Two weeks to go: Stall volunteers and donations still needed, get your wristbands for rides

Our school’s biggest event of the year, the Spring Magic Market (SMM), is fast approaching on 13 September, from 2–8 pm. Make sure you follow us on social media and share with your friends and community to join us for an incredible day of entertainment, great food and family fun. Also keep a listen out on Triple R radio for plugs of the SMM.

The SMM team is so grateful for all the generous volunteers who have already signed up, but we’re calling on some more hands to please help make the day another success and memorable for all.

Volunteer sign-up The SMM volunteer roster is here: https://volunteersignup.org/7RERH

We still need some more spots to be filled, especially for food stalls and packing up shifts on Saturday evening and Sunday. Senior students can sign up for a shift too. Stall leads will be in touch with their volunteer team soon with all the details for market day. Thank you!

Free child-minding: The fabulous OSHC team will be offering this service for volunteers who need it during their shift. To book your child’s place, please fill in this registration form. Child-minding can only go ahead if there is enough demand to make it sustainable.

Don’t forget to pre-purchase wristbands for rides

Get your kids’ wristbands for unlimited market day rides now to save time and money: https://events.humanitix.com/spring-magic-market-2025-wristbands-for-kids-activities-and-rides

The inflatables and other rides are the most popular activities for kids at the market, and will run from 2–7pm. Pre-purchased wristbands are cheaper to buy and can be collected on the day.

Lemons for lemonade stall

Do you have a lemon tree heaving with lemons? We need donations of lemons and empty passata jars (to hold the concentrate). Lemons should be picked no more than a week before the market so they don’t rot before juicing. Please leave any donations on the front porch of the main school entrance. Would you like to make a batch of lemonade concentrate at home? It’s super easy and doesn’t take long. Volunteers can contact Henry directly and he will provide the secret recipe and supplies (if they don’t have their own). The concentrate is best made very close to the market day and no more than a week ahead of time to ensure freshness. Please contact: Henry 0401317347 or henryclough@hotmail.com

Cake and treat stall goodies

Contributions for the ever-popular cake and treat stalls are welcome. Thanks in advance to help make these vibrant and eye-catching market stalls shine with your delicious donations.

Cake stall: Add your cake donations to this form.

Treat stall: Add your treat stall donations to this form.

The treat stall leads are also asking to borrow any cake stands people can lend on the day, to help display all the yummy goodies.

Pre-loved clothes and book donations

Please continue to drop off your good quality books and clothes in clean bags or boxes by the east lobby next to Sprout. We especially need adult clothes, and to ensure items are fit for sale, please could we have:

● clothes that are clean and in good condition – no stains or tears

● no ultra cheap ‘fast fashion’ brands

● no underwear.

No toy stall this year so toy donations are not required.

A huge thank you for all the SMM donations so far, which will help ensure our stalls thrive!

Art Auction submissions

The SMM Art Auction coordinators are accepting donations of all kinds of creative artworks, which can be handed in at the school office, along with a completed donation form (available at the office). For more information please contact the Art Auction coordinators: ● Jane Eckett at eckettjane@gmail.com / 0416 697 365 ● Nella Combe, nellacombe@gmail.com / 0409 179 356

Letterbox drop flyers

Help us promote the market by doing letterbox drops of flyers in your local neighbourhood and enjoy a walk at the same time! Flyers are available for collection at the school office. A distribution map will be on hand, so you can choose and mark off the area you’ll be covering.

Community radio support

Our local community radio station Triple R has generously donated radio ads to help promote the SMM – so please return the favour by supporting them!

Triple R’s Radiothon is on now. It’s the annual subscription and donation drive and an essential time of year to plant the seed and help them grow. Show your support by subscribing and donating at rrr.org.au, and help keep the independent, volunteer-driven, community radio station on the airwaves for another year.

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Questions about the SMM: please email market@brunswicknwps.vic.edu.au

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