Thank you to our MLC School Old Girls’ Union
As the year winds to an end, I want to take the time to highlight one of the many special aspects of MLC School. The support of donors and volunteers across the School makes a profound contribution and speaks of the type of community we are: kind, generous, considerate of others and willing to make a difference. I am truly thankful to be a part of such a community.
Thank you to the MLC School Old Girls’ Union (OGU). The OGU is an active participant in the life of MLC School, ensuring we stay connected with our former students through events, communications, personal contact and supporting School-wide initiatives such as the Teachers’ Scholarship. Recently, the OGU has worked with the School to rejuvenate parts of the Chapel, and has helped to enhance the presentation of Potts Hall. The OGU was a significant seed donor to the School’s Bursary program contributing $100,000 to the fund.
- Sue Cartwright (Packham, 1981), President
- Helena Grahame (1959), Vice-President
- Joanne Brady (Foster, 1989), Secretary
- Ingrid Zhang (2001), Treasurer
In 2021, Old Girls, parents and staff gave 762 individual gifts towards Giving Day, Scholarships in general and the Building Fund (117 were given anonymously).
Our first ever Giving Day, in May, far exceeded our target of $160,000, to raise over $210,000.
Your support be it financial, time or contribution of insight means that the School can extend its function and purpose beyond what can be achieved through our own staffing and resourcing. More importantly, it provides a connection that forms the very life blood of our wonderful community.
Despite having to manage the multiple personal and professional demands posed by an incredibly challenging year, volunteers have continued to support the School in a number of ways:
MLC School Council
Members of the School Council give countless hours of time and expertise in order to ensure that the School is well governed. Although much of what they do goes unseen, it is as a consequence of their vision and hard work we have a clear, shared vision for MLC School; high quality, ever-improving facilities and can plan for the future with confidence. The current Chair is an Old Girl, as was the former Chair, evidence of the enduring commitment of our Old Girls to the School.
- Dr Paraskevi (Eve) Tsironis (1988), Chair
- Kylie Bryden-Smith (1989), Deputy Chair
- Dr Suresh Cuganesan, Treasurer
- Lynn McNally, Secretary
- Colman Chan
- Ita Farhat (1996)
- Fiona Hollier (1974)
- Pauline Johnston (1988)
- Dr David Mulford
- Rev Danielle Hemsworth-Smith
- Rev Lindsay Cullen
Facilities and Infrastructure Committee Member
- Darren Kindrachuk
MLC School P&F Members
Members of the Parents and Friends committee serve the School in a wide variety of ways. In addition to welcoming and supporting new parents, fundraising and running parent forums and community events, the committees also ensured that the exceptional efforts of our staff were recognised. Again, many Old Girls serve on the P&F, including the current President of the P&F and President of the Junior School P&F.
- Abirami Ravichandra (1996), President
- Elizabeth Keast, Vice-President
- Penny Chu, Treasurer
- Linda Tsang, Vice-Treasurer, Junior School Treasurer and Junior School Parent Representative
- Aleksha Mehta, Secretary
- Rebecca Lim, Community Relations Coordinator
- Sarah Prince (1996), Junior School President
- Cassandra Bourke, Junior School Vice-President and Junior School Parent Representative
- Emma Munro (1991), Junior School Co-Secretary
- Dee McGuire (1992), Junior School Co-Secretary
- Cassandra Black, Junior School Book Club Coordinator
- Judith Flett, Senior School Parent Representative
- Marnie Reid, Senior School Parent Representative
- Sharlene Zeederberg, Senior School Parent Representative
- Sarah Alden, Middle Years Parent Representative
- Chris Constanti, Middle Years Parent Representative
- Susie Delis, Middle Years Parent Representative
- Lexi Dodd, Middle Years Parent Representative
- Nicole Fung-Coady, Middle Years Parent Representative
- Nicole Williams (1988), Merchandise Coordinator
- Deniz Ulutas, General Member
Donors and Volunteers
Thank you to our generous volunteers and donors for your love and support for the School. The list is a long one (and I am humbled to see just how many names appear here), it is true indicator of the willingness of our community to lean in and help others.
Please take the time to view the full list of all our supporters, which can be found here.
Please note: We have endeavoured to ensure this is a full and accurate list of all those who supported the School in 2021. However, we may have made errors. If that’s the case, please accept sincere our apologies and contact Michele Dunn via mdunn@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au so we can correct our records.
As we see 2021 out, I wish you all the joy and peace that Christmas brings. I hope you relax and enjoy your family, emerging in 2022 with renewed energy to face whatever the New Year might bring our way. Happy Christmas!
– Lisa Moloney
Principal
At the end of this year, we farewell long serving Council member Colman Chan who was appointed to MLC School Council in June 1998.
Congratulations to our Assistant Director of Sport, Kylie Bickerstaff, on her recognition from Snow Australia for her contributions to the Interschools community. In the absence of Snowsports School of the Year and Outstanding School Achievement awards (due to COVID event cancellations in the last two seasons) that are traditionally presented at the Community Sport Awards, Snow Australia wishes to recognise school snowsports coordinators for the role they play in driving participation in snowsports. School coordinators for the Interschools Championships play a major role in encouraging new families into the sport, along with supporting those who already participate.
