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Parents Provide
As parents we are very used to providing the best we can for
our children. They receive the best of us. Our children have first
dibs on our love and find new and interesting ways to empty our
wallets... and we wouldn’t have it any other way!
It therefore seems logical that the parents of the Parents and
Friends Association keep doing what parents do, providing
facilities and resources for the benefit of all our children here
at Redeemer. As we celebrate the 30th birthday of the college,
we can look back with enormous satisfaction at the valuable
contribution this willing band of volunteers has made to this
community over such a long time.
In recent times, the P & F has completed a major refurbishment of
the Tuckshop which has been of considerable benefit to all who use
the service. The refurbishment of the pool area has been a major
improvement with the remainder of the project to be completed
this year. Apart from the new starting blocks, hot water and soft fall
around the deck area, shade and seating will soon be installed.
The arrival of the shade and seating for the Junior School is from
a successful grant application. These grants, and many more in
the future, have been facilitated by the P & F Grants Officer.
The P & F have bravely invested funds into this position in order to
have the best opportunity of success with these grant applications.
2010 will be about finalising the Pool project and brainstorming
ideas for community events the P & F can sponsor as well as
working through which projects we can concentrate on in the
next few years.
It is a privilege for me to be amongst people who truly value the
role of the P & F in the life of our Redeemer community. They are
people who are willing to participate in a myriad of ways so that
together we can make a substantial contribution to the college
now and into the future.
Mrs Caroline Ryan
President, P & F Association
Did You Know...?
Did you know that the Music Supporters Group has provided
the following items to the college over the past five years?
1. Choir Rises (worth $4,000)
2. New Drum Kit for Studio 6 (used for percussion lessons)
3. Gong for the Concert Bands
4. French Horn (purchased in 2010)
5. Extra tutor books for the Year 5 band program (2010)
6. Double Bass (purchased in 2009)
7. Two Honours Boards in mahogany (currently being constructed)
8. Tuba
9. Subsidising of the biennial Piano and Vocal competition
10. Championship Trophies for the Biennial Piano and
Vocal Competition
11. Tablecloths and candle holders for Chamber by
Candlelight evening
12. Donations towards make-up for the musicals
flashback 30 years
THE OFFICIAL OPENING
“The opening service in February had been an important low key event. The official opening on
13 April was to be different. The premier of Queensland, Mr Joh Bjelke Peterson, accepted the
invitation to perform the opening, and Pastor Reinhard Mayer, the President of the Lutheran Church
of Australia Queensland District, dedicated the college and the first building to the Glory of God.
The Commonwealth Minister for Education had been invited, and was Senator Neville Bonner. Pastor
Mayer in his address reminded the new school community that the focus of the school was always
to be on the care of the individual students, on their spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional and
physical needs, rather than on the needs and success of the school as an institution.”
Extract from: “River of Hope: Reminiscences of the first years of Redeemer Lutheran College”
by founding headmaster, Mr L R Kleinschmidt. Available from College Reception for the special price
of $12.00 (normally $20).
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