Marist College Eastwood Parents and Friends

This magnificent Seiko Ladies Watch is one of our major raffle prizes. It’s not too late to join us at Ryde Eastwood Leagues this Saturday night. If cash is more your thing! Our other prize is $500. Also some great lucky door prizes.

Our night is fast approaching, this Saturday. Please joins us.
I think we could all do with a laugh in these trying times. Ticketing details on the flyer.
A great line up of top class entertainers plus lucky door prizes and a chance to win a $900 Seiko ladies watch and $500 cash.

Great news! We have four fabulous comedians confirmed for our fundraiser. Bring your friends, tons of laughs , prizes and more. Seating is theatre style so groups large and small can be accommodated.

The P&F is hosting a Comedy For A Cause August 10 at Ryde Eastwood Leagues. Tickets are on sale now! We have sold out in previous years so don’t miss out.

The event is open to all, so we encourage you to invite your friends near and far. And get ready to laugh 😆

That's a wrap for the 2024 P&F Trivia Night!
With 13 teams battling it out it was an unforgettable evening of fun and friendly competition. Congratulations to our winning team, "2024 Graduates," who emerged victorious by just half a point! 🏆

A huge thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the night a success. Your enthusiasm and support truly made this event a success raising over $4,000.
Special thanks to our sponsors, organizers, and everyone who played a part in making the night possible.

We can't wait to see you all at our next P&F event!

Thank you to all of our sponsors who together have contributed over $5,000 worth of prizes for the Trivia Night!
We are truly grateful for everyone's support, including the generous donations from MCE families. Thank you for making this event possible!

🏆Just one week until the big night! 🎫With only 6 tickets left, now's your chance to join in for an awesome evening of fun. Don't worry if trivia isn't your thing – we've got games, prizes, delicious food, and drinks too!
Secure your spot today and get ready for a fantastic time! 🎟️🥂🍾🍽
https://myschoolevent.com.au/event/marist-college-eastwood-mce-pf-trivia-night-2024/

🚨TICKET SALES ARE NOW OPEN! 🧠
The Trivia Night is back! Come along and join us for a fun-filled night on Saturday March 23rd. Put your knowledge to the test while supporting our school's initiatives! 🏫
Team or individual tickets available. Book now at https://myschoolevent.com.au/event/marist-college-eastwood-mce-pf-trivia-night-2024/

Doors open 6:00pm
Trivia starts 7:30pm
Night concludes 10:30pm

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday 23 March!
Get ready to test your knowledge, enjoy great company, and compete for glory. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details.
We are also on the lookout for donations towards the raffle held on the night. If you can help or know someone who can, please email Vicki and Jody at [email protected].
Let the countdown begin!

A great night celebrating the many wonderful events run by the P & F throughout the year.
Thank you all for your efforts and your amazing contributions to the College.

Please find following Damian, our P & F President's address to the AGM.

Welcome parents and friends to our Annual General Meeting for 2023. Thanks for attending this evening.
Before I begin, I wish to take a moment to reflect on the sad passing of John Cutler who passed away on the 3rd February - John was the former business manager at the school.

Many of you who knew John personally remember his involvement with the P&F and how he worked tirelessly to support our initiatives and activities.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and we wish them comfort and strength in the times ahead.

I am proud to speak about what we have achieved in 2023.
The seven events we participated to date have in included :

Year 7 parents welcome night
College open day
Comedy for a cause
Trivia night
Mother’s Day
World teachers day
and Granny Smith festival

On behalf of the P&F committee -thank you to all volunteers that have leant a hand, helped co-ordinate and lead the program events.

It was especially pleasing to see the number of new year 7 parents involved in the initiatives such as our college open day to support the school.

Three of the events were social to build on our strategy of community inclusiveness.

Special thanks to the following core team of volunteers who were the engine room for 2023 and participated across a multiple number of the 7 events :
Jane Ward, Catherine Girke, Tara Boyd, Jody Patman, Macole Wassef, Diana Clark and Annemarie Cooke.

I wish to acknowledge the parents who put their hand up for the second time to run the very popular Trivia Night
Vicki Tanner, Jody Patman, Mark Hancock for the Comedy for a Cause and Matt Harvey and Sona Chowdhury for the Granny Smith Festival Stall. Lastly, I wish to thank all the school administration and hospitality staff that were the backbone to help us run the school events.

