The Columban Issue 33 - St Columba's School

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Charity
(elliot Gemmell)
Over the past few months the Charities Committee has been
very busy, continuing with our efforts to raise money for
Quarriers and Ardgowan Hospice and beat last year’s total!
The Heroes and Villains bakesale was organised by sixth year
pupils, who were just waiting for an excuse to dress up. While
some of the more unusual costumes attracted more attention
than the cakes on display, together they raised almost £450,
an excellent way to start the term. SV were feeling festive and
decided to continue our fundraising efforts with a Christmas
Accessory Day, raising over £200. The Charities Committee’s
last act of 2011 was to endure the icy temperatures and
persistent drizzle to collect funds for Ardgowan Hospice while
the School Pipe band played in Kilmacolm village centre.
Thank you to everyone who came along to enjoy the music
and mulled wine, and to our brave helpers! Having made such
excellent progress so far, the Charities Committee is really
looking forward to the fundraising opportunities 2012 will
bring.
Children in need
Junior School pupils raised £1,254.39 with donations, baking
and a ‘spot the spot’ competition, which was won by Jamie
Macmillan.
Macmillan World’s biggest
Coffee Morning
Staff raised over £200 to support the work Macmillan are doing
with people suffering from cancer.
Christmas Tree Festival
Pupils from Junior and Senior School decorated trees for the
event hosted by the Old West Kirk. Ross Findlater, Maxine
Young, Rocco Stakis and Victoria Lambert were chosen by
their Junior School classmates to visit the church to decorate
the tree. The Junior 5/6 Choir added to the festive spirit.
The event raised £570 for erskine.
We Can Shop event
Ladies from the School and wider community enjoyed a
wonderful evening of shopping and a glass of fizz to raise over
£1000 for charity. The main beneficiary of the evening was
Oxfam’s We Can Campaign to end violence against women in
South Asia and the School’s nominated charities, Quarriers
and Ardgowan Hospice, also received a percentage of the sales.
There was a real buzz to the evening and we thank all
stallholders and guests for supporting the event. Thanks
also to School parents, Jacqui Morris, Poonam Gupta and Ros
Davidson (FP President), for organising the event.
Golf Fundraiser
(Mrs sara bishop)
We are organising a golf competition at Kilmacolm Golf Club,
www.kilmacolmgolfclub.com, ‘a miniature Gleneagles’ on
Friday, 27th April. The format will be a 0900 tee off: Texas
Scramble – 18 teams of 4. Price per team is £360 and includes
coffee and bacon rolls on arrival, lunch and prizes.
This fun golf event is to raise funds to provide financial
support for children who would not otherwise be able to
access a St Columba’s education and to provide hardship
support for school families.
If you would like to enter a team, or can help with sponsorship
and/or contribute a prize, please contact Sara bishop by email:
sara@eastcoastlets.co.uk. There will be a ParentMail shortly
with further details. Looking forward to your support for what
will prove to be a fun day raising funds for a really worthwhile
cause!