The Founders Society is Newington’s Bequest program that was established to recognise, honour and cherish during their lifetime those who have left a bequest to Newington in their Will.  

The annual Founders Society Day Lunch was held this year on Friday, 18 May, welcoming three new members: Mark Dickens (ON 1985), Tony King (ON 1982) and Stuart Mosely (ON 1960). 

Founders Society members and guests were fortunate enough to experience the talented students Andrew Wang (11/LE) on the violin, Geordie MacLean (12/KL) on the violin, Rohen Wong (12/LE) Storr Scholar on the cello accompanied by Hiroko Rosse on the viola performing Antonin Dvorak String Quartet in F Major Opus 96 (Nicknamed the American Quartet) 4th Movement – Vivace ma non troppo.

The Founders Society supports the College’s Endowment Fund as they recognise that our diversity is our strength. With 124 members, these generous benefactors will, in time, ensure that we have the College we want in the years ahead. We hope you will consider becoming part of the Founders Society family to make a meaningful difference for the future.

The importance of the Founders Society has been expressed below by Newington Old Boy, Founders Society Ambassador and College Volunteer Archivist, Dr Roger Davidson OAM (ON 1940)

Over the years Newington has had two school mottos, ‘In Fide Scientiam’ and ‘Floreat Newingtonia’. Both of these are meaningful to me and they have a bearing on my actions towards the Founders Society and its purpose.

There are many good school mottos but, for me, none can be better than the former as it expresses what are the essential needs in preparing our young for the world they will have to face in their lives ahead, with the threatening increase of secularism and irreverence in our social structure.

I have been involved with this College in one form or another over a long period, almost 90 years in fact and I have never found it to falter in the basic theme of promoting religious faith as the foundation upon which to establish learning and the cultivation of values and ideas that give meaning to the very existence of our humanity. Newington has ever been loyal to this purpose and in today’s world we desperately need schools such as this.

When I started at Newington back in the thirties, the hat band that I wore bore the motto ‘Floreat Newingtonia’ which, of course, translates to “may Newington flourish”. This is an empty sentiment if those of us who have gained so much benefit from our College cannot contribute something in return towards the fulfilment of this wish.

It is for this reason that I joined the Founders Society and I encourage all that love Newington and are keen to see it flourish, to do likewise.

Your legacy, large or small, will make a difference that will benefit generations of boys, forever.

If you would like to join the Founders Society or have a confidential chat about the College’s Bequest program with the Director of Community and Development Rod Bosman (ON 1978), you can contact Rod by phone 02 9568 9540 or email at rbosman@newington.nsw.edu.au