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.
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 - 2023).
Montagne Day 2025
On Tuesday 28 October 2025 St David’s Marist Inanda will celebrate Montagne Day with a Combined Montagne Day Mass, with this year being the 209th Anniversary of the date on which St Marcellin Champagnat visited the dying young Jean-Baptiste Montagne.
In remembrance of this significant event in Marist history, all St David’s boys will be encouraged to continue the legacy of St Marcellin by once again pledging to act in a manner that reflects the Marist values and, with this year being the Jubilee Year of Hope, to reflect on what being ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ means in our world today.
As part of this year’s Montagne Day pledge campaign, which continues after a break last year due to St David’s Giving Day 2024, we are asking all boys to contribute in two ways:
- Montagne Day 2025 House Pledges – House Directors in the Prep and College (both campuses) will work with the boys to write their Montagne Day 2025 pledges, which will be read out by the Prep and College Heads of Houses as part of Montagne Day Mass.
- Make a donation towards their Class Year Bursary Fund(bursary funds held under the St David’s Marist Foundation), ie the current Grade 8 class will be donating to their Matric Class of 2029 Bursary Fund. Since 2016 the class years have raised a combined R226 000 under the main Fr Bernard Brewer Bursary Fund. From 2025 the Class Year Bursary donations will contribute to the Old Boys’ Bursary Fund, with all boys becoming part of the Old Boys following their Matric year. The Old Boys’ Bursary Fund is awarded by the St David’s Old Boys’ Association either to the son of an alumnus who may have fallen on difficult times or to another appropriately identified candidate, to enable them to receive and complete their St David’s education. 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. For ease of making the donation, and to eliminate the handling of cash, a Montagne Day 2025 notification link will be sent out via the Karri app for donations to be made via this channel. Alternatively Montagne Day pledge donations may be made via the St David's Marist Foundation donation options on this website, including via EFT and the Foundation's online donation portal. (Please give your son/s name, surname and grade as reference on donations).