Service
MS CATRINA SHARP, DEPUTY PRINCIPAL/HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL
I will hold my hand out to you and speak the peace you long to hear. ‘The Servant Song’ by Richard Gillard
Serving others is at the heart of our College’s Christian calling. Seen in the everyday and well beyond, our community is purposeful in reaching out to others, instilling the importance of understanding and empathy in the girls and encouraging a responsive approach to life. The College reaches out to those we call friends, and extends care to those not known to us personally, but who may need special care. The College Interact Club Board, headed by President and Prefect for Service, Ila Torrance, led many activities which raised awareness and funds to support a variety of
organisations. The following groups were among those supported by the club: Queensland Medical Research Institute; Rosies Friends on the Street; Drought Angels; our three young international sponsor children and our newest friend – an Indigenous child from Queensland. The Senior Leaders of 2019 formed a compassionate yet driven team of participants in the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave Campaign, known affectionately as Shave for A Cure. Raising in excess of $60,000, the girls were thrilled to know a sum such as this would, by example, allow a family to enjoy accommodations close to medical care, for up to two years. With this came the recognition that the Fairholme Team raised the most money in Queensland and the thirdhighest figure by a group in Australia. The Great Stationery Race proved
to be a very successful Term 4 PCG challenge. Thousands of items were donated by our girls to ensure that our young friends from Rosies were able to gather all that they need for a timely return to school in 2020. Giving voice and honouring others is at the heart of service. Consequently, a committee of girls teamed with the Interact Club to host a most successful NAIDOC week program. The team hosted guests from other schools and associations, held games on the oval, taught us about the importance and meaning behind traditional meals, activities and the ritual of face painting. A hearty traditional lunch was provided for the Middle and Senior School. Racheal and Janae also presented Dr Evans with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flags, now displayed appropriately and proudly in the College Assembly Hall.
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