Impact of Giving 2019
Impact of Giving 2019
Contents
You are making a difference
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2019 Giving at a glance
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Making the world a better place
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An environment to thrive
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The opportunities are amazing in our new Middle School
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Keeping score
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Recognising our donors in 2019
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Thank you
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Cover image: Moosay Paw (2018), Humanitarian Scholarship recipient (see story on page 4)
You are making a difference
I hope you enjoy reading our 2019 Impact of Giving report which highlights how much has been made possible over the past year due to the generosity of our community. Personal stories are the key focus of this report. These stories show how your continued support is directly benefitting and advancing our students, teachers and alumni. Carey’s great heart has been apparent throughout the year, with our community coming together through Carey’s Own, the OCGA Scholarship and the Noel Gadsden Scholarship to support families who have unexpectedly experienced tragedy or other challenging circumstances. The difference these scholarships and programs can make to our students and their families’ lives is considerable. In this edition, we have highlighted how Felicity Shalless (2013) embraced the opportunity of her scholarship to excel at school and is now working full-time, pursuing tertiary studies and proactively giving back through volunteering in her local community. The School has launched a new initiative this year called the Carey Community Scholarship to provide an opportunity for a student who would not otherwise be able to attend Carey, from Years 9 to 12. The Scholarship was a key feature of our Community Giving program and I would like to thank the many Carey families who have supported this initiative. With your help, we will fully fund this scholarship next year, enabling a student to be enrolled at Carey from 2021. The Carey Community Scholarship builds on the success of our established humanitarian scholarship program. Last year, the School was delighted to graduate three Karen refugees
from Burma and a student from Tibet. All four young women thrived with the support of this scholarship program and are now undertaking tertiary studies, with the intention to give back to their communities and families who are experiencing violence and trauma. Thank you to the many families, staff and friends for their support for new student resources and learning spaces, especially our new landmark Middle School building. Through your support, you demonstrate pride in our school, and we are grateful. Thank you for sharing our belief in the transformational power of a Carey education to create positive change makers, ready to make their mark in our rapidly changing world. The strength of our community’s support for Carey’s students and teachers has also been demonstrated through countless hours of volunteering and participating in our parent, alumni and school committees. Our wonderful volunteers are the lifeblood of our school – they enrich the experience for all of us far beyond the classroom. Thank you! Kind Regards
Philip Grutzner Principal
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2019 Giving at a glance Donors across our community
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ELC & Junior Schools
Middle School Alumni
14%
17%
Total donors
Senior School
14%
CA R T O
336
Past Parents
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24%
New donors
20%
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114
11%
Warm welcome to... families who donoted for first time
H B E A R
3 New bequestors^
66% Recurring donors
How your gifts have helped
Carey Community Scholarship
52%
Middle School Redevelopment & Chapel Refurbishment
19%
Library Resources
Other*
13%
16%
*Includes various Scholarships, Prizes, Music Bursaries and Gifts, and Sporting Equipment ^Bequestors who leave a gift in their Will to Carey
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Making the world a better place
With our generous community’s help, we are proud to have supported the education and personal development of students like Moosay Paw (2018). Moosay and her family are Karen people from Burma, who have been persecuted for many years.
‘When I was born, my family were living in a refugee camp, which was a really tough environment for us. I moved to Australia as a child in 2006. It was quite a challenge for me as I didn’t understand any English, and sometimes I felt like an outcast.
‘In Year 9, my family met the Principal Philip Grutzner and Senior Chaplain, Revd Gerry Riviere, who helped with my placement and transition to Carey. The best parts of Carey have been the people I’ve met and the accepting, helpful and friendly environment. I have also been grateful for and embraced the many opportunities provided by Carey. ‘With the support of Carey’s wonderful teachers, my family and the Carey community, I am now studying Biomedicine at La Trobe University to provide a good foundation for me to go back to Burma to share my knowledge and help my people.’ You can read more about how our humanitarian scholarships have changed the lives of some recent Carey graduates like Moosay at carey.com.au. Carey is committed to continuing its mission to transform the lives of students who would not otherwise be able to attend our school through the new Carey Community Scholarship, a key focus of our Community Giving program in 2019 and 2020.
