2017 Christian College Geelong Foundation Annual Report

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Christian College College Geelong Geelong Christian

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Chairman’s Report Christian College Foundation is proud to be supporting Christian College as it continues to provide excellence in education while building strong Christian foundations into the lives of students from Kindergarten to Year 12. The Foundation works closely with the College Executive to ensure our support is appropriate, meaningful and effective in delivering this support. Enjoying the philanthropic support of the College community and the wider community we aim to inspire others to be generous.

The Foundation Board members represent a cross section of the business and education sectors all with direct connections to the College as past students, past and current parents, past and current staff members. I thank them for their generous giving of their time, knowledge and skills.

This year we have welcomed Graeme Dent, Head of Campus Senior School to the Board. Graeme brings a wealth of experience that will greatly assist the board as we move forward.

I am pleased to report that our Foundation continues to raise its profile within the community and we are successfully seeking support from like-minded people.

Two particular joys this year were to connect with our grandparents and special friends at Grandparents Day events at Junior School and Bellarine and with past and present community members at the Back Creek 21st Anniversary celebration.

We continue to explore and develop a variety of ways to establish funding sources, independent of government funding and fees, with the aim of keeping the school fees as affordable as possible. I look forward to sharing news of these initiatives in 2018.

Every donor is directly impacting the lives of each and every one of our students and unites our community in a common cause - ‘providing access to an education that matters’.

I am thrilled with the support the Foundation receives and sincerely thank you for your support.

Michael Peck Chairman of the Christian College Geelong Foundation Board

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2017 Members of the Christian College Geelong Foundation Board Chairman Michael Peck Past parent

Board Members

Panel Members (Current Staff)

Chris Atkinson Alumni 2004

Daryl Riddle OAM CEO, past parent

Sophie Atkinson Alumni 2004

Glen McKeeman Principal, past parent

Lyndon Belousoff Alumni 1994

Graeme Dent Senior School - Waurn Ponds Head of Campus

Joseph Bowes Friend of the College

Andrew Dunlop Director of Instrumental Music, teacher, past parent

Chris Maddock Former staff member, past parent

Chris Golden Business Manager, past parent

James Shirley Chairman of the Christian College Geelong Board, past parent

Linda Salamy Foundation Liaison, past parent

Back Row (L to R): Andrew Dunlop, Chris Maddock, Daryl Riddle OAM, Joseph Bowes, Graeme Dent.

Front Row (L to R): Linda Salamy, Chris Golden, Chris Atkinson, Michael Peck, Sophie Atkinson, Lyndon Belousoff, Glen McKeeman.

ABSENT: James Shirley

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Foundation Board Purpose The Christian College Foundation supports valuable educational programs and projects, providing financial support where it is most needed.

Established in 2015, the Foundation has a goal of providing a funding source, independent of student fees, which can be used to: • support students from families with disadvantaged backgrounds • those experiencing particular hardship.

• make fees affordable for all.

It also funds new initiatives, locally and globally, to enhance the educational program of our students.

Our objectives include ensuring the long term viability of the College in these ever changing times.

The Back Creek 21st Year celebration launched a new initiative in relation to the Scholarship fund.

For each $250 donation our College purchased one sheep. The profits from farming each sheep will then be donated back to the Foundation. $5,000 was raised - the equivalent of 20 sheep, with a forecast profit contribution of $20,000.

The Foundation was thrilled to receive the use of a farming property in the Elaine area for the next five years, as a donation. On top of the 250 acres provided a small breeding herd of Angus cattle was also donated. It is estimated that the farming profit from this whole enterprise will be approximately $50,000 per year.

Our College’s Scholarship Fund received contributions in excess of $160,000. These contributions are enabling more young people to

Summary of 2017

access ‘The Learning That Matters’.

2017 has been a year of further consolidation, growth and new initiatives for the Foundation.

Plan for 2018

Highlights include:

2018 will see the Foundation investigate business

The continued employment of Cultural Liaison

opportunities and seek philanthropic donations

Officer, Miss Nay Toe Aye to assist students and

to develop sources of funding independent of

families from diverse cultural backgrounds adapt to

government funding and school fees.

the Australian way of life. This initiative has provided

Connecting with our College community and the

great benefit to the Karen families, students and

wider community we will seek to raise the profile

teaching staff establishing effective communication

of our Community Access Scholarship program and

between school and home for discussions around

enhance our existing contribution to the lives of

teaching and learning, social/emotional concerns,

students and their families.

excursions/camps, discipline and general well-being, with a genuine connect and language proficiency.

The Foundation will continue to fund the

Through the provision of a Christian College

employment of a Cultural Liaison Officer, enhancing

education we can assist future generations and

the lives of our students from diverse cultural

foster hope and purpose for their future.

backgrounds. In order to effectively progress

Connecting with grandparents and special

the work of the Foundation a review of what has

friends at Grandparents Day Bellarine and Junior

been achieved to date will be undertaken with the

School broadening awareness of the work of the

purpose of proposing and implementing strategies

Foundation and establishing stronger connections

and resourcing to enable desired growth in profile

with the wider College community.

and funds.

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2017 List of Donors Christian College Geelong thanks the following donors for their generosity. Your support is much appreciated and is directly making a tangible difference in the lives of young people.

