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Fairholme Old Girls
Ardens Sed Virens - Burning Yet Flourishing
Since 1921, the Fairholme Old Girls Association has maintained a rich tradition of connecting past students of the College with each other while creating new connections with present girls.
It’s a place celebrating the lives and careers of Fairholme Alumnae, where the breadth of our Old Girls achievements and contributions to the community are wide and varied. Fairholme Girls maintain a strong connection with the community, often returning to the campus to share their stories, their passions, their successes - those which were developed and nurtured during their time at Fairholme.
Our Old Girl community engenders a sense of belonging, mentorship and support to our girls that extends well beyond the gates they depart each year as they step confidently into their futures. Our Old Girls are forever linked by the unbreakable bond of being ‘Once a Fairholme girl - always a Fairholme girl’.
FOGA is dedicated in helping our girls build a network with other alumae. Our growing membership base - more than 11,000 Old Girls - allows girls to reconnect with classmates, further career networks and engage with other girls who share the Fairholme history.
Key aims of the Fairholme Old Girls’ Association (FOGA) are to:
- Provide connectedness of Fairholme Old Girls, which involves maintaining a current database locating past students who have changed addresses and/or names in order to keep us in touch with our Fairholme family. Are you a Fairholme Old Girl who has moved? Or can you help us find some ‘missing’ girls? Please contact us! We would love to hear from you.
- Care for and preserve a great number of Fairholme artefacts and memorabilia, displayed with pride and affection in the FOGA foyer at Fairholme College;
- Donate a number of bursaries and prizes to Fairholme students each year, as well as an annual donation each to the Fairholme Foundation and Fairholme Old Girls’ Education Foundation.
Inaugural 'Coming Holme' Dinner
Saturday 22 June 2024, 6pm
Burke and Wills Hotel
Tickets $150pp (+booking fee) includes a two-course meal and a four-hour drinks package.
The Fairholme Old Girls’ Association is excited to announce our inaugural ‘Coming Holme’ Dinner - an event that promises an evening filled with the warmth of reconnection, the joy of shared stories, and the laughter of old friends rediscovering the bonds that have withstood the test of time.
Comedian, entertainer and proud Fairholme Old Girl, Jenny Wynter (1991), is our special guest speaker for the evening and she promises to bring all the laughs!
As alumni from diverse walks of life gather, the Fairholme Old Girls' Association welcomes its Old Girls and supporters for an unforgettable celebration of sisterhood, camaraderie, and the enduring spirit of Fairholme College.
Bring your friends for a great evening raising money for a special scholarship for a future Fairholme Old Girl.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the evening, please contact FOGA liaison, Helen Lange, at foga@fairholme.qld.edu.au
FOGA Committee for 2024
We welcome President Sarah Jane Macdonald (2009), Vice President Rebecca Vonhoff (2000), Secretary Georgia Soutar (2008), Treasurer Naomi Aird (1983) and Patroness Marie Cameron (1961).
Sarah Jane, a lawyer with Macdonald Law, already has great plans for FOGA including networking events, mentorship programs and Old Girl Reunions.
“It’s about connecting our past with the present and engaging old girls and new in a vibrant space. We are so grateful to the outgoing committee for their work, commitment and dedication in safeguarding the history and relevance of FOGA. I am looking forward to continuing to strengthen the bonds of Fairholme Old Girls.”
FOGA Meetings
Fairholme Old Girls Association meetings are held in Toowoomba at Fairholme College in the Homestead each month. Please email foga@fairholme.qld.edu.au for the next meeting.
We would love to see new Old Girls come along and join our enthusiastic committee which regularly plan activities - as fresh ideas are always welcome.
Stay Connected
As our girls graduate from Fairholme, they automatically become a part of the Fairholme Old Girls' Association - a vibrant and united alumnae network of trailblazing leaders.
All past students are encouraged to stay connected with the College. Update your details to keep connected and engaged with upcoming social and business networking events, mentoring opportunities, reunions, meetings and developments at Fairholme College.
'Missing' Old Girls
Your help in locating Past Students is invaluable. The Past Student listing › allows you to instantly find the names of all Past Students including those whom we have been unable to locate.
Through the FOGA Office you may also request contact with another Fairholme student. Personal information (other than name and year) is not disclosed in the listing.
This facility is proving to be a very valuable tool as it is being extensively used to provide us with updated information as well as enabling many ‘Old Girls’ to reconnect with each other.
‘Blessed is he who plants trees under whose shade he will never sit.’ - Indian Proverb.
Giving Back
You can help a future Fairholme girl by financially supporting a scholarship, or simply providing funds for a uniform, a new schoolbag or her first Panama.
Your contribution will help build the future generation of Fairholme Girls who will learn, grow and be empowered to make a difference in her community. Your support can give girls from all backgrounds the opportunity to live and study within the supportive, inclusive and vibrant community of Fairholme College.
Donors can make a direct deposit into the FOGA Special Fund (details below), or call the Business Manager, Mark Freeman, on 07 4688 4688 to talk about a contribution.
Fairholme Old Girls Association Special Fund:
BSB: 638-080
Account No: 700398 S24
Focus on Fairholme
Keen to hear about Old Girls’ news and adventures? Take a read of our latest edition of 'Focus Magazine'.
Focus on Fairholme 2023
Focus on Fairholme 2023 (6.5 MB PDF)
Focus on Fairholme 2022
Focus on Fairholme 2022 (7.8 MB PDF)
Focus on Fairholme 2021
Focus on Fairholme 2021 (14 MB PDF)
Focus on Fairholme 2020
Focus on Fairholme 2020 (8MB PDF)
Keeping In Touch
For any information about Fairholme Old Girls, please email contact:
Alumni Officer, Helen Lange
Your FOGA Executive
2022-2024 F.O.G.A. Executive
President: Sarah Jane Macdonald (2009)
Vice President: Rebecca Vonhoff (2000)
Secretary: Georgia Soutar (2008)
Treasurer: Naomi Aird (1983)
Patroness: Marie Cameron (1961)
FOGA Fairholme Positions
Alumni Officer: Helen Lange foga@fairholme.qld.edu.au
Reunion Co-ord & Memberships: foga@fairholme.qld.edu.au
Focus Correspondent: Mrs Kathryn Doyle kathryn.doyle@fairholme.qld.edu.au
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