FROM THE FOUNDATION
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n 2021, St Mary’s is proudly celebrating 100 years of helping girls to discover their best. Every student who passes through the gates of St Mary’s benefits from the exceptional generosity of past generations of benefactors, as well as those who support us today.
Making a gift to our Annual Giving in this Centenary year will help us support the next generation of inspiring women. We want to pave the way for our girls for the next 100 years by investing in their education and we invite you to join us by making a gift online at www.stmarys.wa.edu.au/giving.
In May, we were delighted to invite our wonderful donors to St Mary’s for our Thanks to You reception. It was truly heart-warming to see the St Mary’s spirit shine through in 2020 and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all who supported the School amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This was best highlighted by the volume of donations we received for the School’s Fee Relief Fund, which was established to help St Mary’s families financially impacted by the pandemic. It was also our pleasure to introduce our new Director of Philanthropy, Jacinta Sirr-Williams. Jacinta has joined us from the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, where she managed their extremely successful Annual Giving program. She has fundraised in the higher education sector for Edith Cowan University, as well as Western Australia’s most trusted charity, Guide Dogs WA. I encourage you to contact her on (08) 9341 9120 or jsirrwilliams@stmarys.wa.edu.au to welcome her to our St Mary’s community. It is with great sadness that the Foundation learnt of the passing of two influential figures, Ron Farris and Lindsay Palmer. Ron, who served as the Foundation’s inaugural Chair and Trustee, was among St Mary’s most generous benefactors and spearheaded several significant fundraising campaigns that supported the development of our campus buildings. Lindsay joined the Establishment Committee of the Foundation in 1987 and served as Senior Vice Chairman for 15 years. He was also a Fellow of the Board of Management of the Foundation. The St Mary’s community extends its heartfelt condolences to the families of Ron and Lindsay. By now, you would have received correspondence about our 2021 Annual Giving campaign. I would like to take this opportunity to say that your gift, regardless of its size, is vital to our future of providing an inspiring education for our girls. On behalf of the Board of the St Mary’s Foundation, thank you for your ongoing support. Marlene Carter (’63) Chair of the St Mary’s Foundation
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FIDELITER From the Foundation
