The Hamilton and Alexandra College Newsletter

Parents' and Friends'

📣 Call out for volunteers - Christmas Cakes and Open Garden

Sign up here: https://tha.ac/pafvolunteering 

Christmas Cakes

The College Christmas Cakes are our major annual fundraiser and a long-held school tradition. Each year, we need helpers at different stages of the process.  

  • Thursday, 19 September - weigh and mix ingredients 
  • Saturday, 12 - Wednesday 16 October - baking week **
  • Thursday, 17 October - pack up and distribute cakes to sell

** This year, we are baking over a weekend. We welcome all community members, working parents, boarding parents, dads, and grandparents to come along for an hour or two.

 

We have created a new, super easy, online form for volunteers to book in for a shift that works for them.  We would love your support.  

 

Please click on this link to lock in a time to help out: https://tha.ac/pafvolunteering 

 

Christmas cake donations: Thank you to people who have already made donations of ingredients and money toward the cake production.  If you would like to contribute, please contact the paf@hamiltoncollege.vic.edu.au

 

Thank you to Kate Wall for leading this major project and for already doing a lot of work behind the scenes!

Yamba 2024 - Open Garden

 

DATES: Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 November, 2024

TIME: 10.00am - 4.30pm

LOCATION: 915 Glenthompson Rd, Caramut Vic 3274

ENTRY: $10 Adults/$6 Students (with ID card) /Under 18 free

https://opengardensvictoria.org.au/Yamba

 

The P&F is very excited to support the Yamba Open Garden. This garden is home to the Diprose family, which has a long and close relationship with the College.

 

With Open Gardens Victoria expecting hundreds of visitors, the P&F will supply and serve food to the visitors as a fundraiser for the school.

 

If you have any time to help, or would like further information - please get in touch with the P&F via paf@hamililtoncollege.vic.edu.au

 

Volunteer shifts:

  • Fri 15/ Sat 16/ Sun 17 Nov - food preparation
  • Sat 16/Sun 17 Nov - serving food
  • Sat 16/Sun 17 Nov - car parking & gate attendants
  • Sun 17 Nov - packing up in the afternoon

This is going to be a beautiful weekend at Yamba's incredible garden, with stalls, coffee, and gin tastings also on offer.

 

We are aiming to get an online roster up and running soon so that you can book a time to help out, carpool with other parents, etc.