Sarah Stegley , Friday Foundation

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.