The PLC Foundation 2021 Giving The PLC Foundation Board extends its gratitude and sincere thanks to the generous supporters of the 2021 Annual Giving Programme, the committed donors who continue to meet their obligations to the 2017 Scholarships Campaign and the current families who have donated through Voluntary Contributions. The PLC Foundation 2021 Annual Giving Programme raised $139,066 with the Building Fund raising $5,650 and the Scholarship Fund $133,416. Voluntary Contributions throughout the year raised $98,972. Donations to the 2020 Student Hardship Campaign continue to be directed towards assisting PLC families who are experiencing financial hardship. All recipients of Hardship support have completed a comprehensive Financial Capability Assessment delivered by an independent third-party organisation. The extremely rigorous process for assessing hardship ensured applications are reviewed and processed keeping the families’ identification confidential. Since the Hardship Appeal was launched by the Foundation in 2020, more than 60 families have contacted the School seeking some form of assistance. The Foundation Board is especially grateful to the PLC community for its support of this fundraising effort which was established to ensure no family left the school as a consequence of the global pandemic
New Members PLC Foundation Board The PLC Foundation warmly welcomes two new members to the Foundation Board and two new members to the Foundation Investment Committee.
PLC Foundation Board
organisations. In her role at Navitas, Julia manages the Navitas Education Trust, a philanthropic fund which has donated over $2,000,000 to education-focused projects around the world. Julia has two daughters at PLC and a son at Scotch College.
PLC Foundation Investment Committee Scott Edwards has over 20 years’ experience in financial services and accounting. Scott joined Butler Settineri in 2016. His aim as a financial planner is to help clients achieve their retirement planning goals by protecting their assets during their working life and steadily building their wealth over time. Scott has three children; his daughter was elected as the 2021 PLC Head Prefect. Julia Schortinghuis is a Director of Lighthouse Capital and has been specialising in the finance industry since 1994. Julia sits on the Aquinas College Foundation Council and Chairs the Investment Committee. She has recently been appointed as the inaugural Chair for the Curtin University Financial Planning Discipline Advisory Panel. Julia is a judge in the Telstra Business Women of the Year awards, hosts the community-based “Good Money Habits” podcast and is actively involved in a range of charitable causes. Julia has a daughter in the Senior School at PLC.
2022 Scholarship recipients PLC welcomes 2022 Foundation Scholarship recipient Brianna Mai (Year 7). Brianna attended St Paul’s Primary School, Mt Lawley. Brianna is an excellent student whose interests include netball, dancing, piano, swimming, school band and choir. Brianna was school sports captain and held the title of Champion Girl in her final year at St Paul’s.
2021 Scholarship Students
Julia Lambo is Head of Corporate Communications at Navitas Ltd, a global education provider head quartered in Perth. Julia has nearly two decades’ experience managing internal and external communications to protect and enhance the reputation of complex, global 34
Paul Early has over 28 years of experience in legal, banking and finance-related roles. He is currently a founding partner at Barrenjoey Capital, an Australian owned and managed investment bank, and has overall responsibility for its activities in the mining sector and for its Western Australian business. Paul holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from UWA and has three daughters studying at PLC.
The PLC Foundation supported 14 Scholarship students in 2021. We proudly congratulate the following Foundation Scholarship students for their outstanding achievements: •
Aurelia Qaqish (Year 7) Citizenship Award
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Prudence Dhiya (Year 8) Merit Award for Academic Endeavour and Citizenship Award
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Kaitlyn Sin (Year 8) Merit Award for Academic Endeavour
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Bryzlyn Sin (Year 11) Accounting and Finance Prize
