WelCom August 2023
The Trustees of the Ogonowska Education Charitable Trust – Jenny Gordon MNZM, Halina Ogonowska-Coates and Gordon Noble-Campbell – have announced the awarding of two grants for 2023 to two secondary school students.
The recipients are Dorothy Wilson and Trey Cosgrave of Roncalli College, Timaru.
The grants cover the attendance dues and special character contribution of each student for their 2023 senior academic year, as well as a one-off grant of $500 to each student, which can be used for their tertiary study costs in 2024.
Roncalli College’s principal Chris Comeau nominated Dorothy and Trey. The grants acknowledge the student’s personal qualities and contribution to the cultural and spiritual life of their school.
Principal Comeau said, ‘Dorothy is well loved and supported by our school community and she is a standout student. Trey sees great value in education and the opportunities it can create.’
The Trustees congratulate Dorothy and Trey, and their families.
The Trust honours and remembers two Polish sisters, Irena and Teresa Ogonowska, who were members of the much-celebrated Polish refugee children offered refuge in New Zealand in 1944.
Irena and Teresa were educated at Sacred Heart Girls’ College – a predecessor school to Roncalli College – in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and both chose teaching as their profession.
To honour the sisters’ life-long commitment to education and their deep faith in overcoming life’s obstacles, the Ogonowska Education Charitable Trust has been established, with the support of the Archdiocese of Wellington, to support students facing challenges.
For more information visit oect.org.nz or contact Gordon Noble-Campbell on 021 612 451.
