palm From the President MR TERRY IANNELLO OAM (‘59) PRESIDENT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Your Alumni Association is proud to represent a large community of diverse characters who are gathered under the same banner due to a firm kinship that simply relates to the school in which we all attended. It seems a fragile and tenuous connection – and yet in the years that we entered the same Ellen Street gates and trod the floors of the same old buildings, we built lasting friendships that stay with most of us up until today. The memories we share of our school days are born from traditions that form a culture. We shouldn’t think that traditions remain static, though, because new traditions layer on the old, like the rings on a tree, and if they are valid and genuine, they can continue to remind us of our lasting legacy. Along with other members of the Alumni Association committee, I’m always encouraged
26
touchstone Vol 10 2022
when we keep our traditions alive. A major achievement in this regard has been the fundraising for the restoration of the Chapel, and we are grateful for the contributions that have been made by individuals, year groups banding together and generations of families who have attended CBC. We are on target to achieve our goal, but there is still time to donate so please visit our website for more information, or have a look at the enclosed flyer. The unveiling of the restored old hall will coincide with our All Ages Reunion and Alumni Awards on Friday 25 November, and it’s going to be spectacular. Last year, we had a great turnout to the annual reunion and awards ceremony. Thank you to all of the Old Boys who joined us for the evening – it was a lot of fun with representatives from the anniversary years of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 showing up in numbers. We acknowledged the incredible contributions of three past students
