2013 School Magazine

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'Meaning of Life Day'

Cait yn Duke & Aakanksha Desai at the National Council of Women Old and OGA Service Forum

It was a remarkable year for Service at Girls Grammar, with fundraisers, awareness events and community contact galore. On every level, students and staff alike have displayed an incredible enthusiasm for giving back to our community As Service Captains. our goals were in keeping with the School's 2013 theme of 'Embrace the new! Link the Blue'. Our primary aim was to encourage each Grammar girl, no matter her age. background or interests. to be involved in some aspect of Service. We proposed to achieve this by promoting BGGS Service opportunities. particularly among the Junior years, and by prompting Senior students to lead by example in their captaincies of charty clubs and as House Service Captains. We are proud to say that students have embraced this chal enge Another facet of our Service endeavours included raising awareness and money for the 2013 School charity. the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Through the year. the Student Council and the House Service Captains assisted us in running a variety of successful events to raise funds for the GP Alliance. Some of these fundraisers included a Valentine's Day celebration, Blue Days, the YOLO debate against Somerville House, an Open Day stall. BIGrammar events. bake stalls. sausage sizzles and a talent quest. Also, over the entire year, we made and sold Cerebral Palsy Alliance badges. which quickly became a must-have item for the blazer lapel. A highlight was the Girls Grammar community's involvement in the GP Alliance's 'Steptember' challenge, where the aim was for participants to take 10,000 steps a day and be sponsored for their steps. The challenge was met with immense enthusiasm. with BGGS being the school with the highest number of teams entered internationally. We are very proud of this exceptional achievement

Pink Day

We were also able to support a number of other worthy causes as the need arose during the year. Following the January flood disasters in Queensland. we he d a gold rush for the whole School at inter house Swimming and raised $670. We held the annual Pink Day in support of the National Breast Cancer Research Foundation in May. 'Embracing the new'. we added a twist to this event by assembling girls dressed in pink on the pool lawn into the shape of a breast cancer ribbon. Another organisation we were able to support this year was the Pyjama Foundation, for whom we held a Pyjama Day and sold hot chocolate on a winter morning Not only did we raise money and awareness for many worthy causes, but we ourselves were provided with invaluable insights into the meaning of service through various conferences throughout the year. These events included the Meaning of Life Day' at Clayfield College, and the National Council of Women Queensland and Old Girls Association's 'Service is in our DNA' Forum. At these events we appreciated hearing from inspiration al speakers and were enlightened about ways of pursuing service outside the School In 2013 the BGGS community has come together, given back. and made a difference to the lives of so many This. we feel, is a testament to the Girls Grammar spirit and is an achievement that we are truly proud of

AAKANKSHA DESAI AND CAITLYN DUKE, SERVICE CAPTAINS

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