Colour Run

Please save the date for this year's Colour Run which will be held on Friday 17th November, 2023 from 1.00pm - 2:45pm (Week 6, Term 4). The Colour Run is a great opportunity to support the school by raising money for:

Catholic Missions - depending on how much money we fundraise, we will donate at least $500 to Catholic Missions. 

Kitchen Garden - the rest of the money will go towards re-doing and upgrading our kitchen/garden. 

Relations, friends, neighbours or businesses are all great sources of sponsorship!  Proceeds of past fundraising events have seen major improvements to our school (eg. new school playgrounds, air conditioning, readers, Maths resources etc.) and all of these have been of direct benefit to the students at St John’s.

Prizes

We are offering three prizes for the following:

• The student who raises the most money will receive a Nintendo Switch.
• For every $10 that each child raises, they will get a ticket in a draw to win another Nintendo Switch.
• The class that raises the most money will have a Pizza and Movie afternoon in Week 9 or Week 10.

When children are requesting their sponsorships, we are not asking them to wander around the streets unsupervised or to talk to strangers, but they should ask family members, relatives, friends, friendly neighbours etc.

Sponsorship Card

A hard copy sponsorship card was sent home with all students this week. Spare cards are available from the Front Office. 

Donations can be:

• sent as cash to the office each week. All money should be returned in a plastic zip lock bag, clearly labelled with your child’s name and class. 
• sent as a Qkr payment. Individual sponsorships can be made via Qkr. Families can also collect cash and make the equivalent payment via Qkr. The total amount must match the record on the sponsorship card. You can find the Qkr payment under the Community Council tab. 

We would like the money to be returned before the Colour Run as this allows us to tally final amounts and to present prizes at an afternoon assembly as close to the Colour Run date as possible.  It also enables us to promote the Colour Run more successfully as the sponsorship tally rises each day. 

We would also like to provide the kids with a free special lunch. This will happen prior to the Colour Run, from about 12pm. If you can volunteer with cooking a BBQ, organising the special lunch or helping with the Colour Run, please email Rebekah Brown (rebekah.brown@cg.catholic.edu.au).

Thank you for your support in our fundraising efforts. 

Rebekah Brown