FRIENDS OF ASHBY (FOA)

PRESIDENT’S REPORT
2010 Summary and Plans for 2011

2010 marks the second year of operation for Friends of Ashby Primary School
(FOA). FOA helps to build the Ashby community and enrich the learning
environment for the school’s children through social events, fundraising and the
engagement of parent volunteers.

In 2010 Friends of Ashby engaged in a variety of activities to meet these goals

including: the Pako Festa (parade and stall), Thomas Fun Run Stall, Trivia Night
and Silent Auction, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day stalls, Let’s Get Growing Living
Fundraiser, the Art Show, Gaga Pit Art Cards, Leaf Your Mark, the Pako Christmas
Tree and UCI Bike, Teacher Appreciation activities, Classroom Support Team and
classroom support activities, Family Information Forms and Class Friendship lists,
Tutti Fruitti Thursday, Coffee Hours and Movie nights, School Signs, Sick Room
Linens, School grounds work, Grant Application development, Entertainment
Books, and supporting 2011 Prep Parents morning tea.

We are pleased to report that in addition to building community and helping to

provide meaningful opportunities for parent and friend involvement, in 2010 FOA
raised almost $10,000 through events, fundraising activities and grants. With this
money we were able to assist the school by purchasing about $1,000 worth of
new readers, new furniture for the Grade ½ classroom, 2 mobile learning centres
for the Grade 5/6 classrooms, computer headphones for all classrooms and the
computer learning centre, building materials for the Garden/Chook Shed, a wide
variety of gardening tools and supplies, shelving and storage containers, door
mats for all doors in the building, supplies for the fairytale mural in the Junior
Playground, and Peter Roberts cds for all classrooms and the commitment of
$1,500 to support the 2011 classroom kitchen program.

All of this would not have been possible without the support of our resourceful and
committed school staff and our many, many volunteers. Friends of Ashby would
like to take this time to thank all of the volunteers who have been engaged in
some way, big or small throughout the year, whether chaperoning an excursion,
soliciting donations for the Trivia Night, cutting up fruit and vege, manning one of
our stalls, helping out in the garden, participating in a working bee, or helping in
the classroom:

Ally Gitzel Jenny DeVine Marnie Tanner

Bob Flemming Jenny Meenks Matt Walder
Carolyn Ingwersen Jerry Wirata Melissa Bevan
Chris Vine Jill Donald Melissa Wirata
Chris Wheelwright Jo Sadd Michelle Kelsonglo
Christine Morrisey Kate Collinson Nikki VanDerPol
Christie Phillips Kate Ethell Peter Bradbury
Claire Miloradovic Kate Lee Rhonda Peters
Cynthia Scherer Kate Sanders Robyn Richmund
Dave Collinson Kathleen Jackson Rosemary Nugent
Di Gillick Thompson Katriona Eades Sarah Philips
Diana Ojajune Katherine Valentine Sharon Lowday
Elizabeth Hoornweg Ken Bennett Sheila Walder
Gary McLean Klous Antonenko Sonya Dalton
Heath McLachlan Kristen McLachlan Steve Macklin
Heather Vine Leearna Kay Tash Angel
Jamie Cole Louise Fogarty Tina Martin
Jan Martin Margaret McNamara Tracy Raby
Jeanette Roberts Mark Sanders Trish Mackenzie
Jenni Carroll Monica Fox Zoran Miloradovic
and anyone else we
may have forgotten!

We also owe a big thanks to the many businesses that have supported our efforts
during the year:

