World Vision Award for Trinity students
Tuesday 8 April 2008
Trinity College students raised the highest total of any university group in Australia for the 2007 World Vision 40-hour Famine – almost $8,000.
This achievement, which also ranked them in the top 5% of all 2007 Famine Groups in Australia, was recognised with a High Achievement Award from World Vision. Youth relationship representative for World Vision, Mr Elliot Costello, presented the award at a dinner in Hall on 8 April.
Much of the College’s success was attributable to a group of around 10 Foundation Studies students, who – led by Wan Weng Fat (Wayne), from Macau – encouraged about 120 TCFS students to participate. Resident students, under the leadership of the inaugural Community Representative, Joe Clifford (3rd year Commerce/Law), also continued to support this event, as they have regularly done in recent years.
The award reflects the strong ethos of participation in community service activities that extends across all areas of the College.
Mr Elliot Costello(centre) presents the World Vision High Achievement Award to students, watched by the Dean of International Programs, Dr Barbara Cargill (3rd from left) and the Dean of the College, Mr Campbell Bairstow (2nd from right).