Newsletter December 2021 - Thank you →

It's our turn to thank you, this festive season

It’s quite amazing how quickly the year draws to a close. Despite all the ups and downs... I’m so glad that we are ending 2021 on a high.

The end of year is always a time for reflection and celebration. When I look at 2021 through the eyes of the Foundation, I’m awed by the strength and determination of the students, the resilience in challenging circumstances as well as incredibly proud of the 15 grants we were able to award - 8 COVID bursaries in addition to 2 other bursaries and 5 scholarships totalling just over $20,000.

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Newsletter October 2021 - Dealing with COVID Hardship

As the seasons change and glimpses of spring start to appear, it always brings about a sense of hope and of new beginnings - and similar to last year (gosh did we think we’d be back here?), we are all take those initial steps towards freedom and a sense of returning to ‘normality’.

In recognition of the impact COVID continues to have on our students, the Foundation was keen to ensure we made further 5 COVID Bursaries available to support those students whose families are facing financial hardships…

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Newsletter August 2021 - Funding Great Futures

Anika tells you about her grant

It generally comes around once every four years and despite the delay, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has shown once again what can be achieved if we aim Higher, Faster, Stronger and importantly Together.

The last two weeks have seen many of us glued to the screen, engrossed in sports never played or even watched before and inspired by the human stories of strength, resilience and sacrifice behind each of the athletes and the support and nurturing provided by the teams behind them. It’s the same message over and over again… “I could not have done this without…”.

It’s a message that resonates so strongly with our Foundation and our donors… to be there to support our students, like Anika Bhandari (Y10), in achieving their dreams. Anika is our 2021 Academic Scholarship recipient who will be using her grant to take part in the Trinity College (The University of Melbourne) Young Leaders Program (STEM stream) - you can watch a lovely video of her in our newsletter.

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