Feature Story: Darke Hall receives $1 million gift from anonymous donor

Abstract

Ilana van der Merwe says one of the happiest days of her life was when she picked up her cello at the age of five. “I remember actually making a sound,” she says. “It was amazing.” Now, she is immersed in the world of performing. “I am the happiest when I am on stage. Van der Merwe has spent many hours on the stage at Darke Hall. “I am also part of Do It With Class, a theatre group for young people, and I was so fortunate to appear in two musicals in Darke Hall.”