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Every scholarship is changing a life
“One idea, five cities, 11 years, and 229 lives transformed. That’s the simple story behind First Foundation, a unique educational trust founded to give young New Zealanders, with plenty of talent but few financial resources, a ‘hand up’ to tertiary education.
The one idea was Steven Carden’s. At 24 years of age, with degrees in law and arts and a wealth of family support, he had the education and the upbringing to do almost anything in life. However, he also recognised the same opportunities weren’t available to everyone, especially students in low-decile schools. Steven’s response was to develop a scholarship that would help to remove the barriers many talented but financially disadvantaged students face in reaching for and achieving their goals and aspirations.
In 1998, the three inaugural scholarships were awarded in Auckland. Now, 11 years on, First Foundation awards scholarships in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Whangarei and 229 students have participated in the programme. There are 123 current scholars involving 87 businesses. 40 new scholarships were awarded in 2009. Each scholarship is changing a life”
If you are interested in finding out more about First Foundation and what we do or you are already interested in becoming involved, please do get in touch – we would love to hear from you.
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Our 2009 Annual Report is available here online. Featuring letters from our Chair of the Board and General Manager, inspiring stories from members of our Alumni, a full list of all current partners and our financial report for the year.
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Like most of you, it's been a busy start to the year for us. In this newsletter, we celebrate the achievements of our Class of 2009 so far this year, we take a look at three of our First Foundation graduates from the Class of 2002, and we give you a heads up about a role that we are currently recruiting for and our upcoming graduation events.
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As 2009 draws to a close, we reflect back on a busy and very successful year that included the awarding of a record 40 new scholarships and the expansion of our programme into Dunedin and Whangarei. As part of this growth, we have continued to strengthen our relationships with existing partners and welcomed 12 new schools and 7 new Scholarship Partners to our First Foundation family.
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