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Alum Donor Wall: A Legacy of Courage and Opportunity

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Every graduating class has a certain personality and former Branksome boarder, Becca McCORMACK Scarratt’79, says hers remains “rambunctious.” To this day, Becca and lifelong best friend, Judy GARAY MacKay’79, travel together regularly and even attended their 25-year reunion together.

Five women, four standing and one seated, smile together indoors at what appears to be a social or professional gathering. They are wearing name tags and dressed in casual to semi-formal attire.
The Class of '79 enjoying their 40th Branksome Reunion in 2019 (left to right): Pam PEPPER Zimmerman; Ann DUNCAN Birch; Becca McCORMACK Scarratt; Judy GARAY MacKay; Lesley ADAMSON Skelly

“Our entire class always has a lot to chat about,” says Becca. That’s why she’s passionate about adding her name to the Alum Donor Wall, a highly visible installation in iCAST celebrating our generous alums. Shaped in a five-foot-tall BH, 300 alum names will greet visitors as they enter from the overpass connecting the Athletics & Wellness Centre (AWC) to iCAST.

“Branksome taught me to set my own objectives and achieve them,” says Becca, crediting the school’s values for her acquired ability to just go for it. She now owns a physiotherapy clinic in Rimouski, Quebec. It took courage for her to set up a successful private clinic in a francophone environment (armed only with her Senior School French classes!).

Becca got the most out of her Branksome opportunity. As the only boarder on sports teams in Grade 9, she received special privileges to go straight to dinner in her athletic wear. In Grade 13, she was a Prefect and captain of the basketball team.

“I’m passionate about giving back,” says Becca, who has also contributed to Branksome's financial assistance program to pay forward the opportunities she received from other donors’ generosity. “Thanks to Branksome, I am still committed to pushing myself beyond my perceived limitations.” 

Learn more about reserving your legacy with the Alum Donor Wall.