RaiseMary1000

Mary Clarke Statue Appeal

An appeal by Mary Clarke Statue Appeal

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About the appeal

We are calling on supporters to RaiseMary1000.

It cost us £10,000 to set up the Appeal, commission the sculptor and fund a maquette, made to the exact design of the eventual statue. The actual statue will cost £50,000, of which we have raised £15,000. There will be additional costs, for example for landscaping.

We have received many hundreds of smaller donations, but only a few larger ones. Just recently we were grateful to receive two separate donations of £1,000, one of which was from writer Peter James our newest Patron. It occurred to us that if we could identify just thirty five other people to do the same, we would be able to fund our modest running costs - and meet our target of £35,000, in order that work on the statue can begin.

So, with Peter James’ endorsement, we are appealing to our supporters to help us reach our goal by pledging:

to donate £1,000, ideally no later than 12 December 2022 (Mary’s birthday) OR
to work with others to do so.

Some supporters, like Peter James, may be in a position to ‘raise one thousand’ on their own. Others, like our young Junior Ambassadors Izzy and Sophia Kilburn, may choose to organise others - friends, family or work colleagues - to raise money. Some may be able to identify a business or firm to act as a corporate donor. We would be grateful for any help you can give.

Once our sculptor Denise Dutton completes her work on the statue for Mary Anning in Lyme Regis, which will be unveiled later this year, we hope she will be able to programme work on the statue of Mary Clarke. Our ambitious tentative target for unveiling Mary’s statue is 2nd July 2023, marking the 95th anniversary of the passing of the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928, which gave all women the Vote. We hope you may be able to help us meet that target and also use the opportunity to raise awareness of Mary’s life and sacrifice, so we need no longer call her “A Woman Hidden from History”.

If you want to Raise1000 (or less) as a challenge, in April - or any time of the year - you can register here as one of our fundraisers. We would encourage this. Alternatively, if you prefer to collect independently of LocalGiving, you can do so and donate via our website maryclarkestatue.com. However you fundraise please keep us updated via the email below, not least so we can publicise your efforts on our website and supply you with leaflets.

You can raise money by means of: individual or group sporting challenges; walks; runs; cake sales; keeping a work or home ‘swear bottle’; dress down days at school or work; or sponsored silences - really anything at all.

Please make sure you include the words “Mary Clarke Statue Appeal” on any information you hand out, with our charity number: 1185845. Please also direct people to our website maryclarkestatue.com where they can donate and get further information. Use any information you like from our website. Other internet sources are often inaccurate!

Please make sure you share fundraising links and any photos and videos on social media, with hashtag #maryclarke and our twitter handle @mary_statue.

If you have any queries please contact us at jeancalder.mcsa@gmail.com. For further information about the Appeal visit our website www.maryclarkestatue.com.

43%

£15,000

of £35,000

166

days left

backers

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What your gift could provide

£1,000

Mary’s hair

£1,000

One of Mary’s boots

£1,000

Mary’s sash

Stats

Online donations

£0.00

Gift Aid

£0.00

Raised offline

£15,000.00

Total raised: £15,000.00

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