The following pupils who left the College in July 2007 have been awarded grants for Gap Year projects. The Konstam Fund comes under the umbrella of the Marlburian Club Charitable Funds. The Grant aims to encourage those whose "GAP" year plans involve projects which are abroad and have an element of "service" in them.
Tom Archer (C3) Natasha Bell (NC) Harry Birks (C3) George Carne (CO) Charlotte Duncan (EL)Theodora Gormley (TU)Christopher Ridley (B1)Lucinda Rouse (NC)Charles Russell (LI)
Teaching in Tanzania and working with addicts in Hong Kong Helping in hospitals in IndiaConservation working both South Africa and Fiji Conservation in Costa RicaTeaching in HanoiWorking with young drug addicts in Hong Kong Working with handicapped children in India Assisting at a radio station in Senegal Helping with sport for boys in Ghana
£600£550£450£350£600£600£600£400£500
Simon Mordaunt (B1 1973-77) Chair of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Foundation in New South Wales, Australia, and his family, have committed $5 million (Australian) towards the MCA's bulding campaign. Find out more on www.mca.com.au
Simon has also just joined the Board of Sydney Theatre Company where Cate Blanchett is co Chief Executive!
Nick Maurice, Director of the UK One World Linking Association (UKOWLA), recently welcomed Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Marlborough House in London to launch UKOWLA’s new publication a Toolkit for Linking (see www.ukowla.org.uk ). This is a resource for schools, community groups, local authorities, hospitals, ethnic minority groups and others interested in forming long-term twinning partnerships with counterparts in the developing world, using the example of Marlborough town’s 25 year long link with the Muslim fishing community of Gunjur in The Gambia. Nick was instrumental in setting up this link with Bill Spray HM C1 and Littlefield and others in Marlborough.
Archbishop Tutu’s moving and amusing speech can be heard on the UKOWLA website.
Chris de Burgh has been appointed an Ambassador for the Collaborative Intergovernmental Scientific Research Institute (CISRI) in support of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals.
Chris is advocating research into the use of a particular algae in the treatment of severe malnutrition. Spirulina, which in addition to helping the absorption of food from the intestine can itself be an important source of protein in the diet, brings about rapid recovery of children with malnutrition related diseases. It is a low cost product which can be used in emergency situations.