Our Supporters
We could not do what we do without the generosity of our supportive community.
Founding Benefactors
To those who supported the compelling vision to register the first Buddhist philosophical primary school in Australia, and funded the School’s start up year, we thank you:
Kaye L. Jacob
Venerable Thubten Gyatso and Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery
Su Dennett, Melliodora Farm
George Farley
And special gratitude to our former school parent who procured our permanent school site against great odds:
Brendon Eisner
Special Grants
The Daylesford Foundation
The MiniLit tutoring intervention program, Breakfast Club program and Camps Access
The Hsing Yun Education Foundation
Perpetual education access scholarship grant
The Community Bank Daylesford District
Community Bank Bike Hub facility grant
Hepburn Shire
Bike Hub equipment
The Rotary Club of Daylesford
Garden development grants
Anonymous Benefactor
Violin Ensemble program
Anonymous Benefactor
Tutoring Intervention & Extension Program 2024 & 2025
Bequests
Kaye Walters Bequest to garden
Bao Lin Chan Monastery – Chung Tai Zen Centre of Melbourne
Golden Dharma Wheel Supporters
We are grateful to those who help us to extract the ancient wisdom of the Buddha’s teachings and evolve it into a contemporary educational philosophy centered in developing compassion with wisdom, knowledge and insight to benefit young students..
Venerable Thich Phước Tấn OAM
Quang Minh Temple (insert logo)
MP My Phuong Nguyen
Hsing Yun Education Foundation (insert logo)
Blue Lotus Catering
Venerable Geshe Konchok Tsering (insert Konchok Buddhist Centre logo)
Bao Lin Chan Monastery – Chung Tai Zen Centre of Melbourne (insert logo)
Venerable Ding Rong
Venerable Ru Song
Peter Donnellan, Donnellan Law (Vale)
Teck Suan Low
William / Geok Eng – Chua Poh Ming Tse Temple
Evon Liow
Claire Spencer
Congregation – DOT Centre, Singapore
Bee Hong Lim & Kim Seah Lim – DOT Singapore
Shakyamuni Buddha Statue Benefactors
During the School’s fourteenth year, a fundraiser was held to commission our first statue. The Buddha statue is a powerful reminder to practice the teachings of peace making and harmony, values that are the basis of the school’s focus on wellbeing.
Quang Minh Temple Congregation
MP My Phuong Nguyen (major donor)
Konchok Buddhist Centre
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple, Dhammakaya Society of Victoria
Harmonious Friends Benefactors
Thank you to these friends on the path who commissioned the carving of the 4 Harmonious Friends statue by Bendigo artist Linton Torr, in memory of Hannalor, their dharma sister. Each day this reminds our students as they enter school of the power and harmony that comes when we work with cooperation.
Hannalor Best – Vale
Dianne McClure
Linda McLeod
Celia Western
Lotus Lake Donors
Thank you for time and time again, showing up and giving your support to enable educational projects to bloom:
Sioux & Tim, Multiplicity Architects for our master plan
Brendon Eisner and Family
M Ogden
William Oxnam
The 108 Collective
Lojong Meditation Centre
Daylesford Community Op Shop
Daylesford Landscape & Gardening
Designscope
Jeremy Hartnup Builder
Peter Stripes – Vale
Greg Leith
Paget Sayers, Buddhist Library
Regional Planning And Design Pty Ltd for our Bushfire Plan
Shane Melotte