Message from the Executive Director of Advancement

This year marked the final phase of our Junior School Redevelopment Plan. Over the past five years, the College has raised funds to renovate our entire Junior School. This past summer, the last of the drywall dust was swept away as we welcomed our students back to a new Middle School.

Part of the funding for the completion of the Junior School was raised through our Back to the 80’s Prom Gala. For over a year, 50 dedicated volunteers, ably managed by RSGC parents Cindy Barkway and Julie Dreger, worked towards the special evening as we transformed Rebel Nightclub into Prom night for over 450 guests. We are grateful to our gala committee for their passion, creativity and dedication to the College.

Beyond our bricks and mortar projects, our community continues to give generously to our various scholarship programs. This September, we welcomed three new full scholarship students, bringing our total to six deserving students, the most in our College’s history.

Here are some highlights from the 2018/2019 school year:

  • We achieved 100% participation in giving from our Board of Directors, Foundation Board of Trustees, the RSGC Alumni Association Executive Board and Grade 5 families
  • We completed the final phase of the Great School, Great Boys campaign, with the opening of the Middle School in September
  • Our Back to the 80’s Prom Gala raised $260,000 for the completion of the Middle School, as well as scholarships
  • An anonymous Grade 12 family donated $100,000 for a Matching Gift Challenge for the Class of 2019 families - collectively they raised over $200,000 for the Georgian Opportunity Fund
  • We welcomed 3 new full-tuition scholarship students
  • Over 200 alumni returned to campus for our annual Old Boys’ Dinner
  • We partnered 24 alumni with each of our Grade 10-12 Advisor Groups
  • Gluskin Sheff + Associates came through with full corporate sponsorship of our Annual Alumni Networking Event

Many thanks to the Advancement Committee of the Board, our Georgian Parents’ Guild, our Alumni Association Executive, numerous volunteers, and our committed faculty and staff, all of whom we work with in partnership to help deliver our programs.

We thank you for your continued generosity and support of our great school.

Gratefully,

Maria Jordan, CFRE

Executive Director of Advancement