Stage 1 officially opened and Stage 2 launched with $100,000 pledged!
Lady Susan Satyanand, former EGGS student and wife of the Governor General (who was also in attendance), officially opened Stage 1 of the Sports Centre on 6 July 2011. To mark this historic occasion a ceremony took place on the mezzanine level of the Sports Centre and a plaque was unveiled in front of representatives from EGGS Senior leadership Team, Staff, the Board, current student leaders, Old Girls Association, parents, EGGS supporters, the architects Jasmax, project managers Octa, construction team Naylor-Love and community business partners.
Peter Thompson who is an EGGS parent and Chair of the Capital Campaign for Stage 2 announced the launch of the campaign with the great news that $100,000 has already been pledged. More news on this will follow soon……….
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Liz Thomas Sports Coordinator
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Stage 1a completed
Epsom Girls Grammar School has begun building its new Sports Centre. The current outdated, undersized and inadequate facilities are not large enough to house even one full sized indoor netball or basketball court.
With more than half of the 2150 girls participating in an organised sport along with the many PE classes at any one time, the current facilities have not matched the growing school population and are just insufficient.
Stage 1
$3.5m was put in place from a combination of School Reserves and Government Funding enabling the current building of Stage 1a and 1b that began in March 2010 and has a completion date for end of April 2011.
It will include a netball court size space, a Fitness Centre, a Dance Studio, a Locker Room, a small kitchen, storage space, a classroom and a PE Staff Office.
Fit Out of Stage 1
A further $200,000 was raised to enable a high quality outfit of Stage 1 with sports equipment, Fitness Centre equipment, shelving and storage, electronic lockers, audio visual equipment and kitchen equipment. The funds were raised with support from donations from Parents and Old Girls, EGGS Sports Council, EGGS Sports Department,sale of EGGS Art Calendars, EGGS Auction, North and South Trust and Four Winds Foundation, Thanks everyone!
Capital Campaign for Stage 2
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Peter Thompson
A capital campaign was launched in 2011 for the building of Stage 2 of the new Sports Centre which will require a further $3. million and will double the size of the facility. The school is pleased to announce that Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson has agreed to be Chair of the Capital Campaign. Peter is well respected in the business world having been in the family business for 29 years and is Director of Realestate.co.nz web company. He has a wide involvement in sport being on the Auckland being on the Rugby Board of Directors, President of College Rifles Rugby and Sports Club and a past manager of the Auckland Rugby Team. An Old Boy of Auckland Grammar School, Peter has one daughter at EGGS and another, currently at Remuera Primary, yet to come.
For those who may be interested to work with his team on the campaign or learn more about these opportunities, please contact Brenda Perry, Director of Development on 09 970 6753 Brendap@eggs.school.nz Timeline
- 11 March 2010: first sod turned
- September 2010: Stage 1a completed
- September 2010: Stage 1b started
- April 2011: Stage 1 completed
- July 2011 Stage 1 officially opened by Lady Susan Satyanand
- 2011: Capital Campaign to raise $3 million for Stage 2 launched
- 2012 Naming rights donor to be announced
Facts & Figures
- Turning of first sod 11 March by Honourable Anne Tolley, Minister of Education.
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- Over 50% of the 2150 students participate in organised sport (above Auckland secondary school average.
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- Start of construction 15 March 2010.
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- $6 million project to replace inadequate and dated individual buildings constructed in 1947, 1953, and 1983.
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- EGGS has a proud history of sporting achievements since being founded in 1917.
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- $3.5 million in place for Stage 1.
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- The EGGS Sports Centre aims to provide a facility worthy of inspiring current and future generations of students to pursue an active lifestyle and sporting excellence.
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- $3 million to be raised in a capital campaign for Stage 2.
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- The EGGS Sports Centre will be available for community use providing a much needed recreation centre in the area .
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- Capital campaign launched in 2011.
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- EGGS Sports Centre at completion of stages 1 & 2 will include space the size of 2 netball courts, a fitness centre,dance studio, locker rooms, sports equipment storage space, classrooms for PE, Staff Offices.
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- $200,000 was raised to outfit the shell of Stage 1
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