Montagne Day Pledges
Building the next generation of young philanthropists
St Marcellin Champagnat 75th Jubilee photo collage (unveiled at the Montagne Day Mass, 28 October 2016). Designed by Mr Sheldon Rose-Reddiar of St David’s Marist Inanda, and incorporating portraits of all the St David’s pupils and staff of 2016)
Montagne Day, and the Montagne Day Pledge campaign, was launched at St David’s Marist Inanda in 2016, in remembrance of St Marcellin Champagnat’s meeting with the dying young Jean-Baptiste Montagne on 28 October 1816 – a meeting that inspired his vocation to found the Marist teaching order.
In the spirit of the 75th Jubilee and the Marist value of Love of Work, each St David’s boy was encouraged to raise, through his own efforts or acts of service, R75 to contribute to the Jubilee Circles of Friendship initiative, in support of a bursary for a young boy in need. These donations formed the start of each year group’s own Jubilee Circles of Friendship as per the matric years that they will eventually become. For example, those boys who are in Grade 6 in 2023 will be the matric class of 2029.
Montagne Day takes place at St David’s on or around 28 October each year, with the aim of encouraging the St David’s boys to become the next generation of young philanthropists. Since 2016 the annual pledges have raised just under R200 000. Please click here to see the Montagne Day Pledge Class lists (2016 - 2022).
Montagne Day and Montagne Day Pledge Campaign 2023
On Tuesday 31 October 2023 St David’s Marist Inanda celebrated Montagne Day, with a Combined Montagne Day Mass, with this year being the 207th Anniversary of the date on which St Marcellin Champagnat visited the dying young Jean-Baptiste Montagne.
As part of this year’s Montagne Day pledge campaign all boys were asked to contribute in two ways:
- Clothes-To-Good collection – all boys were asked to donate a bag of clothing.
- Make a donation towards their Class Year Bursary Fund, which is administered by the St David’s Marist Foundation, ie the current Grade 8 class donated to their Matric Class of 2027 Bursary Fund. These class funds are building towards future sponsorship for modern-day Montagne boys to be able to attend St David’s. Ideally the donation should come from the boys themselves, as the next generation of young philanthropists – either earned through an act of service or donated from their pocket money. Total Montagne Day Pledge donations of R30 000 were received this year.
We thank our St David’s community for your ongoing support.