Keep on Caring
MISSION SERVICE LEARNING -
Acts of Service for our Community
As you have been reading throughout Term 2 a number of classes have had students write a letter to a community group who are in need of our support and encouragement at this time. It is so wonderful that we can SERVE from a distance while still praying actively for the essential services within our local Knox Community.
THANK YOU to everyone that wrote letters as we have had over 350 letters of appreciation and encouragement back!
The College Captains and I will begin to deliver the letters along with an official letter of appreciation from the school over next couple of weeks and hopefully build up some good links with the Knox community groups for future service activities.
I believe this is TREASURE THAT LASTS!
Thank you,
Mr Andrew Farmer
Mission Service Learning Coordinator
FASTEN YOUR PINK RIBBON -
Mrs Farmer's turning PINK!
June is the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s (NBCF) fundraising month. The aim of the NBCF is to drive the number of deaths caused by breast cancer further down towards zero. Their goal is to have zero deaths by 2030 - imagine that future for our children! Currently in Australia, 8 women lose their life to breast cancer every day.
As a survivor of breast cancer, living with the trauma, the scars and the fear of it returning, it is something that means a lot to me. I want to give back a little to the medical professionals who helped me avoid being one of those 8 per day women.
On 25th June I will dying my hair pink in honour of all women who are currently going through the trauma of breast cancer, all who have gone through it and all who have lost their lives.
I am hoping to raise $1000. All of the money raised is being directed towards;
i) research that can identify genetic defects and other DNA anomalies that can cause breast cancer,
ii) equipment that can improve screening so that cancers are detected earlier and
iii) development of new technologies and techniques that can also improve and enhance screening processes and treatments.
I would like to invite anyone from our amazing St Andrews community to sponsor me to turn pink here https://fundraise.nbcf.org.au/fundraisers/nataliefarmer. It would only take 50 donations of $20 each to enable the $1000 target to be reached. All donations big or small are welcome & donations above $2 are tax deductible.
It is certain that all of the students who've been told off about uniform and hair colour etc by me would love to see Mrs Farmer “break the rules” for this good cause. Please understand, however, that this is ONLY for this good cause and a one-off, nor is pink hair something that students are permitted to do.
Mrs Natalie Farmer
VCE Coordinator