Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 2014

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FRIENDRAISING AND FIJ\TDRAISING

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Kylie Ganko and Debra Franks help out on lhe Vlothers Group stall at Open Day

AUTHOR M rs Lisa Bu ndock-Sm ith, President, Mothers Group

students In May, Mothers Group hosted the Mother Daughter Dinner and Debate with funds benefltting the National Breast Cancer Foundation In September, the Spring Luncheon at Vicloria Park Golf Course, supported by Audi Centre Brisbane was held. Ail monies raised from this event were donated to the Uralla Club and the Second Chance Programme, two of the causes chosen by the girls. Additional initiatives saw us raising funds for Ovarian Cancer Research, Antipodeans Abroad and the Fig Tree Pocket Campus Development Three teams of Mothers Group members joined staff and girls in raising funds for Steptember Our intention is to pass on all monies raised through these events to the Girls Grammar Service Captains who, combined with therr own fundraising totals, will be able to make a generous donation to these very worthy causes on behalf of all of the girls In doing this, we will have been role models for our daughters and assisted them in being able to support others Many months on I am still enjoying my involvement with Mothers Group. I have made new friends and taken on challenges that I never dreamed of - rncluding speaking to the entire School on assembiy - all the time with genuine, appreciated support from the School. My daughter is still happy to see me involved in her life and up and around at her School. I am, along with the rest of the mothers, looking forward with enthusiasm to 2015 as it prorrrises to be bigger and brighter as we get together again on the second Monday night of the month to do what we do best - that is, support our girls

N EW BEGIN N INGS ARE ALWAYS HARD, especially at a School which encourages a girl's independence. When my daughter arrived at Girls Grammar rn January 201,3, I felt a lrttle adrifl. I had always been involved with her schools both in an emotional and community sense Eager to fit in to my new 'home' I searched out a support group to be involved with and found Mothers Group, a sub-committee of the P&F Association which is open to all mothers of current Grammar girls We meet at the School two or three evenings a term and anyone is welcome to attend and contribute to our discussions. We have two objectives: that of friendraising and fundraising, all in the context of supporting our daughters, their teachers and the wider School community. In order to meet our 'friendraising' objectives, Mothers Group undertakes a number of social functions throughout the year. The majority of these are Year Level Mothers Dinners, orgtanised by the School and conducted on-site wrth Mothers Group faciiitating the 'meet and greet' aspect of the functions, ensuring happy welcoming faces at all evenls These functions provide lhe opportunity for staff to present short but informative talks on a range of topics, this year ranging from cyber safety to helping your daughter to study effectively. Additionally, a number of Mothers Group functions for both parents were organised off-site by rndivrdual Mothers Group Year Level Co-ordinators. The other major role of the Mothers Group is to support the service activities of our daughters and other