Community, Development and Alumni F. Stretton Jeffs (ON 1933) Bursary Mr Rohan Jeffs (ON 1965), Founders Society Member, originally proposed setting up a bursary through his estate but decided instead to create a living will in his late father’s name. Rohan’s father was given a special Church scholarship to attend Newington for his final two years of school. In honour of his father’s achievements, Rohan decided to offer the same opportunity to a young man in similar circumstances, to enable him to experience and benefit from a Newington education. The inaugural recipient of the F. Stretton Jeffs (ON 1933) Bursary, Tmoana Poata,u started at Newington this year on a fully funded means tested bursary for Years 11 and 12. Tumoana and his parents had the opportunity to meet Rohan Jeffs at the Donor “Thank you” Function held in the Duckmanton Drama Centre late last year. The funding of this bursary in his late father’s name is a wonderful and generous gesture by Rohan and one for which the College thanks him most sincerely. Ms Catherine Poutasi, Tumoana Poata, Mr Rohan Jeffs (ON 1965) and Dr Evan Poata-Smith Chris Wild (ON 1991) Indigenous Bursary The College’s Indigenous Bursary This would see the program almost and $5,000 would become $15,000. program continues to give extraordinary halfway to our goal of $5 million. With Every donation, small or large, makes a opportunities to young Indigenous boys. the goodwill and support of current and difference. You can donate online or by This year, with the ongoing support of new Ambassadors, this will make it completing the donation form at the the College, generous Old Boys and possible to award a Wild Bursary every back of this edition of News and benefactors, we are excited to be able year from 2020. returning it in the reply paid envelope. to offer 2 for 1 matching for up to With your support, we can reach this Newington College sincerely thanks our $400,000 of fundraising. If we raise goal. The matching means that your fully generous Old Boys for their ongoing $400,000, matched funding of $800,000 tax-deductible donation is worth three support of the vision of the Wild Family will be gifted to the program, for a totaltimes as much to the bursary. $500 will and the successful establishment of our of $1.2 million. add $1,500, $1,000 becomes $3,000, Indigenous Program. NEWINGTON P&F BALL 2018 NEW, is the future! WHEN: Saturday 1 September 2018 TIME: 6:30 PM WHERE: Hyatt Regency, 161 Sussex Street, Sydney TICKETS: $225 per person DRESS: Black Tie All proceeds supporting the Endowment Fund through the Mulford Bursary. OPPORTUNITY| NEWS AUTUMN 2018 | 63