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The Donnica Clarke Foundation

Locality: Terrigal, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4385 7365

Address: PO Box 335 2260 Terrigal, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.donnicaclarke.com.au

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25.01.2022 More good news! Scholarship holder #40 Tori Pendergast has been selected in the Australian Winter Paralympic Team to compete in Sth Korea starting 9th March. Fresh from a World Cup Bronze in Giant Slalom this season Tori , who is a sit-skier, will compete in four events in PyeongChang. Congrats from everyone Tori and best of luck in your four events ...we will be watching and cheering for you Tori

24.01.2022 Good luck to scholarship holder #69 Callum Sutton who will be competing for Australia in the Oceania Area Athletics Champinships in Townsville. Callum will start competition tomorrow in the U20 Discus http://www.nbnnews.com.au//copacabanas-callum-sutton-pul/

24.01.2022 It was great to have a day out at the races yesterday in what has been a tough year to bring everyone together. We would of loved to fill the room but thank you to everyone who came to support, particularly our partners, we couldn’t do this without you

23.01.2022 Massive thank you to everyone who attended our Gala Dinner last Saturday night at Mingara Recreation Club. Over 340 guests witnessed the "story so far' delivered professionally by Jemma Smith Rachelle King Brad Woodward and @nicolalmcdermott who all warmly added what it personally mean't to them to be a Scholarship holder of the Foundation and how the support has assisted them to chase their dreams. We also thank our Class of 2019 ..our current scholarship holders who at...tended and supported the night as well as some of our former scholarship holders who sent personal messages or attended the Dinner The support we receive from the Central Coast community was never more evident than on Saturday night when we recognised the ongoing involvement from our corporate partners in particular our long term supporter and Dinner sponsor Eagles Plumbing Plus UAA Mobile Plant Hire, Robsons Civil Projects, GW Hydraulics and McPherson Plumbing. We sincerely thank these businesses for believing in the Foundation and our athletes. We also thank surprise guest Michael Caruso for chatting to Steve Allan and for recognising the achievements of the Scholarship athletes. Good luck at Bathurst Michael. Special thanks to Jean Ferguson for setting up the room, Lucy Thackray for taking happy snaps on the night including those in this post and to Terry Chigwidden for preparing the athlete video presentation and to Rod Amos our longstanding and beloved auctioneer. Our night would not be as memorable and enjoyable without our friends from Whooska. Thanks Steve and Susannah Mirana and band Thanks to our board members Say a Few Words and Michael Buettner for keeping the guests entertained and informed. Finally, the Clarke family and all the Board members sincerely thank our guests and supporters who attended the night and put their well earned to good use. We are humbled and honoured to know there are so many of you who believe in us and the athletes we support...it's what makes the Central Coast such a special place.

22.01.2022 Good luck to Kaya Ardita and Josh Moffitt who will be representing Australia for Touch Football at the 2020 Youth Trans Tasman. Games start today in Newcastle and continue over the weekend! You can catch the action via livestream on Touch Football Australia Central Coast Dolphins Touch Football

22.01.2022 PSA: Applications for 2020 Donnica Clarke Foundation Scholarships close this Friday. Head to https://donnicaclarke.com.au/scholarships/ for more information. Don’t miss the opportunity to join the family!

22.01.2022 Get your diaries out and save Saturday, 15 August for our 13th Annual Ball at Mingara Recreation Club! More info to come but as always it will be a night you won’t want to miss

21.01.2022 Congratulations to Scholarship holder #49 Brad Woodward on winning Silver in the 100 Backstroke at the Commonwealth Games tonight in a personal best time. We are all thrilled for you Woody.

21.01.2022 Three from Three! Aerial Skiier Abbey Willcox topped the podium three times over the weekend at the Europa Cup - Congrats

21.01.2022 We are pleased to report that Scholarship holder #49 Bradley Woodward has been selected in the AUS Swim team to compete at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April after finishing second in both 100M and 200M Backstroke at the AUS Swim Champs behind fellow Aussie and former World Champ Mitch Larkin Everyone involved with the Foundation congratulations Brad on this achievement. Brad joins fellow Scholarship holder Nicola McDermott in the AUS team at the Games

20.01.2022 A reminder that 2020 Donnica Clarke Foundation Scholarship Applications are open! Make sure you apply by the 31 January for the chance to be involved. Head to https://donnicaclarke.com.au/scholarships/ for more info

20.01.2022 While Netball may be on hold, Lauren Moore is still looking to raise $10,000 for The Kids Cancer Project

19.01.2022 A reminder that applications for our 2021 Scholarships are now open. Apply now | https://donnicaclarke.com.au/scholarships/

19.01.2022 Well done to our various Scholarship holders who competed at the Australian Canoeing Flat Water sprint championships last week. Congratulations to Dylan Littlehales, Harry Armstrong, Robert McIntyre, Jemma Smith and Riley Fitzsimmons. National titles were won in various categories by Dylan, Harry and Riley with selection in AUS teams likely to follow .

