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A story of intergenerational philanthropy
Jodie Gunton
July 4, 2018
Each year the Annual Appeal provides a fantastic opportunity to visit some of our most committed donors. This week we visited Margaret Macdonald in her home. Margaret and her late husband Rod Macdonald have been regular supporters of the Melbourne High School Scholarship Fund for many years.
Margaret said one of the highlights of donating to the MHS Scholarship Fund is receiving letters from the ...
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Donor story: A lifelong love of trains is helping fund our classrooms for a new century!
Jodie Gunton
March 4, 2020
Old friends since primary school, Phil A’Vard AM (ex 1954) and Graham Watsford (ex 1952) shared a lifetime love of railways. While at Melbourne High School, they both had a passion for building model trains, and won many competitions with their collective work.
On leaving school, they were foundation members of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society and in the 1950s helped rally volunteers to get the ...