Victoria School Foundation NewsIt has been another busy year for the Victoria School Foundation. The Board has been involved in two fundraisers: Vic’s magnificent production of My Fair Lady and the play, Father of the Bride, produced by the legal community which was hosted by the school.
It was the third year that the legal play has been at Vic. The Players de Novo donated $23,000 to the Foundation the first year and $32,000 the second year. Alberta Lotteries Community Initiatives Program matched the funds the first year and matched not only the donation the second year but also a further donation by the Telus Foundation of $19,000 which made a total of $150,000 which has been used to upgrade the sound, lighting and other stage equipment for Vic’s Eva O. Howard Theatre.
Our My Fair Lady Gala in March was a great success. Attendance by our supporters and generous donations from Don and Norine Lowry for the raffle and Quikcard Solutions for the silent auction helped us to raise funds for this year’s scholarships. As well, significant donations to this year’s scholarship fund were received from Landmark Homes and Canadian Western Bank.
The Foundation was also pleased to receive a grant of $18,271.92 from the Community Spirit Donation Grant Program which will be added to its Edmonton Community Foundation endowment fund.
Our Gala for this year was moved to December 4th, 2009 and we will have more detailed information shortly. The reason for the change was that Vic was able to secure the recently released rights for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. At the end of 2008 our endowment fund sat at approximately $1 million. It is the Foundation’s hope that it will eventually recover to its previous amount of $1.2 million. The ultimate goal of the Foundation is to have an endowed fund of $1.6 million.
2009 Scholarships and Awards
The Foundation was pleased this year to award $46,500 in scholarships and awards at Victoria School’s Awards Night. Landmark Homes Scholarships For a number of years the Foundation has been fortunate to have the very generous support of Landmark Homes. This year’s recipients of Landmark Homes Scholarships are:
Kimberley Normandeau - theatre - $2000 Kirklin Maclise - theatre - $2500 Desiree Leverenz - theatre - $3000 Rebecca Sadowski - dance - $3500 Patricia Cereda - theatre - $4000
Below are photos of specific award winners with details of their awards.
Judy Sills Scholarship - $1000 - The recipient, Camille Holland, will pursue university studies in music. General Foundation Scholarships There were five general Foundation scholarships granted this year: Amy Martin -photography - $5000 Andrea Rankin - voice and theatre - $3500 Jamie Henry - voice and theatre - $3000 Allyson McIntyre - art - $2500 Philip Stachnik - drama - $1000 Summer Program Awards- $500 Matthew Jonah - Toronto Dance Theatre Sierra Pemberton - National High School Dance Festival in Miami Erin Orris - Artstrek at Red Deer College Justin Brunelle - Video and Film Intensive at Red Deer College Teaching Award - $1000 Greg Dowler- Coltman - American Alliance for Theatre and Education - New York City The Foundation also supported a number of master classes this year. Over 300 students benefited from extra instruction. For further information about the Foundation or to make a donation to the scholarship fund or the silent auction, please contact Marguerite Trussler at 780 469-9555. |
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