Parents & Friends Committee

The Parents and Friends Committee (P&F) is a volunteer group that meets monthly on a Tuesday at 7pm sharp to be finished by 8pm located in the school staffroom. Mrs Riccardi our School Principal attends our meetings and informs us where best we can support our school, what plans are in the works,how we can help with roadblocks and shares the positive impact the P&F committee makes to our students and our school community.

We welcome all parents from all year levels to join our friendly,supportive group. We appreciate your time is limited and anything you can contribute is appreciated. You do not have to attend [all] meetings to be involved. We encourage any expertise,special skills, contacts, or sponsorships your workplace may offer to support our school. We welcome new ideas and opportunites. The P&F organises and facilitates many social and community events such as the Welcome Morning Tea, Easter raffle,Mother's and Father's Day stalls,student disco,Bunnings BBQ and cake stall, Private Sun Theatre Movie night,Parents night and more all while having fun!

Vision Statement: Working together to raise funds which will be disbursed to our community to help, support and nurture the best possible learning experience for our children

Fundraising is a very rewarding and essential part of school life.

The purpose of the St Mary's Altona Parents and Friends Committee is to:

Raise funds that will go directly towards improvinf our school community
Organise a variety of social events
Investigate and suggest new fundraising methods
Be an avenue for providing a welcoming atmosphere to the school
Have fun!

How can you help?

You can come to our next P&F meeting and check it out.
You can attend an occasional meeting, no need to commit to every month
We rely on the continued support of families in our school community to keep the Parents and Freinds Committee going

Get in touch: parentsfriends@smaltona.catholic.edu.au

Role	Description
President	The President is the public face of the committee, chairs committee meetings and works with Sonia, John and committee members to organise fundraising activities and events. The President creates the meeting’s agendas and supports the members coordinating events.
Vice President	The Vice President’s role is to assist the President and to chair meetings in the President’s absence.
Secretary	The Secretary, with assistance from the Assistant Secretary ensures that all Committee members are notified of meetings and minutes of each meeting are kept and distributed.
Assistant Secretary
Treasurer	The Treasurer, with assistance from the Assistant Treasurer, is responsible for keeping accurate financial records and presenting reports to the Committee once a term.
Assistant Treasurer
Marketing and Communications Coordinator	Creates promotional materials for events in publication form and online to ensure that the events are advertised appropriately. They work with other members creating booking avenues such as Trybooking.
Grants Officer	Grants provide valuable resources for funding the school. The Grants Officer finds opportunities for the school and completes the application of grants with support from committee members and staff.
General Committee	Working together we coordinate the organisation of events held at the school. Come along to meetings, when possible, twice a term for one hour, participate in decisions relating to the school, hear what’s going on and help out with fundraising and events.