Giving
There are many opportunities to be part of the Brigidine College community through parent support, gifts made by our local businesses, financial bequests or time and dedication by our broader community and partners.
Giving at Brigidine
Brigidine College is much more than a place of education, it is a vibrant giving community. The opportunity to give allows for several planned developments, refurbishment projects and support of our Bursary program.
There are many ways to support the Giving program at the College such as participating in our annual Giving appeal, supporting Alumni Giving campaigns, leaving a legacy through a bequest, funding scholarships for those who otherwise would not be able to attend Brigidine, and supporting our building programs.
We invite you to join us and the College Community by supporting one of Brigidine’s tax-deductible funds. We thank you for your kind support. Every gift is greatly appreciated, no matter how big or small, so together we can make an indelible impact for todays and tomorrow’s generation of young women.
Brigo Goes Green
Creating a Better Future
Inspired by our students’ passion to create a better future for the world we hope to raise enough funds this year to purchase and install solar panels on Bowie Hall and the Anita Murray Centre.
These solar panels would provide enough energy to power the College including all classrooms at the College. The addition of solar panels to both Bowie Hall and the Anita Murray Centre will increase the solar harvesting capacity of the school and reduce our own carbon footprint.
Our hope too is for the purchase and installation of water tanks to allow the College to catch and store rainwater and storm water run-off that will enable self-sufficiency. This is eco-friendly and there are so many applications including irrigation for our gardens and agriculture plots, washing and plumbing.
We hope you can help Brigidine on our quest to ‘go green’.
Your contributions are tax deductible.
Commemorative Pavers
In 2024 the College will be celebrating its 70th anniversary and we are currently working on plans to develop an Alumni Garden. Located in a wonderful lawned area which is embraced by the original Convent building and at the heart of today’s campus, the Garden will be a celebration of our roots and all that our Alumni Community represents. With wonderful memories of your school days, we invite you to commemorate them by purchasing a commemorative Paver which will be placed in the Alumni Garden.
Here is what you need to know:
- Cost of one Paver is $350 (tax deductible)
- The Pavers will be clay in colour and will be 230 x 115 x 50mm in size
- Maximum number of Characters per paver 48 – 16 per line, max. 3 lines
- Spaces and punctuation are considered as a letter
- Pavers are available in single, double or triple line formats
- Pavers will be randomly placed in the Alumni Garden
Take a seat!
We each remember our days and journey at Brigidine in our own way with a great sense of belonging and connection. We invite you to commemorate your time or your daughter’s and connection with the College by ‘Taking a Seat’ in the Murray Theatre as a lasting way to secure your legacy at Brigidine.
It is exciting that seats have been given in the names of students, families, staff, sisters, mothers and daughters. It is endearing to see these plaques with names and dates in many rows in the Theatre and we hope you or your daughter will join them.
The cost for an inscribed plaque on the back of a seat is $500 and is tax deductible.
Change her life
Education is a gift.
We invite you to support Brigidine’s Bursary Fund. Our vision to ensure we can support girls in our community with a Brigidine education that provides strong values and gives girls confidence in their abilities and talents depends on your generosity so that the fund is sustainable into the future. The impact of a bursary can have a tremendous life changing effect on lives and provides invaluable support to families who have experienced loss or hardship.
Your gift is tax deductible and will benefit and help young women, providing a stable continuing education knowing that a Brigidine education can certainly change a life.
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Your gift, it will be greatly appreciated and will make a difference to our girls.
Bequests
Some of us choose to leave behind a very special gift which will make a difference to our treasured school. Through a Gift in your Will you can help build the future security of our College. Such a gift can assist in:
- Maintaining the College’s excellence in education
- Contributing to the College’s capital development
- Providing a financial base to ensure the College’s future independence.
- Naturally you will want to meet the needs of your family first and we recommend that you also seek legal advice regarding your affairs.
All these gifts help the College to raise funds for ongoing development and progress.
For further information, please contact Mandy Loomes, Director of Community Engagement at the College on (02) 9988 6278 or mloomes@brigidine.nsw.edu.au
Sponsorships and
Corporate Partnerships
It is with the help of supporters, individual and corporate, that Brigidine College St Ives can be the treasured place that it is today. While our parents support the College through fee payments additional support given by donors and sponsors helps us to provide initiatives that make a difference to the educational experiences of the girls and their development.
Last year we were grateful to our sponsors of the Change Her Life campaign. ACER and Exetel, our Gold Sponsors and BRASV Group, our Silver sponsors, have donated to the College to assist with bursary support for those students whose families need our financial support for their daughter’s education. Please visit their websites and support them in return.
We appreciate the gifts made by local businesses and sponsors and ask our community to give their support to our corporate partners in return where possible.
We thank all those who give to the College and the girls, whatever the size of the gift. Every gift is important and every gift is appreciated.
We thank all those who give to the College and the girls, whatever the size of the gift. Every gift is important and every gift is appreciated.
For further information or to discuss how you can help the girls and College please contact Mandy Loomes, Director of Community Engagement at the College on (02) 9988 6278 or mloomes@brigidine.nsw.edu.au
College Development
As with most independent schools, Brigidine College uses tuition fees to pay for the operating costs of the school. These fees do not include a levy for assets or provide capital for major projects or upgrades. Therefore, when major building projects are needed to maintain the standard of teaching, resources and to facilitate 21st century learning, the College relies on the generosity of its community to help fund and deliver those projects.
Building developments provide specialist facilities which benefit the students and create inspiring learning environments. This support is highly valued and integral to the successful and ongoing development and advancement of the facilities at our College. Our girls are now enjoying the benefits of these impressive facilities.
For further information or to discuss how you can help the girls and College please contact Mandy Loomes, Director of Community Engagement at the College on (02) 9988 6278 or mloomes@brigidine.nsw.edu.au
