The 2019 Society
Roger Looker
During 2013-14 the 2019 Society celebrated its first anniversary and by the end of 2014 boasted almost 800 members, drawn from Old Alleynians, parents, pupils, staff and other friends of the College. Our hope is that the Society will bring together a special group of benefactors ahead of the 400th anniversary year, whose support will play a crucial role if we are to achieve our development goals. With giving levels for pupils, adults and recent leavers (aged 18-27), membership is open to all, and in 2015 we will launch a programme of dedicated communications and events for members. Legacies In 2013-14 we received £220,000 from the estate of the family of Greg Noble (OA 1976-85). This was an unrestricted donation that the Governors chose to apply to The Laboratory, given the present priority of this project. During the course of 2014 we also received bequests from John Boulding and Edgar Gilbert (OA 1927-32) and his wife, Muriel, and were notified of a legacy of $100,000 for the Bursary Appeal Fund from the estate of the late Dr Michael White (OA 1951-58). Over the past 10 years legacy giving has been promoted through the Canon Carver Society, which was established in 2004 by Ian Hay Davison CBE (OA 1945-49). Since then, some £4m in legacy income has been received and today the Society, which recognises those who have made provision for the College in their will, has more than 110 members. Given all that has been achieved over the past decade, Ian decided that the time is right to step down from his role as President, and we are very grateful for all he has done in support of the College over the years. Ian has been succeeded by Sir Peter Bazalgette (OA 1962-71), who took up the post in November 2014. We are looking forward to working with Sir Peter to further legacy giving throughout the College community. If you would like information on making a gift to the College in your will then please get in touch.
The death, on 18 August 2014, of Roger Looker (OA 1963-70; Fellow), a leading supporter of the Bursary Appeal Fund who had served recently on our Development Strategy Committee, shocked and saddened the College community. We have since been moved by the commitment of Roger’s wife, Jennifer, children, William, George and Olivia, and daughter-in-law, Emily, to continuing his efforts to provide opportunities for boys at the College. More than £28,000 has been raised since September and we are grateful to everyone who has donated. Details of the Roger Looker Award can be found online at www.dulwich.org.uk/ rogerlookerscholarship. 2015 and Beyond The Laboratory’s progress to date, in terms of construction and fundraising, has been very pleasing. The first phase of the new building will enter service in April 2015 and we hope that many of our supporters will be able to view the facilities by the end of the academic year. Our focus will then turn to the second phase, work on which is scheduled to begin soon after completion of the first. The second phase of The Laboratory will provide a multi- use 240-seat auditorium, three Lower School Science labs and five IT suites. With such important work still to be undertaken, we will continue to seek philanthropic support for this project in 2015. We are also beginning to plan for the next phase of our quatercentenary campaign, at the heart of which will be an ambitious appeal to support a transformation of bursary provision. We look forward to sharing with you more success stories in the year ahead and hope that we will be able to count on the continued support of our generous community of benefactors. If you would like to know more about our development plans, or are interested in making a gift, then please contact the Development Office: +44 (0)20 8299 5335 or development @ dulwich.org.uk.
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