P & F News 

Upcoming Events

P & F Meeting at 9am in staffroom - Friday May 28th 

St. Vinnie’s Winter Appeal – Between May 17th to June 17th

2nd Hand Uniform Stall – Friday June 4th

St. Vinnie’s Winter Appeal

Following message from Danielle Sportelli – LEAD of Vinnie’s Winter Appeal:

Once again, this year, we as school community will be supporting the Vinnies Winter Appeal to help those less fortunate than ourselves. The main aim of being involved in this appeal is to educate our children on the following topics -

Thinking about those in need and doing what we can to help them.

Giving to others wherever we can. 

Sharing items we don't need or we have excess of. 

Acting as a community in a positive way - with strength in numbers we can make a difference in many lives!

In previous years we have had an overwhelming response to this appeal. We are therefore asking families to assist in any way possible - whether it be donating one toiletry or food item, or multiple items such as any clothing or beanies they no longer need. Whichever way you can assist, it has always been greatly appreciated. 

We will be working with Marc McGregor and the Social Justice students on this cause. They will be assisting the P&F with prompting the appeal and helping with the logistics of collecting and storing items ready for us to check and sort into groups. 

As a quick summary we are seeking the following items - 

• Winter Clothing for all ages and both genders - including baby clothing
• Scarves / gloves / beanies / Socks (socks to be new and unworn)
• Blankets
• Toiletries - for e.g. shampoo / soaps / tissues / baby wipes etc.
• Nonperishable food - for e.g. canned food, biscuits, pasta, rice

Please see the attached flyer for more detailed information on the above (hard copies have been sent home too).

Note  - For logistics and class educational discussion purposes,  drop off points for clothing, accessories and blankets will need to be separate from toiletries and food donations - see flyer for details

How will our donations be distributed?

Items will be distributed in the following, various ways via the Vinnies Representatives we are linked with. 

• to local Melbourne families in need who are seeking assistance with food and winter items.
• Via the Vinnies soup vans to those in need in the City of Melbourne. This includes assisting those who may be sleeping rough and need warm items.  This service also includes helping refugees and international students who can't access Government funding but do have access to cooking facilities.
• to local single mothers and their young children who are in great need.
• to a location in Hosier Lane in Melbourne City called the "Living Room" : where the neediest of the marginalised are looked after during the day and toiletries will be useful here.
• to those needy who have been housed in motels and hotels during the covid period but need additional support with necessities.

We thank you in advance for your contribution and look forward to seeing the results of this appeal over the coming month. If you have any queries, please text Danielle Sportelli on 0410 674 544 

Thank you to the families who have already donated, we have had a good start to this appeal.  Just a friendly reminder of some details:

• We cannot accept second-hand underwear even if it’s in good condition.
• Please check expiry dates on food items, allowing a minimum of 3 months for donated goods, (keep in mind that they will be stored at school for a few weeks).
• Men’s items are highly sought after… if you can spare any winter jackets, jumpers, sweaters, jeans or pants, these would be greatly appreciated.

2nd Hand Uniform Stall

On Friday, June 4th @ 3pm, we will be running another second-hand uniform stall. At this stall you can find an assortment of preloved school uniform items in a range of sizes. As usual this is a cash only event, and we ask that you bring along a bag to take your purchased items home in. Keep an eye and ear open for Skoolbag notices closer to this event, which will detail location of stall dependent on weather.

Thank you.

Lunch Order Day 

We had another successful Lunch Order Day on Friday 14th May.  Many students were happy to receive their sausages rolls, sushi and cupcakes. Thank you to all the families who continue to support our lunch order days and especially a HUGE thank you to our wonderful, committed P&F members and parents who assist with the ordering and distribution of the food on these days. Next month we will be running another lunch order day, so please keep your eyes open for notices detailing dates, food items and prices. 

Upcoming Term 3 P&F Events

Trivia Night – Saturday July 24th

Tony’s Pie Drive – Date to be advised

Father’s Day Celebration – Week of 30th August

THANK-YOU for taking the time to stay updated with the P & F NEWS!

Our next P&F meeting is booked for FRIDAY MAY 28th @ 9am in the staffroom. You are welcome to join us - please contact Josie (contact details below) if you are attending J

In addition, if you have any ideas to assist us with fundraising or event organisation, general queries relating to P&F NEWS, are able to provide goods/services for use in fundraising events or if you would like to join our team, please contact:

JOSIE SERVELLO    -    0421 076 580   parentsandfriends.stfidelis@gmail.com