FETE NEWS

The annual St Monica’s Primary School fete was held on Saturday 23 March 2019. The Fete Team extends their gratitude to the many parents, staff, school and wider communities for their generous support of this year’s fete. It is always rewarding to see the school community come together and enjoy the ‘buzz’ that the fete brings to the school and to see the hard work of so many – that which is seen and that which happens in the background, pay off.  The most rewarding part is being able to see our children enjoy the day and witness their pride for their school.

We had so much lovely feedback. A sample from the fete Facebook page is provided here:

“It’s such a wonderful community I am proud to be a part of. So much work goes into the fete and so many people give their time in so many ways. It’s the best volunteer community I have been a part of. Well done everyone!”

“…We are a very fortunate community to have enthusiastic, tireless and generous staff and families who make so many things possible for our kids!! So blessed to be apart of this village”.

“A massive thank you to the Fete Committee Team. Your tireless work to make the Fete happen is amazing!! Our children are so lucky”.

FETE INCOME

While there are still a few little bits of money coming in, all expenses and disbursements have been now been paid.

The fete team is absolutely thrilled to announce that for the first time in the school’s fete history we have made over $40,000 for the school with the final net profit to date being $40,138.86!!!  Our annual return was in part boosted by the very kind donation to our White Elephant stall of some valuable deceased estate items. Thank you to Brett Welsh’s sister for identifying their worth and arranging for The Auction Barn in Fyshwick to auction them via their live auction site. The Auction Barn waived their usual commission which would have otherwise been approximately $904.00. The items reached just over $3,800 for the school.

Thank you to all involved.

Next year's fete will be held on Saturday 28 March 2020 from 10:00am - 2:00pm with a multicultural theme.