Now to Luke Homann - our outgoing VP. He has made a long standing contribution to the P&F since 2016 , taking up the reigns as P&F president from 2019- 2022 and VP this year. His 7 years of participation and collaboration has been a great example of tradition of the schools founder St Marcellin Champagnat, which calls us to nurture Good ‘Christians and Good Citizens’. Luke you embellish those qualities - thankyou for your service to the MCE community over your tenure. It’s been a pleasure to work with you over the last few years.

Now to the finances- From a numbers perspective the P&F were pleased to provide a $17,000 donation to the school for student resources and additional teaching support.

The school uniform shop continues to be a major contributing earner for us at just under a third of the income at just under $5000 to date which enables us to support events such as Champagnat day and Year 7 welcome night.

Thank you to the families that generously donated school-wear items for the uniform shop. There was a good number of blazers donated this year which is a pleasing result.

Our appreciation goes to Macole Wassef , Catherine and also daughter Lily Girke for their stellar efforts in running the shop again in 2023. It is a great community service which is very much valued and appreciated by parents.

Thanks go to Karen Guerin Kerr for again continuing her time to work in grant applications which netted an outcome of $ 7500- funds which will be used for the art room.

Finally, Thankyou to my fellow P&F executives
Mark Hancock - for balancing the books as Treasurer.
And Maria Costello for her contribution as secretary.

Regarding parent engagement communications.
Our P&F Community What’s app group has been a successful communication method for quick updates and interactions and we look forward to expanding subscriber pool in 2024 . We currently sit at 99.
We encourage parents to be part of this tool to enhance peer parent interaction. It allows for event collaboration and team building . We find it’s an effective way to “get the message out there”.

Our P&F MCE Facebook portal - which Jane Ward has kindly been managing also has a subscriber base approaching 600 people and is a great example of how we are creating positive community imagery of our activities and lifting our school social profile.

As we draw to a close - The year ahead in 2024 represents a transitional change for us.
We farewell Brother John Curry who ends his time with the school after 4 years. We wish him good tidings as he embarks on his retirement to Papa New Guinea. Thankyou for being such a compassionate and dedicated teacher. We will miss your gregarious spirit and for our sons - those jokes in class are particularly noteworthy.

As me move forward we will focus on succession planning to continue the long tradition of what is the Marist P&F committee.

We have a number of key volunteers including myself that will end their time with the school in 2024. Ideally, we would like to expand the base of volunteers to shadow current contributors for the main events we would like to do. This allows an opportunity for others to experience what is involved in our event planning/coordinating/running and helps spread the load.
It is also important that we continue to build on active membership participation across the entire school years represented to replace those families that leave and in that sense allow for the renewal momentum to continue into the future.
Whether is baking a treat for a function, cutting pies or sizzling a snag - Every type of contribution is highly valued to our MCE family no matter how minor.

I look forward to another successful year in 2024 as we provide opportunities to again be part of something special at Marist College Eastwood.

I thank you parents and friends for the great honour of leading our MCE Parents and Friends in 2023 and for attending this evenings AGM.

Best Regards,
Damian Mousley

The P & F AGM is on tonight -- 7 pm in the library.

Come along and make a difference in your son's life!!

World Teacher's Day was another extraordinary celebration of our amazing teachers and staff at the College.

Thank you to everyone who donated delicious delicacies for the staff to enjoy. Just amazing.

Enormous thanks to the small, but incredible band of helpers on the day.... you rocked!! Tara B, Catherine G, Macole W, Shehani S, Katie P and Annmaree C. The day wouldn't have happened without you!!

What a beautiful day at Granny Smith Festival.
Our Marist College Eastwood Parents and Friends’ apple Pie 🥧 stall was a huge hit and everything sold off by 1pm.
Well done to the amazing marist parent community- We all are truly blessed!
** if you missed out this time, prebook yours for next year 🍏 🥧
Marist College Eastwood

Come on down to the Everything Apples stall and buy the best Apple Pie in the world!!

We are on Rowe Street, just near the NAB!!

The Granny Smith Festival is tomorrow, Saturday, 21 October. Come visit the College Stall where we will be selling delicious apple pies.

Look for us on Rowe Street!!

It's not too late to volunteer to help ... particularly in the afternoon. Please contact Sona - 0403275532 or Matt 0451836288 if you can spare some time to help out.

