On Friday 16 March 2018, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Colin Stirling, hosted an event to recognise and thank those who made a donation in 2017 to education and research at Flinders University. Guests enjoyed morning tea at the Alere Function Centre and heard about the impact of giving at Flinders. Areas of focus were Student Scholarships, Indigenous Student Scholarships, Early Career Researchers and the Flinders University Art Museum. Guests also met some of our reptile friends from ecology and had the chance to get hands-on with the ‘Orby’ device from Flinders Medical Device program.