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Christine Adam

Stephen Cody

Simon Garner

Marcus Allport

Tracey Coffey

Richard Geall

Noel Anderson

Allison Cooke

Susan Geall (Spicer ‘89)

Chris Atkinson (‘04) & Sophie Atkinson (Margret-Gay ‘04)

Sally Corinaldi

Kelly Gledhill

Jane Bailey

Victoria Corkin

Christopher Golden

Terri Bailey

Jackie Corless

Jeannine Gough

Jane Baker (‘03)

Schenoa Costa

Paul Gray

Kristen Barr

Anthony Costa

Thomas Grayson (‘13)

Gerradine Barry

Catherine Creati

Michaela Gregory

Sheryn Bartlett

Gary Crole

Alain Gross (‘07)

Jennifer Begg

Anna Daley

Jaki Groves

Lyndon Belousoff (‘94) & Kate Belousoff (Aitken ‘94)

Chantelle Dalton

Ashleigh Gunn (‘15)

Rebecca Bertoncello

David Spedding

Leonie Hannah

Samantha Bett

Tracy Dawson

Daniel Harwood

Ivan Bilic

Graeme Dent

David Hatswell

Timothy Blackhall

Claire Deretic

Victoria Hayden

Olivier Bonnici

Leanne Doran

Ryan Healy

Catherine Brew

Theresa Drewer

Dale Hemley

Rebecca Bromilow

Andrew Dunlop

Sam Herbison

Beverley Brown

Carla Dunlop

Samantha Hill

Georgina Brown

Wayne Durran

Samuel Hill

Phillip Brown

Natalie Edwards

Benjamin Hines (‘05)

Stephen Brown

Zachary Edwards (‘16)

Fiona Hines

Matthew Burgess

Andrew Ellery

Wayne Hines

Jemma Burr

Giulia Ellis

Emily Hoare (‘15)

Stephanie Butler

Deanne Elliss

James Hodder (‘15)

Simon Butson (‘15)

Scott Elliss

Caitlin Hoiles

Deborah Canaway

Daniel Fanning

Bianca Holt

Julie Carpenter

Heather Faulkner

Trevor Howard

Therese Carr

Luke Feldman

Angela Hunter

Benjamin Castle

Joshua Fernee

Brenda Huxtable

Jessica Chakir

Mark Foran

Mark Jacobi

Paul Chambers

Marilyn Gajic

Bernadette Johnson

Hannah Clark

David Gardner

Lena Johnstone

Melissa Clark (‘01)

Fiona Gardner

Scott Jolley

Megan Clifft

Renee Garing (Smith ‘06)

Paige Karamatic

Anne Kehler

Marion Nott

Regina Thomae

David Kehler

Violet Novacevski

Brian Thomas

Adam Kennedy

Brenton O’Brien

Matilda Thompson (‘16)

Georgina Kettle

Kylie O’Brien

Rowan Thurman

Shirley Lazaric

David O’Halloran

John Tiglias

Christine Lean

Kate O’Halloran

Laurence Treloar

Bishi Leathem

Peter Peake

Geoffrey Trevaskis

Jacqueline Lesser

Simon Peake (‘06)

Andrew Tucker

Michael Lewis

Michael Peck & Lorraine Peck

Angela Tutty

David Lowe

Paul Perin-Symons

Yukiko Valent

Elizabeth Lowe (‘15)

Daniel Phillips (‘11)

Felicity van Kan

Joanne Lowe

Sean Rankin

Brendan Vanderkley

Michael Lutz

Adam Reidy

Belinda Vasey

Christopher Maddock

Kevin Remilton

George Vasey

Jonathan Maddock (‘01)

Daryl Riddle

Sascha Veldhuis

Robyn Maddock

Deborah Riddle

Christie Waight

Sapphire Main

Felicity Rogerson

Ashley Walters (‘00)

Jason Martin

Lori Ruplal

Lesley Walters

Lynnette Mather

Jonathan Ryan

Matthew Wapling

Daene McDonald (‘15)

Daniel Salamy (‘10)

Nicholas Ward

Pamela McKeeman

Linda Salamy

Stephen Warden

Jessica McKinley

Mark Salathiel

Nicholas Watson

Kim McLure

Allison Schleutker

Julie Weaver

Thomas McMahon

Andrew Seiffert

Ann-Marree Weigl

Stephanie Miller

Tania Siketa

Rebecca Wellins

Carol Milton-Garner

Peter Simmons

Kim Whittaker

Heather Monagle

Heather Smith

Dennis Woodland

Earl Moore

Kevin Smith

Andrew Wrochna & Natalie Wrochna

Bradleigh Morris (‘91)

Melissa Smith

Joanne Su-Ann Yeoh

Nicola Morrish

Paige Smith

Graeme Younger

David Mortimer

Roselyn Smith

Anthony Zanghi

Kristine Mortimer

Anne Spence

Dominik Zylka

Terry Moynahan

Jessica Spicer

Bernard Murnane

Noelene Spike

Our thank you would not be complete

Matthew Murnane (‘03)

Ingrid Staggard

without mentioning the many volunteers

Benjamin Naus

Andrew Stephens

who contribute so much to College life

Mark Naylor

Graham Stephens

– serving on the Board, committees, in

Neza Nazariah

Madison Stockman

Michael Neaves

Colin Strack

Lynette Nethercote

Elizabeth Strauch

Blake Newton (‘14)

Michelle Sugrue

Katherine Notini

John Tatnell

the classroom, as coaches, and in many other practical ways. Thanks also to the individuals who generously support the College with gifts in kind. To all our wonderful volunteers and many donors, we thank you!

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