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The Otago Boys' High School Foundation
PO Box 11,
Dunedin, New Zealand
Tel +64 3 477 2546
Fax +64 3 477 5468
February newsletter –
Foundation fuel card
Old Boys, their families, friends and work colleagues have already saved thousands of dollars on their fuel bills by using the Foundation’s RD Petroleum fuel cards.
More than 50,000 litres have been poured through the cards in the handful of weeks since they began operation and the benefits are certain to increase each month.
The minimum saving for card users is 5.625 cents per litre, which represents fuel bought in the metropolitan areas right across the country. Fuel purchased in the likes of Wanaka and the West Coast will attract a saving of 13 cents and more per litre while those filling up in the Coromandel will save up to 28 cents per litre!
All Old Boys, their families, work mates and friends are able to take advantage of this offer. There does not need to be a direct link with Otago Boys – so feel free to pass the information on to all of your contacts. The Foundation also benefits through a rebate from RD – so it’s very much a win/win/win situation.
Please contact Steve Davie (03/4778977, 027/4370335, info@obhsfoundation.co.nz) if you wish to receive the application forms. Forms can also be downloaded from the Home Page of the Foundation’s website – www.obhsfoundation.co.nz
There are NO fees with these cards, NO monthly minimum usage required and NO limit on the number of cards individuals or companies are able to use. All cards are tied in to a user’s bank account through direct debit forms with a line of credit of up to 51 days being offered.
Foundation members
* Since the January newsletter, the following Old Boys and connections with the school have made pledges or donations and have been registered as Members of the Foundation –
Pledges and donations have now passed $775,000.
Sir Archibald McIndoe Bequest Society
* The Sir Archibald McIndoe Bequest Society is quickly becoming a major factor in the Foundation’s fund raising armoury.
Making a gift through your will is a pain-free way in which to support the Foundation and its objective of ensuring not only Otago Boys’ High School’s longevity but its standing as the premier secondary school for boys in the lower half of New Zealand.
More than a dozen Old Boys and supporters of the school have already rewritten their will or added a codicil and have notified the Foundation accordingly of their intention to be involved in this way. Some are existing Foundation members and have added a bequest to their support base.
As with all Foundation memberships, those who choose to make a gift through the Sir Archibald McIndoe Bequest Society are recognised through the course of their lifetime and then on in perpetuity.
If you would like to receive the Bequest Society booklet and/or talk about this option, please make contact with the Foundation office.
The importance of a bequest does not rely on its size or its content. Bequests can comprise the likes of cash, property, shares, real estate, residuary estate and the like – and can be either directed towards a specific purpose or made allowing the Foundation Trustees full flexibility with regard to their use. Apart from bequests specifically tagged, all others will be directed to the Foundation’s endowment fund to ensure the protection of our capital base.
“One of the noblest actions people can take is to plant a small tree that will one day give shade to those they may never know”.
New donation laws
* As of 1st April 2008, all charitable donations up to 100% of a donor’s income will attract a 33 1/3% rebate. In one stroke, New Zealand is now the most generous country in the world for tax deductions on income.
Pledges can still be made in the current tax year but donors now have the option of holding back their payments until 1st April 2008 onwards to gain the maximum benefit.
If you would like to know more about the new rebate laws and the benefits they hold for you – individuals and companies alike – please contact the Foundation office.
Annual Foundation golf tournament
* The third annual tournament will be contested at the St Clair course in Dunedin on Monday, 10th March 2008 and the Foundation is delighted to announce Armstrong Mazda as its new naming rights sponsor.
Such was been the success of the tournament in its first two years Greg Strang, from Colin Strang Financial Services which was the major sponsor during that time, gave the Foundation the go-ahead to explore new opportunities. And for that, we are extremely grateful. The introduction of Armstrong Mazda will further lift the tournament’s profile and prestige and we’re looking forward to fine conditions next month.
As of this morning, all but one of the 18 holes had been sponsored and the playing numbers tallied in excess of 85.
This is a fun day out for Old Boys and their friends and colleagues and will be played under ambrose rules. Those playing do not need to be Old Boys of the school.
If you’re keen to be involved, please contact the Foundation office.
1958 Reunion
* Plans are well advanced for a 50th reunion of the intake of 1958.
This gathering will be held in Dunedin over the weekend of 12th to 14th September this year and further details are available from Bob McKillop (rmmck@xtra.co.nz or at 04/3849800).
Milestone birthdays
* Celebrating a milestone birthday this month are Foundation Associate Fellows Lloyd Geering and Hunter Stevenson who will be 90 and 50 respectively on Tuesday, 26th February.
Congratulations to them both.
Recent deaths
* We extend our condolences to the families of the following Old Boys –
Graeme John Giddings (1946-48), died in Fairlie on 5th January 2008, aged 76.
George Roger Chance (1931-32), died in Dunedin on 17th January 2008, aged 91. George served in Northern Africa and Italy with the 23 Battalion, 2NZEF during the Second World War, rising to the rank of Major and being recommended for the Military Cross. In civilian life he was an optometrist with the firm Fairmaid Chance and was a highly regarded photographer, especially of bird-life. George was the uncle of James Porteous (1964-68) and Grant Porteous (1969-73). His brother Alan Leonard Chance (1934-35), died in 1980.
Bob (William Robert Aldrich) Paterson (1946-47), died in Dunedin on 18th January 2008, aged 77.
Murray William Hamilton (1955), died in Dunedin on 19th January 2008, aged 67.
Inness (Normand Inness) Burgess (1949-51), died while mustering on his farm near Owaka on 26th January 2008, aged 72. Inness was the bother of John Burgess (1953-54) and Alan Burgess (1954-59).
Ces (Cecil George Bantry) Talbot (1929-30), died in Mosgiel on 26th January 2008, aged 92.
* We also extend our sympathies to –
Emeritus Professor Lawrence Wright (1928-31) whose wife Belle died in Dunedin on 13th January 2008. Belle was the mother of Bill Wright (1960-64).
Robin Smith (1936-38) whose wife Shirley died in Dunedin on 16th January 2008.
Roly Scott (1962-63) on the passing of his brother-in-law Barry Rawcliffe in Timaru on 18th January 2008. Barry was the uncle of Jeremy Scott (1988-92).
Ken Simons (1963-66) and Geoff Simons (1969-73) whose mother June died in Dunedin on 18th January 2008.
Alan Cockburn (1959-62) and Neill Cockburn (1964-67) whose mother Joyce died in Dunedin on 18th January 2008.
Bill (John Ainslie) Murray (1939-40) whose wife Nyra died in Auckland on 20th January 2008.
Barry Hambleton (1957-61), Paul Hambleton (1967-71) and Grant Hambleton (1968-71) on the passing of their father Ray in Dunedin on 25th January 2008. Ray was the grandfather of Tim Hambleton (1986-90).
Doug Hall (1961-62) whose brother Eric died in Dunedin on 25th January 2008.
Stephen Howes (1979-83) and Michael Howes (1984-88) whose mother Jude died in Dunedin on 27th January 2008.
Steve Davie
Chief Executive
