Epsom Girls Grammar Alumni July 20, 2007
Posted by CamdenKiwi in : New Zealand , trackbackI went to Epsom Girls Grammar, in Auckland. It was a good school, I enjoyed my time there and I think it set me up well for future life. Many successful NZ women are alumni (including the NZ Prime Minister, Helen Clarke) which says a lot for the place, and also for the demographics from which its students come.
Today I got a letter from them, asking for a donation. This is a state funded school, but the letter informs me that ‘as a decile 10 school, we are expected to raise funds from parents and our community to maintain and develop our school facilities’. Perhaps its payback time.
Then I saw this article on Slate, about American giving to their old universities and how it rises as children get towards University age, and they hope that donations will help secure a place at the alma mater. That’s unlikely to be a motivation for me, and I wonder to myself why I should donate to a wealthy, well-supported institution rather than, say, a charity supporting basic education in places where that is rare, or indeed other charities I support such as The Centre for Alternative Technology or Practical Action.
So, I don’t think Epsom Girls will get anything from me this time, though I wish them well in their endeavours.
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