SPRING FAIR NEWS
Community and Fundraising Committee
Collingwood College Spring Fair Update
Thanks for taking the time to get up-to-date with all things Spring Fair, one of the most loved events on the Collingwood College calendar.
Spring Fair will be happening on Sunday 22nd October 2017.
WE STILL NEED HELP AND SUPPORT IF THIS EVENT IS TO BE A SUCCESS!
We held recent community meetings to help guide us with interest in the Spring Fair. The parents that attended the meeting had some great ideas about how we could present the Spring Fair to to the community.
Well here goes!
We have most of the class stalls confirmed with classes set to offer their support. Those set include Plants, Books, Jams, Solar Boats, Fairy Furniture and Lemonade. The plan is to finalise them all by Thursday 8th June. A full list will be the newsletter next week.
We also have lots of bookings confirmed for the fair including operational items as well as fun stalls and events. Some of these are new and include Bubble Soccer, Silent Disco, Trash Puppets and Roaming Reptiles.
Check them out:
https://bubblesoccer2u.com.au/
https://www.trashpuppets.com/
http://www.partyhigher.com.au/how-it-works
http://www.roamingreptiles.com.au/
Term 3 - Meeting Dates 2017
Community & Fundraising Committee
Meetings to be held on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30pm to 4:30pm in the Library on the following dates:
18 July
1 August
5 September
Term 4 - Meeting Dates 2017
Community & Fundraising Committee
10 October
14 November
5 December
Community Fundraising Meeting
Spring Fair Teams to replace Spring Fair Committee:
The traditional Spring Fair Committee & general meetings are not happening this year! Joining a broad committee often comes with the fear that an individual will end up responsible for way more than they initially intended!
So, instead, we are having a go at establishing much more specific Spring Fair Teams. Teams will work on just one specific & targeted task or area of responsibility - the areas people are enthused, passionate and may already have skills and knowledge in! The teams will work in conjunction with Silvana - the Spring Fair Staff Member.
There will still be Class Stalls - the following is a request for families to commit a small amount of time to the general infrastructure work.
Proposed Spring Fair Teams:
Partnerships & Sponsorship Team - liaison & relationship building with local businesses - eg. in 2016 we engaged STREAT & Stomping Ground Brewery.
Donations Team - likely to be sub teams - eg: food suppliers, auction items.
Communication & Marketing Team - likely sub teams - student art for poster process, poster creation with design company, social media
Marquee Team - the gang who oversee the putting up & taking down the big marquee
Sound Team - the gang who organise, source the sound equipment & manage the sound shifts in the marquee over the day
Equipment Team - organise & manage the movement of equipment (eg: trestles & marquees) shared with the Fete Collective. Manage equipment owned by Collingwood College.
OH&S Team - work with school re: safety requirements
Food Safety Team - ensuring quality control & regulation requirements
Recycling Team - oversee waste management process & organise requirements
Curry Team - chopping & chopping
Cake Stall Team - for those who like to bake
What you need to do:
If you are ready to commit to a team please email fundraisingcollingwood@gmail.com with:
Your Name
Child’s Name & Class
Spring Fair Team you are volunteering for
Mobile #
In the feedback from the 2016 Fair a handful of people indicated they would be interested in taking a leading role in Spring Fair organising if it remained in October. If
this was you, could you get in touch via fundraisingcollingwood@gmail.com
If you want to know more or have some questions You can ring any of these 2016 organisers and have a chat:
Donna Mills 0434 215 938
Yuki Cameron 0414 489 814
OR CONTACT SILVANA - tsipiras.silvana.s@edumail.vic.gov.au
We look forward to joining this exciting project and helping make this well loved event a HUGE success.
Community and Fundraising Committee