, activities and the tea room. Also thank you to Dunipace Mill Nursery for donating plants for the plant stall and a prize for the raffle.
And finally thank you to all the staff and volunteers both from the school and their friends and families who made the event possible by donating their time or prizes for the event.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Fundraising Update 2009
Special thanks go out to all of the individuals and organisations who have recently made a contribution and/or donation to Donaldson's via their own fundraising events or by supporting ours. Thanks to your support here are some of the recent contributions:
- Donaldson's Christmas Cards made the school £721 profit
- The Body Shop Evening held on 21 November 2008 raised £700
- Collecting Cans over the last few months have raised £435.89, thanks to Burger Depot, Motherwell, Heart of Midlothian Football Club, Edinburgh, Oliphants, Linlithgow Book Shop, Golden Chip, Blast-Off Books, Taste, all in Linlithgow and the Smiddy Inn, Cumbernauld and the BDA Conference for having our collecting cans.
- Donation from Anne Hall of £2000
- Carnwarth Gardening Club - £320
- Major Finnie - £600 + Gift Aid
- West Lothian Chamber of Commerce - £1570
- Blackness Woman’s Rural Institute - £43.50
- Tern TV - £90
- Team Bible Class, St Michael’s Church £50
- Ladies Club, St Michael’s RC Church - £20
- Donaldson, Alexander, Haddow and Russell - £500
- Alastair Montgomery - £50 + gift aid
- Mary Reid - £25 + gift aid
- Jean Walker and Family - £400
- 50+ Ladies Group - £81.46
Donations have been used to purchase a drum kit, acoustic guitars and Class in a Box Software for both Primary and Secondary Departments.
For the Transition Project
- Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland - £10000
- Hugh Fraser Foundation - £10000 over two years
- The Equalities, Policy and Community Sector - £50000 over three years
- PEST/Article 21 - £700
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For the Open Door Project
- £6250 from PF Charitable Trust, The Celtic Charity Fund, Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust, Dullatur Foundation,
For the LED Wall Display in Residence
- Alan Menzies - £1000 + Gift Aid
- W M Mann Foundation - £900
- Anderson Burgess Charitable Trust - £1000
- Martin Connell Charitable Trust - £2000
Sensory Garden Project
- Linlithgow Floral Art Club - £300
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