2008 School Magazine

Th s historic link between the Royal Children's Hospital and Brisbane Girls Grammar School was firmly re-established this year and the hospital was the beneficiary of the School's Student Council fundraising campaign for 2008 The Year 12s wanted to give their t me as well as money, and groups visited the hospital's ^;4^In4^'^^ME;20"' 17'281 ^;4^'^"F1. @?;24kiF^' f72M/ 'Wonderfactory', a purpose built entertainment centre for sick children and their siblings. They 3:48\4 i'Z^9 17'2"/ ^4^@A"'P^4 IF;d'or@ (728) 4ffP EZ. 3;@,"V a^@rug\'I. " 17'211 \/?;v' &orgy?IF',;@.@' conducted workshops in activities such as music, beading, puppetry and reading. neo" fly ^'@!^, I ^^"!?^'in, ^'^'0^'PI^,, 170"'^E;e^,^?i?^-I' . A

Leanne V0 (10M) and Kim Nguyen (10M) went beyond their compulsory fifteen hours of community . service by offering to assist the Prince Charles Hospital further with its strawberry sundae stalls at the Ekka this year for one day. Staff from the Hospital were so appreciative as they were running short of volunteers on the day. "... Ijust wanted to let you know how wonderful they were. On the girls' shift, we had 8 volunteers who could not make it-which could have potentially meant closing the stall down. If it had not been for the hard work that both Kim and Leanne put in, we certainly would not have gotten through the afternooon, " said Ms Nardi Harper, Prince Charles Hospital Foundation Administration

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Pink Day has become an annual event at Girls Grammar to raise money and awareness for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. On 30 May, $2000 was raised from a sausage sizzle, selling fairy floss and National Breast Cancer Foundation pink ribbons

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