PHILANTHROPY AT ST ANDREW’S IN 2020 THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS BENEFACTORS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO GAVE TO THE COLLEGE IN 2020. WITH YOUR HELP WE HAVE NOW RAISED OVER $4.75M TOWARDS OUR END GOAL OF $7M TO ENABLE ACCESS TO ANDREW’S! well as assistance to
Anstice (Fr 1966), who tells us about his
fund the new Thyne Reid
connection to College and why he has
Link Building (which Her
now supported two major scholarships for
Excellency, Margaret
St Andrew’s College students. Read their
Beazley AC QC, Governor
stories on pages 8-11.
of New South Wales, was finally able to officially
Gifts can come in many shapes and forms.
open in March 2021).
For example, in the case of former Vice Principal, Dick Spann, his valuable bequest
Philanthropy Report 2020
Mr Charlie Taylor Chair of Council
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Mr Niall Cairns Chairman of the Foundation
Many of our scholarships
of his personal collection of books to the
have been established for
College, which are housed in the Spann
some time now, like the
Library and Reading Rooms, highlights the
Geoff White Scholarship.
different ways in which one may give back
We thank every single one of you for your
You will find an interview with the current
to our community. Read his story on page
incredibly generous support, in what was
recipient, Dyone Bettega on page 22.
16.
a challenging and difficult year for so
Dyone’s story is not uncommon. Like many
many. None of us could have predicted
others, the support she receives via her
We were very fortunate to be able to
what was in store for 2020; drought,
scholarship means she has been able to
connect with our current 1867 Circle
bushfires, a global pandemic and even
attend College, meet different people and
members in person this year (whilst
extreme flooding. We were all forced to
thrive as a student and person as a whole.
closely following COVID-19 restrictions),
make changes to the way we live, work and
and acknowledge them for the important
study, and at College, our students had to
The Caldwell Scholarship has offered more
role they play in assisting to secure the
do this too.
than 15 students this same opportunity
College’s future. Clifford Blake AO is one of
since its inception in 1998 in memory of
our current 1867 Circle members who is
Please know that each gift you have made
alumnus Bill Caldwell. We spoke to the
leaving a bequest to the College to support
in the past year, no matter the size, is
most recent recipient, Adele Burke, to
two scholarships. You can read more about
making a difference to our students. In
find out how it has helped her in the past
Clifford and the 1867 Circle on pages 12-15.
2020 we were grateful that we received
year. We also caught up with one of the
continued support for scholarships as
main donors behind the scholarship, David
Throughout 2020 we acknowledged