Affordable Home Loans Freedom Bay Cruises Pottage

Amcal Chemist (Mitchell & Full Circle Health and Puffing Billy Railway
O’Hara) Exercise Pulse Pharmacy
Anaconda Kennard's Hire (Belmont) Pakington Strand
Ashby Primary School Kennys Antiques Run M Ragged
The Barking Dog Geelong Football Club Rushbrooks' Café
Blue Illusion Geelong Ten Pin Bowl-A- Sailors Rest
Boo Radley Rama Scienceworks
Brown’s Mensland Geoffrey’s Gift Shop Schoolyard Hair
Brumby’s Gloria Jean's Coffees - Seaweed Flowers
Bunnings Warehouse Geelong West Second Mode Clothing
Café Pacacinno GPAC - Geelong See All Dolphin Swims E
Caffé Smudge Performing Artscentre Shannon Hair Skinglow
Carey’s Picture Framing GSM Butchers St George Workers Club
Gallery Healthy Life Steve Bennett Hi-Fi
The Carousel Heights Sewing Centre Stuck on You
Cassandra Bright Hidden Minx Hair Studio Tates Toyworld
Clinical Beauty IGA Tell-A-Balloon
Coles Geelong West Jayk: body salon for men The Complete Garden
Cole’s Coaches Jetts Fitness Geelong The Ducks Nest Gift Shop
Cozy Corner Cafe West The Mens Room
Curves Kinder Faces The Portrait Shop
Dan Murphys Kitepower The Yardz Hotel
Darren Grayson Lara Hotel Third Ecology
di moda Littore Family Wines Pty V& R
Direct Decorators Ltd Video Ezy
Dizzy Toys Melbourne's Luna Park Vintage Cellars
EJ & Albert Milana’s Lingerie & Warren & Hutch
Endota Spa Swimwear Weiser's Continental
Eyewear on Pako Mitchell and O’Hara Bakehouse
Fagg’s Mitre 10, South Chemist WestCoast Jaguar
Geelong Motherworld WIKK
Murphy’s Newsagency Woolworths Geelong West
Nandos
National Sports Museum
Ouch Ink
Pako Meats
Panache Café and
Creperie - Geelong West

A special thank you to our 2010 officers, Di Gillick Thompson, Treasurer, Tracy
Raby, Secretary and Cynthia Scherer, President for their leadership and hard
work.
Below are the major activities FOA proposes to take on in 2011. The major focus
of our 2011 fundraising activities will continue to be the school’s kitchen/garden
programs and the school concert/performing arts program (with FOA funding it is
hoped to increase the number of terms the school will be able to employ
performing arts teaching staff).

Proposed 2011 Events/Activities

Below are the major events/activities we have currently identified for 2011:

Term 1:
• Pako Festa – In 2010 we marched in the parade and manned a stall we will
engage in both activities again in 2011.
• Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser – while a last minute fundraiser the last two years,
FOA has agreed that we should support the voucher version of this
fundraiser in 2011 (we actually sell vouchers which can be redeemed for the
Hot Cross Buns, not the Hot Cross Buns themselves).
• Entertainment books – these books will be available for sale through the
school beginning in March.
• Rotary Thomas Fun Run Stall – last year at the last minute FOA manned a
stall at this community event which targets primarily pre-schoolers. We
were invited to host a stall again in 2011 and have agreed to do so. About
2,000 people attend this event, and we believe this is a nice way to
introduce the community to the school and to do some limited fundraising.

Term 2
• Trivia Night and Silent Auction – this event continues to be our largest
fundraising event of the year. In addition, it’s just a fun activity for parents
and friends to participate in. We will continue to look for more ways to
capitalize on the silent auction component of this event. We have already
agreed to utilize any funds raised through this event to support the school
performing arts/school concert program.
 • Mothers Day Stall – we look forward to providing students with an
inexpensive and fun way to celebrate their mum’s special day.

Term 3:
• Fathers Day Stall – we look forward to providing students with an
inexpensive and fun way to celebrate their dad’s special day.
• Lets Get Growing Living Fundraiser – in 2010 we took on this new fundraiser
which offered organic greenhouses, herb bags and seeds. We found this
event successful and easy to run and look forward to doing it again in 2011.

Term 4:
• Art Show – We will continue to support this event as a fundraiser for the
school’s art program and look for ways to expand this events fundraising
potential.
• New Parents Morning Tea – FOA believes it is important to engage incoming
prep parents as soon as possible to help create a culture of parent
involvement and support. If we can set expectations early when new
students start families will already understand and be supportive on our
culture of engagement.

Other activities:
• Farmer’s Market/Vege and Herb Stalls – FOA is keen to continue hosting
stalls which feature produce from the school garden. In 2010 two stalls
raised almost $400.
• Family Information Forms and Classroom Friendship lists – tried for the first
time in 2010 we look forward to continuing to understand how families can
be resources to the school.
• Parent Managed Headlice Program – this activity provides an important
service to the school community helping parents to identify headlice and
manage headlice when detected on their children.
• Walking School Bus – FOA is keen to continue supporting active travel by
our students
• Classroom Support Team –We look forward to continuing to evolve and
implement this concept to support the school teachers and classrooms.
• Fresh Fruit – this activity which introduces fresh fruit and vegetables to
students is loved by all and FOA looks forward to continuing to support this
program.
• Kitchen and Garden Programs – FOA has agreed to support the Classroom
Kitchen Garden program in its inaugural year and looks forward to finding
additional ways to work with staff to support cooking, nutrition and
gardening in the school.
• Completion of the Garden/Chook Shed – FOA looks forward to completing
with the assistance of Third Ecology and the Ashby Community the addition
to the school.