The Great Lee St Fete 

The Great Lee Street Fete is on Sunday March 26th and according to all children, since forever, "it's the best day of the year"

The school fete is an all-hands-on-deck event. Everyone is welcome and needed to make the day fun for all. Our first meeting is next Tuesday 7th at the Great Northern Pub at 6.30pm. Please come along to hear how the preparations are going and figure out how you can get involved. New parents are welcome. 

We will soon call for on-the-day volunteers, however in the meantime please gather any items you have to donate. We are looking for:

Toys, books, kids and adults clothing, wine, plants, craft, jams 

(NO trash n treasure this year) and items for the silent auction (see below). 

You can start to bringing your donations in from Monday 27th February.

What to expect on the day: 

• Craft, toys, jams, cakes, wine mystery bottle, clothes, books, plant stall 
• Entertainment from the school community and beyond
• Kids zone including dunk tank, box maze and rides
• Animal petting zoo
• Delicious food, drinks and bar
• Chill zone, plus a low sensory time slot.

Thanks, 

CNPS Fete Team, 

Silent Auction

The Silent Auction is one of the big money earners so please think about how you can contribute. Do you have an unwanted Christmas present? A service or product from your business? Rental of a holiday home for the weekend? Or perhaps you can buy something new to donate. Let's all help make the auction a huge fundraising success. All donations whatever size are welcome! 

If you would like to donate please email CNPS.silentauction@gmail.com or alternatively telephone Bess 0408 563 331 or Raylyn 0423 713 158 and we can assist. 

We are also looking for any additional helpers to assist us in approaching and collecting donations. 

 We are grateful for any support we can receive! 

Mystery Wine Bottle Stall

A call out to our generous school community for donations to the Mystery Wine Bottles stall at the upcoming Lee Street Fete 2023. Please drop off bottles of white, red, non-alcoholic or sparkling wine, gourmet olive oil and fancy specialist non alcoholic mixers to the office anytime.  We ask that all bottles are valued above $15 

Please contact Denise Atallah (0417303400) or Eli Atallah (0412915211) if you would prefer an alternative to dropping bottles at the office.

Cheers! The Mystery Wine Bottles Team

Save your unwanted items for the Fete’s Clothing and Book Stalls!

If you find yourself wanting to take the opportunity to do a clean out of unwanted items, please set aside any suitable items for our second-hand fete stalls, including clothes and books. We run these stalls on 100% donations, so we would be grateful for any suitable items (in good condition!) that you would like to donate. 

Items that we will be looking for include:

• Clothing – babies, kids, and adults
• Shoes
• Accessories­ – jewellery, handbags, hats, scarves, belts etc.
• Kids’ pyjamas and (new) swimwear 
• ‘Dress­-ups’  
• Books
• CDs
• DVDs
• Vinyl records

We will be accepting donations from 27th Feb.

Thanks for your support!

Louisa & Isabel

M: 0401 812 586 / M: 0408 268 641

Craft Stall

Putting the word out that need some crafty donations for our Craft stall.

We love all things handmade by our community - school kids, parents, aunties, uncles, grandies, friends and friends of friends!

Not sure what to make?  Here are some crafty ideas to inspire you:

We will be collecting crafty contributions anytime from now. Just drop off to the office.

Contact: Tiffany Carter 0401080656

Jams and Preserves

With  cheap fruit and vegetables all around, now is the time to start making your preserved goodies for the fete. It is also the perfect time to hold on to empty jars (with lids), and bring them into school for others to collect and fill.  We have a box waiting for you now, it's in front of the office window (just under the ledge).  Small to medium sized jars are best.

• Jamming and preserving is easy.  If you are unsure what to make, send me an email and I will send you some suggestions
• The last time the Fete was run there were requests for more chilli items, more pickles and more classic berry jams.
• If you are getting started early, please ensure your produce is well sealed and won't expire before the Fete.
• Remember to sterilize your jars.  There are many easy methods, usually a bit of boiling and oven time.

Questions? Contact Sian - sian.fitzpatrick@bigpond.com

Plants

We need your help!! We are planning for a beautiful lush plant stall at the Fete this year and need…lots of plants! If you, or someone you know, is able to cultivate some clippings or seedlings between now and March, please get your green thumbs into action.

We’d love any type of greenery:

Indoor plants

Outdoor plants

Natives

Flowers

Edibles (herbs etc)

Other items we could also use include:

Plant/gardening books to donate

Unused empty decorative pots

Unopened packets of seeds

Worm tea from worm farms (or jars to collect worm tea)

White clothes rack/hanger for hanging pots

Plant stands 

Rattan chairs/table to borrow for the stall

If you happen to be a crafty type, as well as a green thumb, why not try to whip up a few macrame hangers to go with your beautiful pot plants. 

Thanks in advance for your green help!

Requests for volunteers (for stalls, set up and pack up etc) will be posted soon. If you can’t do a key role, have a think  where you might like to volunteer on the day or in the lead up. 

The Lee St Fete needs all hands on deck!