Inspiring stuff...

Talented young Marlburians were acknowledged and supported on Friday when the next recipients of Inspire Foundation grants were announced.

The May 2025 Grantees’ Award Ceremony saw six new grantees and seven re-grants. The gathered guests also heard from guest speaker, renowned golf caddy Steve Williams, and raised invaluable funds from the Fundraising auction run by two-time Australasian auction champion Phil McGoldrick.

New grantees announced on the night were Amber Bendell for hip hop, Ella Sowman for tennis, Neve Mckenzie for triathlon, Olivia Cooke for community work with scouts, Scott Keay for water polo and Sophia Nicholas for touch. Re-grants were awarded to Finn Mckenzie for road cycling, Kyla Thorstensen for softball, Luka van Rensburg for cornet, Alex Craig for mountain biking, Erin Green for track cycling, Gus Marfell for triathlon and Isabella Baldwin for jazz.

“We continue to be amazed at the young talented individuals that apply each year,” says Inspire Foundation Marlborough Chairman Mark Davis.

“Our Inspire family is growing and the grants sometimes mean the difference between being able to attend events or not, so it is important that we are able to support our young superstars in the pursuit of their dreams,” he says.