IT\u2019S time for tea in support of Invermay Primary School.<\/p>\n
A high tea will be held at Invermay Bowls Club on Sunday, 2 April at 2pm to raise funds to cover the replacement of a 40-year-old fence surrounding the school\u2019s newly acquired play courts.<\/p>\n
Invermay resident, and former school parent of 13 years, Sharon Clark, said at least 99 attendees are set to sip and snack in their Sunday best.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will all look elegant with the tea pots, all the crockery, and three-tier stands,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery table will have a nice floral arrangement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re doing sandwiches, a few pastries, scones, jam, and cream, and eight little sweet treats. The Invermay Primary School Parents and Friends have been wonderful in helping me organise it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs it\u2019s a small school, having other people contribute to their fundraising instead of them having to do it all is really helpful, and the high tea has been a really good team effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the catering is being done in-house, and 100 per cent of profits are going to the school.\u201d<\/p>\n
Principal Justin Marshman said the school was able secure a land-locked 1300-square-metre vacant block next door, which had been unused for 40 years.<\/p>\n
The Department of Education purchased the old tennis club site from the City of Ballarat for $180,000, and the school is gradually refreshing the space with the installation of synthetic all-weather play courts and the replacement of the old fence.<\/p>\n
Mr Marshman said the courts are set to be an asset, while beautifying the southern entry to the school.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something we\u2019ve worked really hard for as a school community over the last four years, and something we\u2019ve saved a lot of money for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter flipping sausages at Bunnings, running cake stalls and pie drives, comedy and trivia nights, we\u2019ve saved $40,000 to put some synthetic grass down, but that\u2019s only half of the court, as we\u2019ve still got 40-year-old bitumen, and the 40-year-old ugly rusted wire fence around it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really important for safety, and for us to maximise use during the wetter months, that they can have a new fence around it, so that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Marshman said fundraising support from the Invermay community is gratefully appreciated in what is a milestone year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really timely because it\u2019s the school\u2019s 150th anniversary this year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s special having Sharon organising it, whose kids came through a generation ago, and others involved who have been in the P&F in decades gone by.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe southern end of our school is going to be in ship shape for our 150th celebration in term four, but most importantly, safe and engaging for our kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Clark said it was important for her to organise the fundraiser and give back the community that has given so much to her family, including her three children.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe school is such a valuable early start for local children,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of my adult children have gone on to college and their preferred profession, and I think it was the foundations that Invermay Primary School set up that helped them to achieve.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe high tea is also a chance to catch up with some ex-parents in the area we haven\u2019t seen for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
IT\u2019S time for tea in support of Invermay Primary School. A high tea will be held at Invermay Bowls Club on Sunday, 2 April at 2pm to raise funds to cover the replacement of a 40-year-old fence surrounding the school\u2019s newly acquired play courts. Invermay resident, and former school parent of 13 years, Sharon Clark, […]<\/p>\n