Footy Colours Day

Footy Colours Day - proudly supporting the Mphatso Children’s Foundation

On the last day of Term 3, students are invited to come dressed in their favourite team colours for our annual Footy Colours Day!

Usually on casual dress days, we ask students to bring a gold coin donation to support a good cause. For Footy Colours Day, we do things a little differently – we encourage students to collect and bring along as many coins as they can!

Students can deposit their coins into their favourite team’s container, with the team collecting the most coins by volume (not value!) crowned the winner of the Buninyong Cup!

Why all the coins?

5c coins have long been synonymous with the Mphatso Children’s Foundation, as 5c was once enough to provide a child in Malawi with a bowl of porridge at school. For many children, this may be the only meal they receive that day.

Unfortunately, inflation has also hit Malawi and the cost of providing a bowl of porridge has now risen to around 10c.

Students can bring as many coins as they wish, of any denomination – every coin helps!

All money collected will be donated to the Mphatso Children’s Foundation on behalf of our school.

Buninyong Primary School has had a special connection with Mphatso for many years. Former Buninyong PS parent Robyn Casey established the Mphatso Children’s Foundation in 2004, with its mission to:

FEED THE CHILDREN • GROW THE COMMUNITY • IMPACT THE FUTURE

Thank you for continuing to get behind this wonderful cause – and start saving those coins!

For more information, visit the Mphatso Children’s Foundation website or Mphatso Children’s Foundation on Facebook.