From Your P&F

Notice of P&F General Meeting

You are invited to attend the Term 3 General Meeting of your Parents & Friends Association to be held on Monday 7 August at 7:00 pm in the boardroom of the Tower Block. We ask that you register your interest in attending using the Trybooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CJVBU by Sunday 6 August.

We invite each of you, as members of the College community, to attend. We value your input and welcome agenda items. In order to meet time constraints, cover key agenda items, and allow for prepared responses for topics, we request any questions or topics you would like discussed to be emailed to the P&F Secretary Paege Bellett at pbellett@msm.qld.edu.au by Friday 4 August, 2023.

Your 2023 P&F Executive sincerely thanks all members of the sub-committees, the school, parents and friends—including our many wonderful volunteers—for your continuing contributions to our Marist community in so many ways. We hope you and your families enjoy Semester 2 and all aspects of College life for the remainder of 2023.

Donna Lynn - President, Parents and Friends Association

Kim Rabie - Vice-President

Mark Hourigan - Vice-President

Richelle Power - Treasurer

Paege Bellett - Secretary

Year 9 Parent Function

The Year 9 Parent Function on Friday 28 July this term. Please visit the following link for more information and to book your ticket. We look forward to welcoming our Year 9 Parents to this event.

https://events.humanitix.com/2023-year-9-parent-function

Saturday Sports Canteen - Trials 15 July

Off and running for another term in the sports canteens. This follows a hugely successful Term 2, with more than $50,000 revenue raised for the P&F. (Come along to the P&F Meeting on 7 August to have your say on how P&F profits are spent!).

Roster for this weekend will be:

Gym Canteen: Years 10,11, and 12 - SignUp

Grandstand Canteen: All Years - SignUp

Please put your name in the SignUp by Friday lunchtime so we can all rest easy that things are covered on Saturday!

Term 3 Sports Canteen - Frequently Asked Questions

• Across Terms 1, 2, and 3, three sports canteens operate during Saturday fixtures. Offering a broad selection of food and drinks, these canteens embody Marist hospitality for both players and spectators. The P&F collaborates closely with a team of MCA staff to manage these canteens. 
• Each week, up to 50 parent volunteers serve at the canteens. We ask each Brisbane-based family with a son participating in sports to volunteer for one hour per term at any Saturday Sports Canteen. 
• Volunteering is a fantastic opportunity to get involved and meet other parents! Weekly sign-ups are available through the newsletter, MCA app, and year group networks.

Which canteens run for which sports?

What are the duties of volunteers?

• General duties include front counter service, minor food preparation, set up and pack-down activities.
• The Canteen Coordinator will tell you what needs to be done. You will also be rostered with other parents who can give you guidance.
• Volunteers generally report a very positive experience – it is a great opportunity to meet other parents in a friendly and helpful environment.

What do we serve?

How do I sign up?

Rostered year groups, and Sign-Up sheet links will be communicated in each of the –Newsletter, Year Group Facebook pages and MCA App across Tuesday – Thursday each week:

• Once the fixtures are published at the start of the week (in the MCA App) the P&F will roster a set of year groups to cover the canteens. 
• As far as possible, the roster will line up with when the majority of your year group is playing at home. 
• As the home-away routine does not 100% align for all teams, there may be weeks that your year group is rostered on where it doesn’t work for you to volunteer. This is OK – we just ask that somewhere in the term you complete one hour in any sports canteen.

If Sign-ups are full on Thursday night for all required canteen slots, no further messages will be posted:

• If more help is needed, additional requests will be made until we have enough people to run the canteens.
• A clear picture of volunteer numbers is needed by 12pm Friday to plan for food preparation, and logistics for opening and closing of canteens on Saturday.
• The P&F will roster all year levels on for weeks where large numbers are anticipated, or where there is some other risk to gaining the required number of volunteers. 

Can students volunteer?

• Canteen volunteering is available for students who wish to provide service within the MATES program
• Counter service only – no grills, or deep fryers
• Years 11 and 12 can Sign-Up and serve without a parent/guardian;
• Year 5-10 need to Sign-Up and serve with a parent or guardian.
• Students need to be in uniform, 
• On completion of the shift, students need to fill in the MATES sheet located in each canteen, and ensure the Canteen Co-ordinator initials this.

Who can I reach out to if I have more questions?

Email any of: 

• presidentpandf@marash.qld.edu.au  
• vicepresidentpandf@marash.qld.edu.au  
• secretarypandf@marash.qld.edu.au;

Or reply to the sender of your year group social media sport canteen posts

We look forward to seeing you in Term 3!