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Help us get connected
I’m proud to be a part of the St Andrew’s College
community and I want to support the fundraising
campaign and Centenary celebrations.
Our 20 Years On Reunion was an amazing opportunity
for our year group to reconnect with each other
and with the College. As the school enters its
rebuilding phase, it makes sense for the greater
College community to be involved and help with the
fundraising. However like many Old Collegians my
age, I am at a stage in life where even though I want
to give generously to the campaign I am committed to
supporting a young family, school fees and a mortgage.
When I heard there were 2,000 bricks being sold for the new Chapel I thought that
it was a fantastic opportunity to be a part of history and a way I could help.
As a result a few of us came up with the idea of the Centennial Challenge - a way
for everybody to strengthen their connection with the College as we plan for the
Centenary and celebrate all things StAC.
If in each year group an individual gifts $50.00 a month to the Step Into Our Future
campaign, this amount spread over five years is a total gift of $3,000 (essentially
buying a ‘brick’ or a ‘note’). If fifty mates from our year group participate then we
will contribute $150,000 to the College’s campaign.
We hope that by other year groups joining in the Centennial Challenge, the
College will not only strengthen connections with its past pupils but that we,
as Old Cols will help invest in bricks and mortar for the College for future
generations.
In August we launched the Centennial Challenge and we now have 17 year group
champions. These are the people who help us to connect with other alumni. We
are looking for others to help lead each year of Old Collegians to reconnect in
time for the Centenary and spread the word about the campaign.
Is your year group keen? You can start by nominating someone or volunteering
yourself to be a year group champion and then enlist some helpers. For
example, our year group will have myself and five or six other guys who will
connect with their contacts and spread the word through email. This challenge
is about engaging the power of our alumni network and with everyone working
together we can achieve the goal of having as many people ‘getting connected’
and being a part of StAC history.
Centennial Challenge Year Group Champion for 1989
Andrew Hopping (1989)
is helping strengthen Old
Collegian connections
through the Centennial
Challenge initiative.
Centennial Challenge was launched in August this year with some dedicated Old Collegians already signed up as year group champions. Back row:
Don Davison (1956), Graham Dowling (1954), Ian Satterthwaite (1958), Paul McEwan (1971), Mark Mulholland (1973), Guy Gunn (1979), Mark Stewart
(1980), Geoff Spark (1989), Andrew Hopping (1989) and Jeremy Flood (1987). Front Row: Euan Hilson (1954), Kate Baker (2007), Nick Letham (2001),
Peter Sturge (1963), Bryan Pearson (1980) and Jonathan Wells (1987).
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The Centennial Challenge is a special
campaign initiative led by our Old
Collegians. We would like to ensure
every Old Collegian has been invited
to take part in the Step Into Our
Futurecampaign and to attend the
College’s Centenary celebrations
in 2017.
The leader of the St Andrew’s College
Centennial Challenge will be the
year group with the greatest level of
participation in the campaign and
attendance at the Centenary.
The Centennial Challenge message
for Old Collegians is:
• Get connected
• Be a part of history
For more information contact
Naomi Wilde, Development Officer,
on 03 940 2069 or
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