Mission Action Day 2022
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Mission Action Day 2022

The tradition of Mission Action Day continued on the final day of Term 1 with a day filled with community spirit. We drew on the guiding principles of the College and lived the words of St Eugene De Mazenod ‘We have but one heart, one soul’ as we came together to raise funds to support the work of the Oblate Fathers. The students immersed themselves in the day that included an Easter liturgy, a walkathon and a wide range of fundraising activities. The traditional favourites including chocolate toss, laser tag and pizza continued to raise funds for the Oblates and this year they were joined by newcomers including a Souvlaki stall, Virtual Reality gaming and an inflatable obstacle course.

Thanks to the many people involved in organising and running MAD. From setting up stages and equipment, preparing a powerful Easter liturgy, planning logistics for all students to safely complete the walkathon, organising games and activities, ordering food, coordinating raffle prizes, preparing money floats and then actually running the day itself, the workload is shared by many willing contributors whose efforts are appreciated.

Thanks to families for their generous financial donations! If you missed out on the opportunity to donate the last term or would like to donate further funds there is still time. We'll be accepting MAD donations until the end of Week 3 of Term 2. Families are encouraged to donate any amount up to $50 ($5 - $50). Cash donations can be handed to homeroom teachers or the student counter (in an envelope). If you would like a form to make a credit card payment please contact Joshua Hunter, Social Justice Coordinator, at the College via jhunter@mazenod.vic.edu.au

Also, a particular thanks to those who provided prizes for the Raffles - your contributions made for an amazing range of items to be won. Please make an effort to support the families and businesses who so kindly supported our fundraising for the Oblates on Mission Action Day.

Particular thanks to:

Scorptec Computers, Clayton - Kwan family
MOCA (Mazenod Old Collegians Association)
Bakers Delight, Rowville
PFD Foods and Keith's Quality Foods
Waverley Cinema
Gourmet Pantry
SeaLife Aquarium, Melbourne
Luna Park
Extreme Escape, Melbourne
Bounce Inc, Keysborough
HairKave / Muscat family
The Cutting Station
Quadro Hair Team
Rise Health Group
Bray family
Michael Morrissey
Jack Baptist
John Tighe
Fr Harry Dyer
Matt Johnson
Beck family
Alice Jung
Vinh family
Ivans Pies
Louey family
Perera family
Csatlos family

At the conclusion of the day, Dr Shannon and Fr Harry addressed the College community to express their thanks for raising funds and awareness for the Oblate Missions. Donations will directly support projects that are planned, implemented and then audited by the Oblates in conjunction with the local communities they serve.

Thanks to everyone for their support and involvement in an excellent display of the Character Strength of Teamwork.