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FOUNDATION

HALE SCHOOL FOUNDATION

GOAL = $5MILLION
boys currently on campus will benefit
from this new facility. Beyond the
redevelopment, your support of the $5million
School demonstrates and strengthens
the many positive aspects of the Hale
community.
Brett Fullarton (1974-78)
Chairman Success! $2.5million
Hale School Foundation Our first ever Giving Day, held on
2 November, was a defining point
for the campaign. Marking the end GIVING DAY
Honouring the past, Building the future of fundraising, it also allowed us to CONTRIBUTION
Publicly announced in the Winter 2022 announce that the campaign had $730,550
Haleian, our campaign to support the wonderful support from the Forrest
redevelopment of the Memorial Hall family who had agreed to match every
and create a superb new Performing donation to help us reach our goal. With
Arts Precinct on the south-west corner an overarching target of $5 million, the
of the Hale School campus has been a goal on the Giving Day was set to raise Foundation, I am extremely proud of
resounding success. $600,000. You can read more about that the community spirit captured by this
in the article overleaf. campaign and again want to express my
Thank you, Old Haleians!
Old Haleians continued their generous Thank you, Andrew and Nicola Forrest! sincere thanks to all who participated.
tradition of giving to help future We are incredibly grateful for the support 2023 and beyond
generations. At the commencement of the Forrest family for matching every Beyond the current capital campaign,
of the campaign, we were delighted to donation we received to help us achieve the Foundation’s ongoing focus will
receive a founding pledge from the Old our goal of $5 million. The matching be providing financial support to
Haleians’ Association, on behalf of all pledge encouraged so many in the Hale help develop and sustain a robust
Old Boys. The Foundation is extremely community to get behind the fundraising scholarship program. At its heart, a
grateful for this show of support, which endeavour. Having such broad support is strong scholarship program provides
was followed by so many other individual a wonderful reflection on Hale’s culture opportunities for boys who either qualify
and family donations – from generational of philanthropy. for merit-based scholarships or may not
Hale families, Havelock Street students otherwise have the opportunity to come
and both old and young Old Haleians It is this generosity and support from to Hale. This includes opportunities for
alike. Old Boys, families and friends that has
helped to build the magnificent and Indigenous, regional, international and
Thank you, Hale community! spacious Wembley Downs campus that boarding students. Scholarships not
Our thanks to all past and current Hale all boys enjoy today, and it is the same only enrich the lives of the recipients but
families and staff who contributed to the generosity that made Honouring the past, the wider community of students. I look
campaign. We have been overwhelmed Building the future such a success. forward to sharing more details of this
by the number of families and volunteers important program over the coming year.
who assisted by either donating or We did it! Whatever your association with Hale
spreading the word. Sincere thanks also We set out with the intention of creating School, please accept the sincere thanks
go to Fine Art@Hale, which generously a broad community appeal where from all at the Hale School Foundation
donated to the campaign on behalf of everyone in the Hale community was for your support in 2022. Together with
patrons and in support of the Memorial invited to be part of realising this the Headmaster and Board of Governors,
Hall redevelopment. significant project. Not only did we raise I look forward to your continued
$5 million, but this incredible contribution support in 2023 and to celebrating the
With building works well on the way, we was achieved through the generosity
can be certain that the vast majority of of over 700 donors! As Chairman of the redevelopment of the Memorial Hall and
Performing Arts Precinct together.

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