A Geelong-based foundation aims to help 20,000 children into education within the next three years.
The Cotton On Foundation had already helped put 6500 kids into schools around the world but wanted to achieve its overall target by 2020, its general manager told Christian College students this week.
Tim Diamond addressed an annual service at the college’s Highton middle-school campus, speaking of the foundation’s work and complimenting the students on their “passion for the future”.
“We felt blessed to have such an inspiring and philanthropic speaker,” a college spokesperson said.
Geelong’s Cotton On Group established the foundation following a “simple donation” to a health care centre in southern Uganda 10 years ago.
Cotton On, which has headquarters in North Geelong, operates more than 1000 stores globally.
The company has grown to become one of Geelong’s largest private-sector employers, with further expansion underway around its main office.
