French Village Fair

French Village Fair Proves a Great Success!

Set against a backdrop of beautiful weather and strong community spirit, the 2018 French Village Fair staged in October was a fantastic success.

With over 3,600 attending, including many alumnae, our local community gathered at Burke Road to raise money for the RSCJ Sophie’s Farm Mission, and celebrate our School’s rich French origins.

There were many highlights on the day including 35 stalls (including an Alumnae Association stall) and rides, high quality music performances, silent auction and enticing cuisine and crafts.

Entertainment for the day was superbly organised and led by Sacré Cœur music students and headlined by the Battle of the Bands staged in the afternoon. In what was a keenly contested musical showdown, De La Salle College took out first place.

Director of Community Relations, Alastair Lee says that the community support for the Fair was amazing.

‘We had over 250 community volunteers involved on the day, including so many of our alumnae, along with over fifty cash, in-kind and silent auction sponsors. The support was just outstanding for the Fair and Sophie’s Farm, and our alumnae particularly were magnificent with their support.’

In a further highlight, Chairman of the East Malvern Community Branch of the Bendigo Bank, Mr Peter Norman OAM presented Principal Anna Masters with a sponsorship cheque on stage for $10,000.

As for the final fundraising result, Mr Lee says that a significant amount of money looks to have been raised for Sophie’s Farm.

‘I am pleased to announce that the Alumnae Association stall raised a very impressive $1,698.40 over the course of the day through sales of alumnae merchandise and the wonderful new publication, One Heart 1888-2018. I really can’t thank our Alumnae Association enough for their great support of the Fair and particularly for such a great stall fundraising result.’

‘The School will also make an official announcement in the coming days about the overall amount raised from the Fair, but it looks like our community has raised nearly $38,000 that will go towards vital life-changing infrastructure projects for Sophie’s Farm. The final result is going to be substantial,’ he said.