19.01.2022 Don't leave it any longer to secure your tickets for this years Gala Dinner. Tickets are selling fast and we want you there to celebrate the achievements of our Scholarship athletes who are proudly supported and funded by you ..the Central Coast community. Our Dinner remains one of the highlights of the year on the social calendar and one not to be missed! After a "gap year" ..its time to get the party started once again! See the poster for details.

19.01.2022 Congratulations and good luck Josh on your nomination for NSW Touch Junior Male Player of the Year

18.01.2022 Good luck Dylan Littlehales!

17.01.2022 Matt Graham is back on top of the podium in Sweden as he ties for Gold in the FIS Freestyle dual moguls. Congratulations Matt

17.01.2022 Support Nathan and the Foundation if you can spare a few $$ as he takes on a Marathon for the first time this weekend. Good luck Nath

17.01.2022 Congrats to scholarship holder #9 Rob McIntyre on an incredible career RETIREMENT POST Its been a while since I’ve raced competitively and it has been a good time to reflect on everything. I’ve realised that I don’t have the spark to get after it and race at a high level anymore. I first picked up a paddle as a toddler on family river camping trips and although I didn’t take to it instantly, I was always intrigued by it. ... In my early teenage years I started competing at schools events in slalom kayaks before going to a national championships and seeing people paddling Wildwater kayaks, which drew my attention in a big way! I remember being in New Zealand as a 14 year old, supporting Alex, who was in an Australian development team. I raced in one of the Aussie teams to fill in some numbers which was a nice experience, but I was way off the pace and restricted that particular team from getting a good result. I remember being a bit embarrassed. It fired me up for the next 18 months to improve and make the Junior Worlds team, which I was successful in doing. The rest was history. My family and friends have been the backbone and the reason I was able to do what I did. The sacrifice of their time and money, all in the belief that I could be a champion is something I will always be grateful for! I was national champion in three different paddle disciplines and represented Australia in two of them. I want to share some of my favourite sporting memories and will do so over the next couple of weeks. It’s not to boast, it’s just for reflection, to share stories and to thank people that made these moments happen. I will still be around every now and then for a paddle and will line up to go around the cans occasionally. I won’t be ‘all in’ like I once was. My focus has shifted. I have a beautiful daughter and fiancé that are my world! I’m a horticulturalist that’s eager to learn more. It’s no longer my priority to leave work at 3pm each day to train and spend months of the year away touring with sport. I’ve had a blast, I love paddling, but I’ve had my time and achieved some things I never thought I would when I first started. On to the next chapter, thanks for the memories! Yours in sport, Rob See more

17.01.2022 Scholarships 2019 Reminder applications are open and being accepted to join our "Class of 2019". Be sure to check out our website and lodge your application before they close on 31st January 2019. https://donnicaclarke.com.au/scholarships/

17.01.2022 In what has been a relatively quiet year for sport, our athletes have had a busy weekend! Congratulations to DCF alumni Nicola McDermott who high jumped a PB of 1.98m in Germany. And new to the Foundation in 2020, James Koch was named Surf Life Saving NSW Athlete of the Year!... Congrats Nicola & Jimmy

16.01.2022 https://www.nbnnews.com.au//04/10/donnicas-legacy-lives-on/

16.01.2022 So pleased to confirm that each of our Scholarship holders who are competing at the Commonwealth Games will come home with a medal Brad Woodward and Nicola McDermott have them proudly in their kit bags already and Matt Dawson is guaranteed Gold or Silver when the Hockeyroos play the final tonight Good luck Matt

