A SHIRE school is giving parents the opportunity to support their children while enjoying a glass of wine at the same time.<\/p>\n
Inverleigh Primary is collaborating with Austin\u2019s Wines and 6ft6 Wines to raise funds for new school equipment.<\/p>\n
People will be able to purchase a case of wine with $30 from each order going to the school.<\/p>\n
Principal, Steven Trotter, said the effort provides an alternative to in-person fundraising and has many benefits for the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cFundraising\u2019s been quite difficult over the last few years because we haven\u2019t been able to run any on-site,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this, it\u2019s all being delivered to people\u2019s door so it\u2019s still raising money without that in-person engagement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s also that double role in supporting both the school and local businesses that we know have been struggling as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The funds will go towards either new bike racks or a bike shelter, at an estimated cost of over $15,000.<\/p>\n
The school\u2019s parents\u2019 and friends\u2019 committee came up with the idea and member Kloe Spiller-Woods said the upgrades are an urgent requirement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a large population of students that ride to school and the current setup is just out in the open,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no shelter for them. The bike racks are quite old and they don\u2019t fit the larger tyres from newer bikes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re also looking into a rain tank to feed into our gardens that the students maintain so there\u2019s two projects that this can go towards.\u201d<\/p>\n
To support the fundraiser, buy a six-pack of wine at austinswines.com.au\/collection\/wines and use the discount code INVERLEIGHPS at checkout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A SHIRE school is giving parents the opportunity to support their children while enjoying a glass of wine at the same time. Inverleigh Primary is collaborating with Austin\u2019s Wines and 6ft6 Wines to raise funds for new school equipment. People will be able to purchase a case of wine with $30 from each order going […]<\/p>\n