In ancient teaching it is said that we each have three deaths: the first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the soul leaves the body. The third is that moment when that person’s name is spoken for the last time.
Purpose of the fund
A donation to the Say Their Name fund is a way for donors to keep alive the memory of someone who has died, and in so doing support First Nations women and girls living in the inner northern area of Melbourne.
Say Their Name
- Patricia ANDERSON 2022
- Dr Prahba APTE 1947 – 2006
- Dr Christopher BAKER 1957 – 2020
- Salvatore Michelangelo CALEO 1937 – 2020
- Anne Agnes DYKES 1919 – 2009
- Kerri HALL 1956 – 2017
- Lesley HALL 1954 – 2013
- Geoffrey Bolitho HAUSER 1927 – 2013
- Lawre Ida McCAFFREY 1921 – 2017
- Joan Mary McCANN 1926 – 2005
- Anna TEGNER 1982 – 1999
- Merrin TEGNER 1947 – 2004
- John Thomas TIMMONS 1922 – 2015
- Maria Wilhemina Catherina Grundemann WALTA 1914 – 2010
- Elsie Margaret WILLIAMS 1896 – 1988
- Marie Virginia WILLIAMS 1919 – 2012
Anyone is welcome to nominate someone with a donation to Say Their Name. Fully tax deductible donations start at $50, and any amount up to $50,000 will ensure a listing for up to ten years.
Who we are
The Say Their Name Fund was established with a donation from Genevieve Timmons in 2013. The Fund provides small annual grants to First Nations women and girls who live, work or study in Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs, particularly the Moreland, Yarra and Darebin municipalities.
Recipients develop their leadership skills and experience, and strengthen their prospects for employment and leadership roles in the future.
Five people incorporate the team: Genevieve Timmons, Charles Tegner, Rob Hauser, Mary Dykes and Josie Walta.
Our grants
Currently, grants from the Fund are small, but are expected to grow as more people donate to the Fund. Past grants have been directed to the Aborigines Advancement League in Thornbury. www.aal.org.au
The Say Their Name Fund supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart
“We are guided by the Makarrata. These are very important words – coming together, working together and making peace together” – Galarrwuy Yunupingu