16.01.2022 Congratulations to our 2019 Scholarship holders who were announced at a function at Mingara last night. Our MC and Board Member Steve Allan was in fine form as he interviewed each of the athletes as well as our special guests Ali Broadbent and Tori Pendergast #40. The announcement of this years scholarships take the number to 146 annual scholarships awarded to 75 athletes from 30 different sports with a total of $222,500 provided to a talented and impressive group of young ...Central Coast athletes. We can't achieve this without our supporters and last night we announced our new Executive Partner program and sincerely thank the following local businesses who will support the Foundation and its athletes in 2019 and beyond: G & W Hydraulics Robsons Civil Projects UAA Mobile Plant McPherson Plumbing AJC Plumbing Oakwood Financial Group We also thank Mingara who have supported the Foundation since it was established 11 years ago and acknowledge our continued relationship with Central Coast Academy of Sport Our "Class" of 2019 in #52 Kaylah Holmes #59 Lain Carr #60 Alyssia McGurk #62 Jazmyn Rodwell #63 Jemma Smith #69 Callum Sutton #71 Kaya Ardita #72 Blake Hessel #73 Samuel Hughes #74 Joshua Moffitt #75 Kallan Strong Absent from photo: Alyssia, Jazmyn and Lain

16.01.2022 Successful period for Scholarship athletes past and present . Highlights include : Nicola McDermott #38 winning her first Australian High Jump title at the Australian Track and Field Championships qualifying her for World Champs later this year Riley Fitzsimmons #37 won his first open Single Ski title at the Australia Surf Lifesaving Championships whilst Harry Armstrong #57 won the U19 Single Ski title... Jemma Smith #63 won double Gold at the same Championships in Rescue Tube Rescue and Champion Lifesaver. Also belated congratulations to Tori Pendergast #40 who won two medals (and a block of cheese!) at a recent ParaAlpine World Cup event in Europe

16.01.2022 Late Mail The Foundation Race Day is on this Saturday 21Nov at Gosford Race Club Due to COVID restrictions we are limited with numbers but we now have one Table (10) become available at $1200 including lunch and drinks package for ten people Please contact Kerrie on 0410730106 if you wish to fill the table with a group of 10 Thanks

15.01.2022 As you are no doubt aware by now, we have had to cancel our 2020 Gala Dinner which is traditionally held in August each year. The challenges of COVID and the restrictions placed on events, meant we could not hold our dinner in the manner we are accustomed and which is so popular with our supporters each year. We thank Mingara Recreation Club, and all of our supporters for their understanding and we will be back next year bigger and better - save the date, August 14 2021! We are pleased to announce an alternative fundraiser for 2020 in the form of a Race Day to be held at Gosford Race Club on Saturday, 21 November 2020. More details to follow in the coming weeks, but place the date in your diary if you are looking for a fun afternoon in the lead up to Christmas.

15.01.2022 Tickets are selling fast to our Annual Ball next month! Organise your table today and let us know if you are coming in the Facebook event.

14.01.2022 Comm Games update. Brad Woodward through to tonight’s final of the 200M Backstroke Good luck tonight Brad

14.01.2022 With the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony kicking off tonight, we thought we’d give you an update for when you can find our DCF athletes in action. Following two second places at the Australian Swimming Trials, Scholarship #49 Brad Woodward will be contesting in both the 100m and 200m backstroke at the Optus Aquatic Centre in Southport. 100m backstroke heats and semis kick off tomorrow with the final being held on Friday 6/4 and the 200m heats and finals will be on ...April 9th. Star defender and scholarship #6 Matt Dawson will be in action with the #1 Ranked Kookaburras from Saturday 7/4 in their first game against South Africa from 4.30pm. The Kookaburras are aiming for their 6th consecutive Commonwealth Games title and we have no doubt Matt will help them get there, safety glasses and all! High Jumper and Scholarship #38 Nicola McDermott is heading into the Games in fine form following an equal PB of 1.9m in January. Nicola will be in action on Saturday 14 April from 2.30pm at Carrara Stadium. We can’t wait to watch you all represent your country with class on home soil. Good luck, congratulations and go the Aussies! #commonwealthgames #gc2018 #TeamAUS See more

14.01.2022 Kaylah Holmes has just had an amazing weekend representing Australia at the RLSS Commonwealth Festival of Lifesaving in Leeds, United Kingdom. She came away with a Gold in the 50m Manikin Carry, Silver in the Super Lifesaver with a 4 second PB plus a bunch more medals in the team events. Congrats Kaylah!

13.01.2022 2019 scholarship holder Kaya Ardita has been very busy! He recently played at the National Youth Champs for Touch Football representing NSW CHS, going on to win the tournament against Queensland who hadn't been beaten for 6 years. From this he has been selected into the U18 Mens Touch team to represent Australia in the Trans Tasman Series in 2020. After finishing his final HSC exam he travelled to Coffs Harbour for the Senior Oztag National Champs playing for the Central Coast Mens Open Team team who went on to become National Champions! Amazing effort Kaya!