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An environment to thrive
Carey, Felicity likes to keep herself busy, volunteering a lot of her time at her church and playing sport with friends. ‘I have also been able to maintain relationships with my good friends from Carey and love supporting them in what they’re pursuing,’ Felicity told us. ‘Looking back, my favourite memories from Carey are the camps, the sporting opportunities, and being able to be involved in the arts as well. It was just a great atmosphere, with wonderful teachers and staff that were really nurturing and encouraging. I loved my time there.
Felicity Shalless’ final report in 2013 was exceptional: ‘She distinguished herself as a young woman of character and initiative who embraced every challenge presented to her with enthusiasm and commitment.’ This glowing report was reinforced with Insignia and Full Colours for Volleyball, Netball and Theatre Production. Felicity was also a recipient of the Noel Gadsden Scholarship, named
in honour of one of Carey’s early students and awarded at the discretion of the Principal for a young person whose parents are experiencing some challenging circumstances and would otherwise be unable to maintain an enrolment at the School. Today, Felicity is working full-time for a property developer while studying parttime for a Commerce degree at Monash University. Consistent with her time at
‘I am so grateful that the Gadsden Scholarship enabled me to stay and finish my education without the disruption of moving again. At Carey, I fell in love with the theatre, was taught a lot of skills and had an environment to thrive. ‘I particularly loved my personal connection with the Gadsden family, knowing that they were invested in me and supporting what I was doing meant a lot.’
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The opportunities are amazing in our new Middle School Made possible by the generosity and commitment of Carey families, alumni and staff
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In their own words ‘I’m most looking forward to being in a new environment with more open and flexible spaces. At Carey I’ve enjoyed how all the teachers really care about your learning and that it’s co-educational so you’re with lots of different people.’
‘I’m looking forward to more specialised spaces that provide for improved learning. I find that my work gets better when I like the place around me, and I think it’s going to be way better in the new building.’ Alexandra, Year 8
William, Year 7
‘The new Middle School is going to be a great new purpose-built building that’s quite modern with learning spaces utilising new technology. I really enjoy the range of subjects on offer at Carey, not just English and Maths, and the support I get from all of my teachers.’ Charlie, Year 8
Our new Middle School will enable us to be at the forefront of 21st century education. The open spaces for student learning and visibility within the classrooms will facilitate our students’ capacity to expand their understanding about different learning styles and approaches. Students and parents will particularly notice the difference with classrooms that are not fixed with four walls. The new Middle School will provide the ability to deliver different teaching techniques in and outside the classroom, enabling better collaboration with our students. It will also give us an environment that truly incorporates advances in both technology and innovation.
The new facilities are complemented well by our outdoor and co-curricular program, because in this way, we see different sides of our students. This combined approach helps us get to know our students better, not just as learners, but also as individuals. That’s one of the things I really love about
working at Carey – I get to see my students thrive both inside and outside of the classroom. Brent Jewell, teacher and Acting Head of Middle School Moore House
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Keeping score
It has been said that people play differently when they are keeping score. This may be true, but one thing is clear: a bright and accurate scoreboard is a critical component of any important sporting event. And so it is that Carey’s electronic scoreboard at the edge of the Dunshea Oval performs a major role at the many sporting fixtures hosted at our busy Bulleen Sports Complex.
In August, the scoreboard bolstered one of the biggest days in Carey’s sporting history with five of our teams playing for APS premierships: girls’ soccer, boys’ soccer, girls’ hockey, netball and boys’ football. What a day it was! Carey came away with three premierships: boys’ football and boys’ and girls’ soccer. It was wonderful to see over 3000 people at Bulleen throughout that memorable day.
The scoreboard assumed renewed prominence on a piping hot summer morning early this year with the unveiling of plaques honouring Carey’s alumni who have gone on to captain Australia in the sporting arena – Meg Lanning (Cricket), Peter Robinson (Blind Cricket), James Tomkins OAM (Beijing Olympics), David Wansbrough OAM (Hockey) and Graham Yallop (Cricket). The scoreboard also performed a key role at our Reconciliation Round in May, where our teams pay due respect to our First Nations people.
Acquiring the scoreboard would not have been possible without the generosity of the Oppy family and we thank them wholeheartedly. It has been our pleasure to welcome three generations of this family to Carey, dating back to 1957, with the youngest member of the third generation joining Carey in 2024.
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Sport is an ongoing area of support for parents and Old Grammarians.
