Dear members of the SAORA
We are delighted to invite you to celebrate Foundation Day 2025 on the occasion of Roedean School (SA)’s 122nd birthday. Kindly respond/book by 22 February 2025.
| FOUNDATION DAY PROGRAMME SATURDAY 1 MARCH 2025 | We invite you to celebrate Foundation Day with us… · Chapel Service | 08h00 to 09h00 · Garden Tour| 09h00 to 09h45 · Morning Tea | 09h00 to 10h00 · Annual General Meeting | 10h00 to 11h30 · Lunch | 12h00 to 17h00 All classes/years are most welcome to join us at our Foundation Day Reunion Lunch. Advance booking essential! Please click here to book your ticket for Lunch. If you are NOT joining us for lunch and you are planning to attend the Chapel Service, Garden Tour, Morning Tea and/or Annual General Meeting, please respond via email to saora@roedeanschool.co.za. Kindly respond or book your Foundation Day Lunch by 22 February 2025. |
| Organising Your Reunion? | Calling all Reunion Organisers… Contact us at saora@roedeanschool.co.za if you are organising the reunion for your Year Group. All year groups are welcome to join the celebrations. The following year groups will be celebrating milestone reunions this year… 1950 – 75 Years On 1955 – 70 Years On 1960 – 65 Years On 1965 – 60 Years On 1970 – 55 Years On 1975 – 50 Years On 1980 – 45 Years On 1985 – 40 Years On 1990 – 35 Years On 1995 – 30 Years On 2000 – 25 Years On 2005 – 20 Years On 2010 – 15 Years On 2015 – 10 Years On 2020 – 5 Years On Please reach out if you need assistance with contacting your Year Group. |
| Celebrations Around the Globe! | LONDON: Claudia Bickford-Smith (Pienaar) is organising a Foundation Day lunch in London. Please email saora@roedeanschool.co.za if you would like to join the celebrations in London. NEW YORK: Alexandra McIlraith is organising a Foundation Day lunch in New York City. Please email saora@roedeanschool.co.za if you would like to join the celebrations in New York City. SEATTLE: Gretchen Henry (Gordon) has kindly offered to organise a Foundation Day lunch in Seattle. Please email saora@roedeanschool.co.za if you would like to join the celebrations in Seattle. Are you keen to organise a Foundation Day celebration in Ontario, Sydney or other locations around the globe? Contact us at saora@roedeanschool.co.za if you would like to join or organise these celebrations. |
| Sports Activities | Interested in playing sport at Foundation Day? Please email saora@roedeanschool.co.za before 16 February 2025. |
| News of Births, Deaths and Marriages | We invite you to send through details of Old Roedeanians and immediate family members, relatives and friends of Old Roedeanians who have passed away since our last Chapel Service in March 2024 so that they may be remembered at our Foundation Day Chapel Service. Kindly provide the deceased’s name, date of death and, where applicable, their relationship with Old Roedeanians. At our Chapel Service, we would also like to celebrate births and marriages within our SAORA community. Please send details of: – Births to Old Roedeanians – include birth date, child’s name, and father’s name. – Marriages of Old Roedeanians – include marriage date and spouse’s name. Please email your news to saora@roedeanschool.co.za before 22 February 2025. |
| Donate & Make a Difference | We invite you to donate the R122 Birthday Gift in celebration of Roedean’s 122nd Birthday or specify any amount you wish to donate to the SAORA Bursary Fund. We thank you in advance for your kind generosity. Please click here to make your donation using our Foundation Day 2025 Quicket page. |
| SAORA AGM SATURDAY 1 MARCH 2025 10h00 TO 11h30 | The SAORA Annual General Meeting will be held at the Roedean School (SA) Auditorium. The meeting will also be streamed via a Microsoft Teams Meeting. Please join us online if you are unable to attend in-person. Please email saora@roedeanschool.co.za before 22 February 2025 to request the meeting link. |
We look forward to hosting a memorable Foundation Day 2025 when remarkable Roedeanians from around the globe come together to celebrate the years they shared and friendships that were formed.
Please contact saora@roedeanschool.co.za should you require additional information.
Kind regards
The SAORA Committee