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Our Exceptional Futures comprehensive fundraising campaign has now completed the first two of its five years and we have raised $18.3M in support of the School. This is a wonderful start. My warm thanks go to all those who have supported the campaign so far.
We do want every member of our community to be offered an opportunity to support the campaign and if you have not yet been approached you may be wondering why. There are several reasons. Firstly, we are asking people just once in the five-year period to support just one project. We are approaching people in a personal way; trying to ensure that we communicate carefully about the transformational outcomes which can flow from the campaign projects before we ask for their support. It takes time to inform and ask people faceto-face and we have really just begun in our endeavour to involve our whole community in this campaign. Secondly, we have begun with four of our projects – the Centre for Creative Education, Scholarships, the Toorak Wellbeing Centre and the Institute of Positive Education – and it may be that we have you in mind for other projects, which include a new rowing facility, a new sailing building and our Visiting Fellows programme. We have not yet started to ‘ask’ for these projects. Rest assured, as some projects are completed others will move forward, and we will be working right to the end of 2016. Meanwhile, we would of course be delighted if you want to make an early gift and help by providing leadership in giving. Please be in touch with the Executive Director of the Geelong Grammar Foundation, Tony Bretherton e tbretherton@ggs.vic.edu.au.
CENTRE FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION Over $7.3M has been raised towards the new Centre for Creative Education (CCE) and construction has commenced on the corner of Biddlecombe Avenue and School Road. The building will cost around $20M, with 50% of the cost being met by the School. This means that we have a further $2.9M to raise by the end of 2014. Leadership gifts have been committed by Ian (P’79) and Min Darling, John, Janet (Murdoch, Cl’56), Mark (FB’82), Louise and James (Cu’85) Calvert-Jones, Geoff Handbury, Tim Fairfax (M’63), Khoon Chen Kuok (P’71), the MS Newman Family Foundation, Mark Carnegie (P’79), and Cameron and Ilse O’Reilly. An additional ten gifts of $100,000 have also made a significant impact. Many people have given other amounts and the total required decreases as the contributions all come together and move us forward. With full tax deduction and the School Council matching gifts dollar for dollar, to give $10,000 costs many of our supporters around $6,000 after tax and has the effect of enabling $20,000 worth of the building to be constructed. I know that the people named above would say to you that this is a great project which is going to transform the School. Building is now underway, so please join us and be part of making this happen.
Bill Ranken (M’72) Chairman, Geelong Grammar Foundation
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