P&F Association

The Parents' and Friends' Association (P&F) is a voluntary organisation consisting of parents from all year levels and friends of Seymour College. Our aim is to have many and varied friend-raising and fundraising activities throughout the year to suit all members of the College community.

The P&F works closely together as a team and is a wonderful way for new families to feel part of the College.

The P&F Committee is elected at the Annual General Meeting in November and meets monthly during term time. With the aim of promoting communication and coordination within the school structure, we have representatives from the Boarding Parents' Association and the Old Collegians' Association on the committee. We also work closely with the College Principal and the Development Office.

The P&F has a broad fundraising program in place and provides financial support and sponsorship for a variety of school priorities, providing resources for both curricular and co-curricular activities.

The Seymour Parents' and Friends' Association is a vibrant, active and committed part of the College community.

We look forward to your support. If you would like more information about the P&F please contact us via the Development Office on 08 8303 9000 or email the Development Office.

Jo Abell
President

P&F Representatives

Seymour College has always been a school with a strong sense of community and caring, and the Parent Representatives play an important part in fostering this sense of community.

The role of Parent Representatives varies from the Junior School to Middle and Senior Schools. From Prep to Year 7, each class has one or two Parent Representatives per class; however from Year 8 the Parent Representative usually represents a whole year level. The role of the Parent Representative essentially involves four main responsibilities:

• Providing support for P&F functions by encouraging parents in their year / class to attend P&F events and helping where needed;
• Welcoming new families to the College;
• Organising casual get-togethers for their class / year level'
• Attending P&F committee meetings on a shared basis with other Parent Representatives in their year level.

Opportunities for parents to get together play an important part in welcoming new parents and supporting the whole school community. Many Parent Representatives organise events such as "bring a plate" dinners and morning tea in a local coffee shop, during the school year.

2011 Report

We come to the end of a very busy 2011 for the Seymour College Parents and Friends Association.  Our many functions and activities were aimed at not only raising funds but at also enhancing the wonderful sense of school community that exists within the College.

Our New Parents Welcome, Mother’s Day Morning Tea, Cabaret Evening and Father’s Day Breakfast were well received and the success of these events was a credit to the committee for their efforts and the school community for its support. These events provide an enjoyable opportunity to meet others within the school community while contributing towards the College.

We were pleased to introduce Mike Collings’ Whiskey Master Classes to intimate groups of parents and friends and we are grateful to Mike for agreeing to continue these classes in 2012.

Other activities including the Swimming Sports Café, Bulb fundraising, Tim Adams Wines and numerous sausage sizzles especially at Junior School and Clash of the Clans were also appreciated and well-supported by the school community.

The Indigenous Art Exhibition, an event held in collaboration with the Indigenous Focus Group and the Art Departments was an outstanding success due largely to the contribution made by Heather and Allen Klose. 50% of the artworks were sold in a financial climate where we were told to expect only 20% sales. We also acknowledge the contribution of the Art Exhibition and P&F committees as well as Junior School staff who were involved in setting up, catering and staffing over the duration of the Exhibition.

It was agreed that a significant portion of the fundraising profits for 2011-2013 would be directed towards the major redevelopment of the Junior School Playground. The financial success of 2011 has ensured that the first instalment of the 3 year pledge of $70,000 has been met.

The P&F would like to acknowledge the generosity of the many contributors to the success of our fundraising over the last year including the convenors of each event, the Parent Representatives, parent helpers, donors of goods and finally the School Community at large for its support.

We would especially like to thank Cassie, and the Development Office for its support in helping the P&F run smoothly.

We say farewell to five of our committee, Felicity Brake, Simmy Roberts, Deborah Gurney, Janet Young and Alison Richardson, thank you.

Finally, we extend a special thank you to the committee whose generosity, support and friendship make working with the P&F a most rewarding and enjoyable experience.

 The Executive,

 Seymour College Parents & Friends Association