Men’s Association & Care Group____________________Page

MEN’S ASSOCIATION

As the year draws to an end, I find myself singing the praises of the Men’s Association again and all the work they perform at the College, rain, hail or shine. Attendance by all four teams has been strong with an average of nine fathers presenting on Sunday mornings to assistme with whatever tasks presented to them. On eight occasions we have had eleven or more attend which allows us to address many areas around the College.

This year we have been able to perform the following:

• Install and relocate lockers around the Year 7 area

• Perform assembly and exam step ups in the gym • Clean up the gym after College functions • General cleaning around the College especially stairwells and lockers

• Clean, dry and air wet equipment used for TriUMPH • Wash the College waste/ comingled bins including the Bokashi (composting)bins • Wash the College mini buses • Clean out drains and gutters One of the primary tasks of the Men’s Association is staying on top of the mowing and weeding allocated to us by the College groundsman, Travis Smith. Travis especially enjoys allocating the steep embankments for our attention and these areas are usually attacked with the usual complaints, but are soon transformed to lovely trimmed embankments. After two hours of hard work we enjoy a BBQ cooked by the budding “master chefs” in our team and a couple of beers. This is the perfect time for keeping the dads informed of developments around the College, such as proposed construction works, new carparks and sporting success. Most dads have expressed that this time is the best part of the once a month gathering. I would like to thank all active members who have assisted in keeping the College in such great condition over the last year and especially the Team Captains Des Nolan, (Team One) current President, Rohan Crowe, (Team Two) Danny Sheedy, (Team Three) and David Cogan (Team Four).

- Pierre Belluzzo, Property Manager CARE GROUP

Our Care Group was formed to assist families during times of crisis (eg. illness, bereavement or special circumstances). Each year this group has done wonderful work supporting those in our community when they are most in need. The last thing parents need to worry about is food, when they are under stress and strain caring for family members who are seriously ill or struggling to cope with extremely difficult circumstances. This year has been a very sad year for many families in our College community with a number of parents and staff suffering illness and bereavements. We have been able to assist many families, some ongoing throughout the year, with approximately 115 meals supplied. The families we have helped are most appreciative of the support the College offers through this group. A number of these families have received ongoing support to ensure there is a meal for their family as they cope with complex and long term illness. We sincerely thank our wonderful band of volunteer cooks and helpers who have generously prepared and provided many meals for others throughout 2017. Without all of these meals and all of your hard work, we would not be able to offer this support to our families, so to ALL involved THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

We would like to acknowledge the work of our coordinators Veronica van Galen and Linda Doherty. This year we welcomed Linda as a co-coordinator and like Veronica she has been a wonderful addition to our Care Group Team. As the year comes to an end, we would like to acknowledge their contribution. Both ladies have been a fantastic support to us here at the College in overseeing the running of our Care Group. Thank you so much. We take this opportunity to wish all our families good health, love and happiness and look forward to your ongoing support again in 2018.

- Adel Mawson & Maureen Bryant, SJC Care Group & Principal’s Personal Assistants.

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Setting up the Gym