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Friends of St Dunstan’s
COMMUNITY
Friends of St Dunstan’s
After a few years of disruption to community events due to the pandemic, we looked forward this year, with great enthusiasm, to planning and hosting fun and enjoyable events once again for our whole College community. The year kicked off with the highly popular Cheese and Wine evening. As always, a well-attended evening by both parents and staff, full of lively conversation and fantastic art displays from our children, and accompanied by a myriad of cheeses, wines and Indian snacks, resulting in a wonderful start to the new academic year. A couple of weeks later, Friends and the Charity Committee held a Cake Sale in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, superbly supported by parent volunteers and cake donations, raising much needed funds for that cause. The cancellation of the Christmas Fair due to government guidance was disappointing to many, however we still managed to raise funds for the school through sales thanks to the generosity of our community, and all the organisational efforts will be put towards next year’s fair. In March, came the return of the muchanticipated Quiz Night, which was held in support of Lewisham Foodbank. Over twenty-one teams attended what was an extremely competitive and exciting event which eventually saw the winning team ‘Nerd Immunity’ come through and win the inaugural ‘Friends of St Dunstan’s Quiz Night Champions’ trophy and medals. 2022 was the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year and, in honour of this great occasion, the Summer Fete in July was resplendent in Union Jack bunting and even held a Great St Dunstan’s Bake-off with some very suitably decorated and tasty entries. Stalls, inflatables, games, and plenty of food and drink offerings made this a fabulous family event to end the year on. All in all, it has been a successful year of events for our community, with the Friends College Shop further establishing itself in the College Atrium with the help of its fantastic volunteers. Over £8,000 was raised through these events and the shop which will be put towards College and charity initiatives. Thank you to everyone for your support.