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Recognising our donors in 2019 We would like to acknowledge the generous financial support of the following members of the Carey community – Old Carey Grammarians, current and past parents, staff and friends – who donated throughout 2019. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all members of the Carey community who give so generously of their time and energy in many ways to support Carey’s students. We thrive together. Andrew, Mark (1963)
Clark, Andrew (1968) & Wright, Di
Guo, Yanling & Li, Yuxiang
Angus, Neil (1943) & Ena
Cole, Geoffrey
Haramantas, Kyri & Drossos
Anton, Klaus (1984)
Corlett, Russell (1960) & Annetta
Harding, John (1949)
Antoniou, Steve
Dawson, Di & Shepard, Gary
He, Kathy & Hu, Jianheng
Badger, Ann
de Kretser, Serena & Hogg, Andrew
Heard, Gary & Evelyn
Bennett, Sam (2001) & Fiona
Dober, Greg (1989) & Gillespie, Nicole
Hearne, Garry (1951)
Bergelin, Anthony (1993) & Nicola
Dobson, Alan (1964) & Christine
Hearne, Peter (1954)
Beswick, Ali & Walsh, Jerome
Doery, Sam (2014)
Hiam, Robbie (1976) & Kinnear, Anna
Black, Connie & Trevor
Doig, Stephen (1972) & Venables, Susan
Hiou, Zoe & Emanuel
Boffa, Christabel & Michael
Donald, Pam
Hodge, Harold (1937)
Boon, Hooi Cheng & Zhang, Bei Hua
Down, Nathan (2009)
Hore, Pamela
Bowen Group
Duffield, Wendy & Jeremy
Hou, Maggie & Wei, Xianping
Bradshaw, Jo & Derek (1988)
Duncan, Garran (1988) & Priscilla
Hu, Ella & Zhang, Qiming
Brandon, Julianne & Warrillow, Stephen
Endersby, Ian (1958)
Hunt, Katie
Brown, Megan & Nottle, Murray
Evans, Damien
Irving, Amanda & Andrew
Burn, Adrian (1971)
Evans, James (1977) & Judy-Lee
Jiang, Ivy & Jack
Cai, Huishuang & Su, Fanghua
Favaloro, Jane (1994) & Scott (1994)
Jiang, Weilan & Du, Huawei
Carter Family Foundation
Feng, Ling & Xing, Fen
Jones, David (1954)
Chen, Cindy & Wang, Robert
Finch, Max (1960) & Lolita
Jones, Jacquie
Chen, Grace & Yang, John
Galbraith, Stuart
Joyce, Eric (1967) & Margaret
Chen, Helen & Michael
Gay, Phipps (1958) & Kathy
Kelly, Fiona & Cowley, Michael
Chen, Jenny
Gilchrist, Danielle & Nguyen, Bao
Kemp, David (1968) & Ruth
Chen, Sally & Hu, Victor
Gill, Michelle & Paul
Kennedy, Liz & Arthur, Gareth
Chen, Xuejze & Yang, Bing
Gregory, Christian & Fitzpatrick, Anna
Chen, Ying Chun & Wang, Xiaobo
Grutzner, Philip & Layher, Yasmine
Kuruparan, Shamini & Somasundram, Kuru
Chen, Yuhua & Zhu, Weidong
Gu, Li
Kyriakos, Maria & Arthur
Chen, Yvonne & Li, Brendan
Guillon, Leanne & Pierre
Lai, Yonnie & Hung, Gary
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Lansfield, Lisa & Ryan
Qian, Jie
Velez Rodriguez, Karin & Carlos
Lefevre-Gilford, Isabelle & Gilford, Simon (1981)
Qiao, Kelly & Li, Kevin
Velez Rodriguez, Thalia (2018)
Reed, Ray (1949) & Judy
Verrios, Georgina & Dennis
Leung, Yvonne & Wu, Gary
Riviere, Gerry & Ingrid
Wan, Zihong & Jin, Qinghao
Li, Melinda & Phuah, Brendon
Roberts, Andrew (1960) & Janet
Wang, Cindy & Liu, Kent
Li, Tongtong & Tan, Xinjie
Robson, Peter & Carolyn
Wang, Ling & Huang, Rizhao
Liebelt, Graeme & Pip
Rush, Penny (1993) & Michael
Wang, Ying & Zhang, Hai
Lightfoot, Jessica & Merrigan, Simon
Russell, Libby & Peter
Lingofone (Australia) Pty Ltd
Westerman, Ron (1949)†
Saldukas, Astrid
Liu, Louis (1996) & Liu Yao, Joyce
Wilson, Steve
Sammut, Josie & John
Liu, Xiao & Li, Tony
Wong, Adrian (1991) & Lu, Annie
Sanders, Melanie & McLean, Shaun
Locke, John (1965) & Shirley
Wong, Meron & Chiew
Sandland, Murray (1955)
