FROM THE CHAIR Chair of Foundation Stephen Anderson • takes a look back over the past 12 months It has been my pleasure to serve on the
On behalf of the Trustees I would like
Rangi Ruru Foundation for the past six
to thank you, our donors, for your
years and to be its Chair since 2016.
generosity to Rangi Ruru Girls’ School which proudly, this year, celebrates 130
The Foundation meets its obligations
years of educating young women. We
through
of
hope that you will continue your support.
donations and bequests passed to it
its
We encourage our Old Girls to pay it
from the school, ensuring that they are
forward by supporting a scholarship or
maintained and used for the purpose for
remembering the school in your Will for
which they were given. The Foundation
our future aspiring students.
currently
fiscal
manages
stewardship
in
excess
of
$4million.
With the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and our investments, 2020 will
As part of that stewardship, the Trustees
be a significantly more challenging year
receive and assess applications for
for the Trustees. However, the results
funding and support from the students,
from 2019 has left the Foundation in a
staff and Board of Rangi Ruru Girls’
strong position to weather the storm.
School. In this regard, the Foundation had another successful year in 2019,
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School continues to
with
honour its promise to provide a quality
grants
totaling
$52,680
to
seventeen recipients.
education, which is truly a gift for life. I have very much enjoyed my time as
Scholarships
and
Bursaries
totalling
Foundation Chair and association with
$10,600 were awarded to 4 students
the school as a past parent and Board
and $160,000 was repaid to the Board to
member. I thank Trustees both past and
retire debt.
present and wish the school the very best for the future.
The Foundation supports the Board in
its
endeavours
to
support
the
school. It looks forward to continuing to
contribute
development
to
future
projects,
capital
working
to
complete the campus master plan. In 2019, the Foundation was pleased to support further development of the site with ceding funding allowing planning for the next phase to commence.
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STEPHEN ANDERSON | CHAIR APRIL 2020
