Rosie Horton

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Dame Rosie Horton

DNZM QSO QSM
Rosie Horton (cropped).jpg
Horton in 2019
Born
Rosemary Anne Moon

(1940-03-25) 25 March 1940 (age 81)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Known forCharitable and philanthropic work

Dame Rosemary Anne Horton DNZM QSO QSM (née Moon; born 25 March 1940) is a New Zealand philanthropist. Over a period of more than 40 years she has raised money for New Zealand organisations, many of which focus on sick children and women.

Biography[]

Horton was born in Christchurch on 25 March 1940 to Olga (known as Bill) and Ellis Moon and grew up in Ashburton.[1][2] Her mother died of breast cancer in February 1963, when Horton was almost 23.[1][3]

In her late 20s, Horton worked in the library at UEB, a large corporate business in Auckland.[1]

Horton was a founding trustee of the Starship Foundation and Friends of Starship in Auckland.[4] She was also the founding chair of the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation, and has contributed to Women's Refuge, the SPCA and the Salvation Army.[5][1]

In 2014 Horton and her husband established the Michael and Dame Rosie Horton Prize at the University of Auckland to remember New Zealand journalist and writer, Marcia Russell.[6]

Horton and her husband have a second home in Australia and have collected over 300 pieces of contemporary Aboriginal art. The collection will be donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.[1]

Personal life[]

Horton is married to Michael Horton, her second husband.[1] He was the managing director of newspaper and magazine publisher Wilson & Horton until 1995.[5]

Honours and awards[]

In 1990, Horton received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[7] In the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service.[8] In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service.[9] In the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to philanthropy.[5][10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Bailey, Judy. "Dame Rosie Horton is New Zealand's charity queen". Now To Love. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Births". The Press. 26 March 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Cemetery record enquiry". Ashburton District Council. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Friend and fundraiser extraordinaire". www.starshipstars.co.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "A volunteer for life". Stuff. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Michael and Dame Rosie Horton Prize - The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. ^ Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 458. ISSN 1172-9813.
  8. ^ "No. 53334". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 12 June 1993. p. 39.
  9. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2004". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2011". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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