13.01.2022 It’s that time again! Applications open tomorrow (1st December) for 2018 Scholarships Please see our website www.donnicaclarke.com.au for details and ensure you submit your application before the closing date (31st January)

13.01.2022 Applications are now open for our Donnica Clarke Foundation Scholarships - join the family in 2020! Head to https://donnicaclarke.com.au/scholarships/ for more information

13.01.2022 The good news keeps coming ....Scholarship holder #38 Nicola McDermott was today announced in the Commonwealth Games Athletics Team. Nicola will represent her Country on the Gold Coast in April in High Jump. Congratulations Nicola ...we are thrilled for you and we wish you the best of luck

13.01.2022 SAVE THE DATE Sat 17th Aug 2019 2019 will see the return of our Gala DinnerSAVE THE DATE Sat 17th Aug 2019 2019 will see the return of our Gala Dinner

13.01.2022 It’s time ...tickets are now selling for what will be another special night Be sure to secure your tickets early

12.01.2022 Congratulations to Abbey Willcox who claimed her first Aerial Skiing World Cup podium in Deer Valley, Utah last night! Abbey got the bronze medal in her first World Cup Finals appearance. Amazing job Abbey!

11.01.2022 PB Alert! Katie Gunn added 4cm to her long jump PB over the weekend. Her jump of 6.13m is just 2cm off World Juniors Qualifier

11.01.2022 Brad Woodward is currently representing the Australian Life Saving Team in the German Cup. His return to Pool Rescue in day 1 of competition saw him claim Gold and a World Record in the 200m Obstacle in a time of 1.53.16. He also placed 2nd in the 50m Manikin Carry and claimed two more Golds in Team events. Good luck for the rest of the competition!

11.01.2022 Congratulations to three DCF athletes who received awards at last nights Sport Central Coast Awards. Sportsperson of the Year - Nicola McDermott Young Sportsperson of the Year - Callum Sutton Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability- Dylan Littlehales

10.01.2022 Congrats Fletcher!

09.01.2022 Congratulations to Loz Moore who has raised over $15,000 for the Kids Cancer Project and is currently shaving her head! Amazing work Loz

08.01.2022 For those of you on Instagram please start following our Insta page @donnicaclarkefoundation We currently have just 211 followers and our immediate target is 500. Please spread the word We have well over 1000 Facebook friends and we want to ultimately match that on Instagram as many of our athlete posts are on there ... #target500 #donnicaclarkefoundation #spreadtheword See more

08.01.2022 Time to get airborne and apply for a 2021 Scholarship Join the likes of Abbey Willcox Aerial Skier as a recipient of a scholarship to help you on your sporting journey Applications are now open and close on Jan 31 See our website for details

08.01.2022 Breaking News: Scholarship holder #38 Nicola McDermott has won Bronze in the Ladies High Jump at the Commonwealth Games this afternoon Congrats Nicola

08.01.2022 Jemma Smith wins National U19 Ski Title

07.01.2022 Congratulations to both Abbey Willcox #48 and Matt Graham #17 who were both recently named in the Australian Freestyle team for the 2019 FIS World Championships in Park City Utah USA. Special mention for Matt who finished on the podium in 2nd place to add to his silver from the Winter Olympics in 2018.

07.01.2022 Note to all of our loyal and valued supporters. Our Gala Dinner , normally held in early August , will not be held in 2018. After 10 straight years of support from individuals, families,local businesses, and our long term partners Eagles, Mingara, NBN and 2GO ,the Board has elected to take a one year hiatus from holding the fundraising event. We understand this news will disappoint many of you as the Dinner has become a show piece event for the Foundation and such a fun night. There is a strong chance the Dinner will return in 2019 and once again give us the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the young Central Coast athletes we support and allow you to "kick up your heels" at the same time!

