What is the Student Appeal Rent Assistance Campaign about? And why is it so important?
“The central motto of the campaign is the notion of ‘student for students’. We as students support one another by raising money for a cause we believe in. This year we have already raised over $5,000, including matching funds, and now we hope to reach our new target of $10,000”. “Our focus however is not money; we aim to raise awareness and to demonstrate the need and benefits of philanthropy amongst the student community”. “The Student Appeal is important, because there is only one of its kind in Australia, and so we are very lucky to have the support of the University of Melbourne. The University matches donations of $5 or more so we appreciate that the University is actively giving.” What is your role as being part of the leadership committee? “This is my third year being apart of the campaign, and I am one of three Co-chairs which means we head the Appeal’s Leadership Committee. Jimmy is another Co-chair who looks after the Intercollegiate Challenge, and Wendy is the other Co-chair
