Haileybury Foundation News Autumn 2019

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AUTUMN 2019

NEWS

of what happened next – after all, we wouldn’t want to watch a good movie backwards.

FROM THE CHAIRMAN Welcome to our Autumn news bulletin for the Haileybury Foundation. I trust you will enjoy reading about our latest initiatives and events over the past few months.

One of the gifts of a rounded education is the development of life-long intellectual, sporting or cultural pursuits. Among those that I continue to pursue is being a perpetual scholar of history. My most recent read was Jerusalem: The Biography by renowned historian Simon Sebag Montefiore. In consuming 5,000 years of history about arguably the most well-known city on Earth, I regularly reminded myself that you must read history from the perspective of the period, suspending your knowledge

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This frame of reference is particularly relevant to Haileybury’s history. It was founded at a time when private schooling in Melbourne was in an explosive ‘start-up’ phase in response to the city’s enormous economic and population growth of prior decades. On 1 January 1892, only weeks before Haileybury opened its doors, the Private Schools Association itself was founded by 12 schools, with only two of them surviving through what became the economic depression of the same decade.

If you haven’t heard of Cumloden School, Carlton College or Hawthorn College, it is because they are examples of schools that perished during that time. Haileybury managed to survive, but it could have so easily been different – remember, we must suspend our knowledge of what happened next to truly understand the period. Perhaps even pause for a moment to consider how many past, present and future students would never have had the

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gift of a great Haileybury education, were it not for the valiant contributions of so many over the years.

The core mission of the Haileybury Foundation is clear, present and simple: by understanding the School’s history, we must strive to secure its future.

NEIL SUTCLIFFE CHAIRMAN, HAILEYBURY FOUNDATION

– CHANGING LIVES FOREVER

We have been delighted with the response from Haileybury staff to our Workplace Giving program.

All staff members at the School have been invited to contribute to a voluntary program on a monthly basis with all donations directed to the Haileybury Scholarship Fund.

We are pleased to announce that one student commencing in 2020 will be the recipient of the Haileybury Staff Giving Scholarship.

We are extremely thankful to our staff for their generous contributions to this project.

Haileybury Foundation is now providing an opportunity for fellow classmates to leave a lasting legacy via the Class Giving program, which will contribute to the Haileybury Scholarship Fund.

We encourage our Old Haileyburians to be part of this unique opportunity to provide a life-changing education for a student who would not otherwise be able to attend Haileybury. As an example, class members from the Class of 2007 have already joined together to help fund an annual scholarship for a student attending Haileybury.

Representatives of the classes may have the opportunity to interview short-listed

candidates for the scholarship along with Haileybury staff. We look forward to being able to announce further Class Giving Scholarships at the end of 2019.

For further information on this inspiring project, please contact Russell Davidson at russell.davidson@haileybury.vic.edu.au.

RUSSELL DAVIDSON DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELATIONS

HAILEYBURY FOUNDATION RECOGNISES YOUR GIFT The Haileybury Foundation receives its funds through the generous support of our School community. Such contributions are allowing a strong future for the generations to come.

These are made through:

FOUNDATION PATRON A Patron of the Haileybury Foundation is a donor who gives $100,000 or more over their lifetime.

FOUNDATION FELLOW

Haileybury Scholarship Fund: Providing opportunities for those less fortunate to receive a Haileybury education

A Fellow of the Haileybury Foundation is a donor who gives between $25,000 and $99,999 over their lifetime.

Haileybury Building Fund: Providing for the upkeep and maintenance of existing buildings, redevelopment of old buildings and construction of new buildings

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Haileybury Library Fund: Providing for resources and upkeep of campus libraries.

A Benefactor of the Haileybury Foundation is a donor who gives between $10,000 and $24,999 over their lifetime.

The Haileybury Foundation recognises donors who have generously given to the above funds by instituting a program of recognition levels.

Donor badges have been designed as a token of gratitude to recognise the levels at which members of our community have given throughout their association with Haileybury.

FOUNDATION FRIEND A Friend of the Haileybury Foundation is a donor who gives up to $10,000 over their lifetime.

These badges will be distributed to our donors throughout the year as we hold events to thank those who have generously given to the Foundation.

DONOR APPRECIATION BREAKFASTS The Voluntary Building Fund was initiated in 2015 as an avenue for parents to voluntarily contribute to the Haileybury Building Fund via a tax-deductible gift of $50 per fee instalment.

As Haileybury is a not-for-profit organisation, all School fees are allocated to the education of our students. Therefore, contributions via the Voluntary Building Fund allow for the upkeep and maintenance of existing buildings, the redevelopment of older buildings and the construction of new buildings.

Due to the generosity of Haileybury’s parent community, the Haileybury Building Fund has raised more than $400,000. In recent times, this has contributed to the following building works: A student shelter built at the drop-off/ pick-up area on Castlefield’s main driveway roundabout Seating installed at the entrance of our City campus A deck and sheltered area overlooking Edrington’s River Flat Oval Covered stage areas constructed at Newlands and Senior School Keysborough.

CONTACT US If you wish to learn more about the Haileybury Foundation or enquire about how you can give, please contact: Russell Davidson, Director of School Development and Alumni Relations russell.davidson@haileybury.vic.edu.au +61 3 9904 6140

The Haileybury Foundation wishes to show gratitude to its generous Voluntary Building Fund contributors by holding a breakfast at each campus throughout the year. Donors may choose to attend whichever location is convenient. They will hear an update on how their contributions have assisted our School and will receive their donor badge as a token of our appreciation.

Breakfasts will commence at 8.00 am and conclude at 8.30 am at each of the following locations: Friday, 31 May: John Twist Hall, Berwick Campus Friday, 7 June: Altera Terra, Keysborough Campus Friday, 6 September: Ground Floor Assembly Area, City Campus.

Thank you to those who attended the breakfast at Brighton on Friday, 15 March. It was lovely to meet those who have generously contributed and to distribute the first round of donor badges.

Those who contribute to the Voluntary Building Fund are asked to choose which breakfast they wish to attend by visiting www.trybooking.com/468568.

TO DONATE Any gift, no matter the size, has the power to enhance the School via the Scholarship Fund, Building Fund or Library Fund.

Donations (except bequests) are tax deductible and a receipt will be issued.

Haileybury Foundation | ABN 70 142 288 346 | +61 3 9904 6100 | foundation@haileybury.vic.edu.au | www.haileybury.com.au/giving