From Your P&F

Hi Parents and Carers, 

Walkathon 2026

WALK DON’T RUN to sign up as a volunteer for the annual Marist Walkathon!

The Walkathon is a blue and gold tradition and one of the biggest days on the P&F calendar. Held this year on Sunday 9 August 2026 from 8:00am, it brings together students, families and staff for a fantastic day of community spirit, fundraising and Marist fun.

We still need volunteers to help make the day run smoothly, including course guides and helpers for the BBQ, coffee van and canteen. Thank you to everyone who has already volunteered — if you have not yet signed up, now is the time.

Grab a friend, use it as a catch-up, and be part of the community spirit that makes Marist so great. 

Sign up now: Walkathon 2026 Volunteers — https://signup.com/go/SQNpznk

Sports Canteens

Marist is at home to St Patrick’s College this Saturday, with Basketball, Rugby League and Tennis fixtures across the College.

The Gym and Main Oval canteens will be open to support players, families and visitors during the day. These canteens are an important part of home sport at Marist and rely on parent volunteers to operate.

If you are at the College supporting your son, please consider signing up for a shift. Even one hour makes a real difference and helps keep these much-valued services available throughout the day.

Students can also volunteer through the Mates program. Years 11 and 12 students may volunteer independently, while Years 5 to 10 students can volunteer alongside a parent or guardian. Students must wear their school uniform and register their hours using the QR code available at the canteen at the end of their shift.

Marist Family Support

💙💛HELP NEEDED FOR MARIST FAMILY SUPPORT 💛💙 

🔸🔹MEALTRAIN REQUEST🔹🔸 

Thank you to the community members who have already signed up for our first Mealtrain request. 

We currently have a second family who need a little support right now and for whom we also have a Mealtrain organised. If anyone has time over the coming weeks to make a meal for these families, it would be greatly appreciated. 

The details for each family are listed below:

🔸Family 1: 

5 Adults

Mealtrain: From 27/7-7/8 

Mealtrain Link: https://mealtrain.com/1r8753 

🔹Family 2:

4 Adults 

Mealtrain: From 28/7-7/8 

Mealtrain Link: https://mealtrain.com/6yqe4q 

Notes:

• A pre-prepared meal that is easy to freeze or reheat is preferred. 
• Please drop the meal off to Tower Reception between 8:00am and 3:00pm. 
• Please label the meal with the appropriate details including the family it’s for. 
• All the details are in the Mealtrain links. If you click on the appropriate link (or copy and paste it), you can sign up to help out - choose a night to make a meal - and find any further information that you might need. 

Thank you so much in advance for your help!!! The meals make a huge difference to our families taking some pressure off the nighttime juggle. 

🔸🔹CALL FOR DONATIONS🔹🔸 

 Marist Family Support was set up to provide assistance to families and students in our school community who are doing it tough or facing extraordinary challenges. Run by parents, it is a way for us to connect, support and make a change for those around us … in the Marist tradition of Presence, Family Spirit and In The Way of Mary. Support can take many forms and over the years we have organised meal trains, gift cards, household maintenance, flood relief and monitor card top ups. 

Our last call out for monetary donations was 18 months ago. In that time, we have made those funds stretch but we are now again putting a call out for our community to generously donate to Marist Family Support.  

Thank you so much to the members in our community who have donated, and made meals for our families, so far this year. 

Your donations make a big difference to our families, particularly helping students to have the same experience at Marist as their peers and not feel different or excluded due to their circumstances. And, for example, an allocation of these donated funds to a student’s Tuckshop card can help ease the burden of the morning rush in a household that is struggling and give a family some much needed breathing space. 

To ensure probity, the funds are donated via a Monitor link - https://bit.ly/MCA-fundraising and held by the school. It is also a permanent listing in the Monitor system (via the Parent Portal) in both the student and supporter shops under "fundraising".... parents can simply go to the tuckshop monitor link as usual and find it in the online purchases. All money donated is used to help families in our community. 

Kind Regards 

Jane, Cassandra & Angela 

(Marist Family Support)