Tri-UMPH Festival St Joseph’s College, Sacred Heart College, Clonard College and Saint Ignatius College were united yet again on 5 September 2014 to make poverty history with the third Tri-UMPH Music Festival. In 2008 and 2011, we hosted the first Tri-UMPH Musical Festivals, where many popular bands and DJ’s from all over Australia played to over 4,500 students and staff. We collectively raised just shy of $43,000 in the 2011 event. The successful music festival was heavily publicised in the region and was plugged on national news stations. In 2014, we were back bigger than ever. Playing host 5,500 young students from Geelong Catholic colleges; St Joseph College, Sacred Heart College, Clonard College and Saint Ignatius College. Hosted by St Josephs College, the bands, performers, food and the weather was PERFECT on the day. With the crowd of students packing Zampatti Oval, over 50 performers, 200 special guests and over 600 staff UNITED AS ONE to help MAKE POVERTY HISTORY. This Tri-UMPH festival - run by students, for students, was a huge success. Geelong Mayor Mr Darren Lyons provided a rousing opening
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address before the day kicked off with a some cultural dancers and a band from East Timor. What followed was a long line of spectacular performances, fun, laughter, dancing (particularly in the DJ tent), some relaxing time at the Chill Out stage and delicious food from a variety of stalls. As our name Tri-UMPH – being an acronym for “Triennially United to Make Poverty History” – suggests, our purpose was to support the universal efforts to make poverty history. Specifically, we hoped to achieve our goal of raising $50,000 to donate to schools and education in Railaco, a small East Timor village, to give financial assistance to a teachers college in Baucau on the north coast of East Timor and also to provide funds to Geelong Viqueque Friendship Schools.We by far exceeded our expectations with a total of $62,518 raised! A phenomenal effort. Currently the youth of East Timor face many challenges such as a lack of jobs, training and recreational activities.