07.01.2022 Our 2018 Scholarships were announced on Thursday night at Mingara. Over 60 people were in attendance to hear Steve Allan announce the names of our Class of 2018 and learn more about these promising Central Coast athletes Our special guests on the night included Winter Olympic Silver Medalist and Scholarship holder #17 Matt Graham and local Winter Olympian, Bobsledder Lachy Reidy.... Our thanks to the continued support we receive from the Central Coast community including the likes of Mingara, Sports Central Coast and Central Coast Academy of Sport who were all represented on the night . Congratulations to our following 2018 Scholarship recipients : Fletcher Armstrong Keeley Booth Lachlan Braddish Lain Carr Kaylah Holmes Teal Kilbride Dylan Littlehales Zoe McNamara Jaron Purcell Jazmyn Rodwell Edan Shorten Jemma Smith Callum Sutton Cassandra Van Breugel

07.01.2022 Congrats to Molly Picklum for taking out another Aus Open of Surfing event #Repost @picklummolly Happy to end the year with a win down here in Nth Narrabeen. Thanks @surfing_nsw for putting on these events.

06.01.2022 Congratulations Tori on an amazing career in Para Alpine Skiing As Donnica Clarke Foundation scholarship recipient #40 we are so glad we could play a small part in your incredible journey. Good luck with your next chapter!

06.01.2022 Congratulations to Callum Sutton #69 who last weekend was crowned Champion of the Open Mens Proneboard category in the 2018/19 Australian Ocean Racing Series . A win at Manly last weekend, added to three other wins , a second and a third across the six races in the series. Callum celebrated the win by hotfooting it to the NSW State Athletics Championships and placing third in the U20 Mens Discuss Final ..big day Callum!

05.01.2022 Our website has had a refresh! The new site is fresh, easy to use and mobile friendly and we've added a list of all of our past and present scholarship holders. However, we are not done yet - watch this space, there is more exciting stuff to come! ... Check it out | https://donnicaclarke.com.au/

05.01.2022 70 Central Coast athletes from 29 different sports have received a total of 135 Scholarships valued at $205,000 These funds have been raised solely from the generosity of the Central Coast community , with no Government assistance and is a lasting legacy to the memory of a wonderful and much missed young lady . Thank you Central Coast

05.01.2022 Congrats Dylan

04.01.2022 Riley Fitzsimmons who has been selected for the Olympics, now has his sights set on Tokyo 2021

03.01.2022 Amazing effort Fletch

03.01.2022 We are so proud to have 3 DCF athletes named in the Central Coast Australia Day honours for 2020. Congratulations to Matt Graham (Citizen of the Year), Callum Sutton (Youth of the Year) and Katelyn Smith (Sportsperson of the Year)

02.01.2022 The Australian Emus have taken out all six divisions at the Touch Football Trans Tasman Youth Championships held in Newcastle over the weekend with Kaya Ardita and Josh Moffitt representing the 18s and 20s, respectively. The U18 Men were undefeated winning all 3 games convincingly with Kaya contributing 2 tries while the U20s boys went into the decider 1-1 to win 5-4 which Josh contributed to with a try. Congratulations boys

01.01.2022 Check out this page and the services offered by Scholarship holder Jack Waddell ( #41) . We wish Jack well with his business and Jack has kindly offered discounts to both current and former scholarship holders.

01.01.2022 Last Wednesday we welcomed ten new athletes to the Donnica Clarke Foundation family along with six returning athletes. Albeit delayed, it was great evening at Mingara with all athletes bar one in attendance as well as many of our sponsors. Class of 2020: #65 Alyssia McGurk - Gymnastics #64 Fletcher Armstrong - Kayak & Surf Life Saving... #69 Callum Sutton - Paddle Sports & Athletics #71 Kaya Ardita - Touch Football, Oztag & Athletics #73 Sam Hughes - Water Polo #75 Kallan Strong - Ten Pin Bowling # 76 Kirra Dibb - Rugby League #77 Katie Gunn - Athletics #78 Tyler Gunn - Athletics #79 Aspen Henderson - Water Polo #80 James Koch - Swimming & Surf Life Saving #81 Lachlan McLeod - Water Polo #82 Daniel McLoughlin - Swimming #83 Molly Picklum - Surfing #84 George Wells - Athletics #85 Emelyn Wheeler - Surf Life Saving A special thanks to our 2020 Sponsors - without you, we would not be able to do what we do: Eagles Plumbing Bathroom & Kitchen, UAA, Physio Connex Performance Clinic, G & W Hydraulics Pty -Ltd, WesTrac Cat, B&K Developments, Mingara Recreation Club, McPherson Plumbing, Solution Plant Hire & Robson Civil Projects

01.01.2022 Congratulations Scholarship #40 Tori Pendergast on your 4th place in the Paralympic Downhill at the PyeongChang 2018 2018 Paralympic Winter Games over the weekend.