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Sarah stegley, compassion and bravery in trust
- 1. www.nenews.com.au MANSFIELD COURIER — Wednesday, May 18, 2011 — PAGE 15 Compassion and Harry Friday’s legacy News in brief Women in Mansfield and bravery in trust district are getting connected leads by SUPPORTED by Mansfield Shire Council, four local business women recently attended a conference example ‘Connecting Rural Business Women’ in Beechworth. The women – Julia Hollonds, Bronwen Wilson, Kaye Hall and Claire Wallace – are all well known in By PAM ZIERK- business in the district. One lady – Kaye Hall of Maindample - was so MAHONEY inspired by the demonstration of what women can COMPASSION, bravery and a achieve she has established MAD (Mansfield and sense of community are all needed to District) Women to connect women of all ages and to run a successful philanthropic trust, generate inspired futures. according to Sarah Stegley. MSC mayor, Tom Ingpen, explained that the Philanthropic trusts, how they conference was aimed at developing the skills of rural work and getting the best value from business women in the areas of leadership, business, them was the topic discussed recently agriculture, food and self. at an evening hosted by the Harry and Claire Friday Foundation. Long time advocate of trusts and foundations, Sarah Stegley, was the guest speaker at the evening held at The Deck on High. Chris and Euan Friday, chair- persons of the Friday Foundation, SPECIAL EDITION first explained the reasoning behind their trust, set up in keeping with Harry Friday’s wishes and to benefit particularly the Mansfield District Hospital (MDH). $36,990 Ms Stegley started her talk by say- DRIVEAWAY ing that philanthropic trusts are a good way to give back to a community. “Compassion plays a big part in any giving through a philanthropic TALKING FUNDING: At the recent evening talking philanthropic foundations are (from left) Sarah Stegley, trust,” Ms Stegley said. Christine Friday, Euan Friday and Mansfield District Hospital board member, Malcolm Blair. “Compassion should be about can come from other smaller groups Ms Stelgey said Mansfield has had trusts and foundations supporting this detail and the heart of good philan- who need dollars to make changes a long involvement with trusts – such community,” Ms Stegley said. Engine #: thropy. happen.” as the Buckland Foundation, one Mr Friday spoke about donations LLT111010276 “When you want to leave a legacy Ms Stegley said clever examples of Australia’s biggest philanthropic to the Friday Foundation and how it you need lots of compassion to do of philanthropy are where people trusts, for which Buckland House will in the future, for a long time to 210kw V6 6 speed automatic Leather seats bolsters it well. 19 inch Charcoal Thunder alloy wheels will put shoulders together, to work and the Buckland Room was named come hopefully, help this community “You need knowledge and bravery together and have a forward vision. after. and MDH. Electronic Stability Control Six Airbags to set up a good foundation. Involved in her own parents foun- Among projects completed around He encouraged accountants and Touch screen Holden IQ system, including CD ripping “Philanthropy is a brave dollar, dation – The Stegley Foundation – for Mansfield are the Bentley Garden at solicitors in particular who had cli- (15 CDs), enhanced Bluetooth and USB untied to religion, untied to politics,” almost 30 years she outlined to the the hospital, Project Mansfield involv- ents asking ‘where they could park Signature Thunder Badging 5 star ANCAP rated Ms Stegley said. small gathering what she had learnt ing the environment, and the Mullum some money’ to think of the Friday Limited edition “Foundations should be about from her experiences. Trust for the Wetlands. Foundation. bringing social change through well “One word of advice is when a “Dame Elizabeth Murdoch, from When set up in 2007 the Friday thought out projects. request comes to the foundation find the Murdoch Foundation donated Foundation set a goal of $2million “Social change does not always out all you can about the project,” $50,000 towards the Performing Arts by 2015. LMCT 1494. happen in organised institutions, but she said Centre, so it is not unusual to find It is almost half way.