Don't forget World Teacher's Day .... there is still time to donate something yummy for morning tea!!

Just drop it off at the front office between 8 am and 10 am tomorrow morning (Friday!!)

Hello lovely people...

Don't forget that we are celebrating World Teacher's Day at the College on Friday, 20 October, 2023.

This is the perfect way to thank the amazing staff at the college for all they do for our boys.

If you would like to donate some food for the event, please drop it off at the front reception area of the college between 8 am and 10 am.

Additionally, if you could spare a couple of hours to help out on the day, that would be amazing.

Please fill out the Google Form below... to advise what you might be able to help out with. https://docs.google.com/.../19dJ021xP93x1DyGcFqcCepg.../edit
Any further details, please text Jane Ward - 0407 161 789.

Everything’s Apples Stall 🍏 🥧

Great event to be part of school community!

Come and help at the Marist college Apple Pie Stall as part of Granny Smith festival on Saturday, 21st October,2023.

Please contact Matt or Sona if you are keen to help on the day.

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Hello lovely people...
World Teacher's Day is being celebrated at the College on Friday, 20 October, 2023.
To help thank our amazing teachers for all they do for our boys, It would be great if you could donate a plate of food for them to share at Morning Tea.
Additionally, if you could spare a couple of hours to help out on the day, that would be amazing.
Please fill out the Google Form below... to advise what you might be able to help out with. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19dJ021xP93x1DyGcFqcCepgvz4sd6JbmKuEAyMb_jTM/edit
Any further details, please text Jane Ward - 0407 161 789.

Wishing the Class of 2023 best wishes and happiness as they graduate from the College today.
Thank you and good luck with all that you do in the future.

✨Thank you to everyone who joined us for the MCE P&F Trivia Night last Saturday.
With 12 teams battling it out in a mix of challenging and hilarious categories, it was an unforgettable evening of fun and friendly competition. ⁉️
🏆Congratulations to our MCE staff team, "Chat GPT," who emerged as victorious!👑

The atmosphere was simply amazing, and we couldn't have done it without you. Your enthusiasm, support, and donations helped make this event a massive success. We extend a special thank you to our sponsors, organisers and everyone who helped make the night possible.
To all the amazing parents and MCE staff who came along, we can't thank you enough for making this event one to remember. We can't wait to see you all at our next P&F event!

Only 1 more sleep till the MCE P&F Trivia Night.
Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets to attend. We have officially SOLD OUT!

Doors open 6:00pm
Trivia starts 7:30pm
Night concludes 10:30pm

Don't forget to bring your gold coins to join in on the games and take the time to grab a raffle ticket to be in the draw to win some fantastic prizes worth over $1,000, including Luna Park tickets, Bunnings vouchers, movie tickets... and lots more!

Dinner and drinks can be purchased at the club.
We can't wait to see you there!

📣 Just over 1 week left until our Trivia Night! 🔍
Thank you to our sponsors who together have donated over $1,000 worth of prizes towards the nights raffle. Including, a Ryobi trimmer and blower kit, Luna Park tickets, Bunnings, K-Mart, Woolworths, Dan Murphy’s gift vouchers plus more🎁.
🎫 Only a few seats left, secure your ticket now! https://myschoolevent.com.au/event/mce-pf-trivia-night-2023/

👋 Welcome MCE Year 7 parents!
Feeling hesitant about joining us at the upcoming Trivia Night? 🧐
Don't worry, we've got you covered! WE'VE RESERVED A TABLE JUST FOR YOUR YEAR GROUP.🤝
This event is the perfect opportunity to socialise, meet new people, and connect with other parents at MCE.
🎟️Grab your tickets now at https://myschoolevent.com.au/event/mce-pf-trivia-night-2023/😊

🎯 Ready, set, TRIVIA! 🏆
Unleash your inner trivia master at our Trivia Night in just over 2 weeks! 🎉 Test your wits while supporting a great cause💖
Mark the date in your calendars now and book your spot: https://myschoolevent.com.au/event/15395-mce-pf-trivia-night-2023/ 🎫

🚨 THE TRIVIA NIGHT IS BACK!🧠
Join us on 29th April for a fun-filled Night , where you can put your knowledge to the test while supporting our school's initiatives! 🏫
Gather your team or meet new people there.
🎟️Secure your tickets now at https://myschoolevent.com.au/event/15395-mce-pf-trivia-night-2023/