Lu, Anita & Lau, Sam
Woolf, Ian (1971) & Julie
Scherer-Cowen, Jutta
Lu, Lucy
Wu, Rita & Zhou, Ben
Schiller, Yvonne & Peter
Luo, Anny & Zhao, Hong Wu
Xia, Jing & Wang, Bo
Lyu, Cindy & Chen, Yuewen
Serpell, Jonathan (1973) & Terrill, Patricia
Xie, Jessica & Zhou, Johnson
Macdougall, Alice & Richard
Shen, Senny & Wang, Frank
Macnab, Heide & Wilkinson, Peter
Simon, Jane & Cox, Peter (1975)
Xu, Xiuling & Lian, Xiaozheng
Manning, Doug (1950) & Val
Simpson, Andrew (1987) & Jane
Maroulis, John
Simpson, Chris (1989) & Jodie
Massey, Jane & Garry
Smith, Russell (1972)
Miao, Yanfen & Cai, Qiwu
Spitzer, Neil (1976)
Morgan, David OAM (1961) & Cotter, Rosemary
Stefan, Silvio
Murray, Bruce (1960) & Liz
Tang, May
Myers, Jacqueline & John
Taylor, Margaret & Brian
Ni, Sherry & Huang, Henry
Tesarsch, John (1985) & Joseph, Dinusha
Nie, Sophie & He, Kevin
The Opalgate Foundation
O’Bryan, Norman AM SC & Noy, Sue
Thevathasan, James (1982)
Old Carey Grammarians Association
Thianesysavanh, Felizes & Maytry
Oppy, Andrew (1994) & Holley
Thomas, Darren
Panorama Coaches
Thomas, Jeffrey (1964) & Pauline
Parker, David OAM (1959)
Tranter, Len (1956) & Colwyn
Parry, Brynley (1980) & Clare
Tselios, Dorothy
Pattison, Ian (1968) & Pip
Tsiakas, Irene & George
Peng, Ashley & Zhao, Andy
Tucker, Sally & Mark
Pratt, Simon (1994) & Emily
Uppal, Harshita & Narankar
Sun, Jingjing & Wang, Zhaoqi
Xiong, Ally & Tin, Terence Xue, Sherry & Lou, Patrick Yang, Alice Yang, Ying & Lun, Xu Fen Yu, Ada & Li, Lee Zhang, Lun & Yan, Xun Zhang, Ning & Yu, John Zhang, Wendy & Liu, Wei Zheng, Yiqi & Tang, Xinyi Zhou, Lin & Bin Zhou, Miya & Li, Justin
*Anonymous (26) †Deceased Carey has made every effort to ensure accuracy in this publication. We apologise for any omissions or errors. List current as at 2 December 2019.
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Thank you
Thank you for your support of Carey Your generosity is transforming the lives of so many students and making an impact across the Carey community. Thank you to our current and past parents, Old Carey Grammarians, staff and friends who donated throughout this year for your support. From generation to generation, the Carey community has helped secure and shape the future of our school. The generosity of our community enables our students to have the best educational resources, experiences and access to staff who are the best in their field. Your support matters.
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Continuing your support You can choose to support needsbased and humanitarian scholarships, library and archives, sporting resources and improved learning spaces for our students’ education and development online at carey.com.au/giving Your ideas If you are thinking about a more tailored gift that could make an important difference for our students and teachers in an area that interests you, we love to hear from you. Every gift, no matter how small or large, is warmly appreciated and makes a difference to our students.
Make an impact Including Carey in your Will is a way of providing enduring support for Carey students beyond your lifetime. If you have included Carey in your Will, or are thinking about doing so and thereby join the Carey Torchbearers, please do not hesitate to contact us. For further information please contact: Stuart Galbraith, Head of Advancement +61 3 9816 1522 stuart.galbraith@carey.com.au
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