FOA 2011 Annual General Meeting

On Friday March 4th FOA held its 3rd Annual General Meeting. The primary agenda item was the election of 2011 officers. Please join us in welcoming this year’s officers: Cynthia Scherer, President; Tracy Raby, Treasurer; and Christine Morrissy, Secretary. We would like to thank Di Gillick-Thompson for her services as treasurer during 2010. Her leadership was greatly appreciated and we look forward to her continued involvement in FOA’s ongoing activities.

In addition to the elections, the 2010 Treasurer’s and President’s report were presented. You can view this report below.

Friends of Ashby 2010 President's and Treasurer's Report

Involve your family, friends and co-workers in our Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser

Help Ashby raise funds by supporting our Hot Cross Buns Fundraiser this Easter season. It’s easy, simply purchase a Brumby’s Hot Cross Bun Voucher from the school for $6.50 (the same price you pay in store), and the school gets to keep $2!

The vouchers can be used until Easter at any of the five Brumby store locations in Geelong. While we encourage you to purchase vouchers for your own use, we have also created a flyer that you can download to share with family, friends and co-workers so they can also order vouchers through the school, helping us raise even more money!

2011 Hot Cross Bun Form

Pako Festa Thank Yous

We hope everyone enjoyed the Pako Festa this past weekend! We had a wonderful turnout for the parade, with students from prep to Grade 6 represented. A special thank you to the staff and parents who walked along side in the parade. In addition to the parade, we also hosted a stall on Pako where we sold mask kits and cookbooks. Through the stall we made just over $200. Thank you to all the volunteers who assisted with the stall:

Monica Fox
Di Gillick Thompson
Liz Hoornweg
Kathleen Jackson
Tina Martin
Gary McLean
Christine Morrissy
Diana Ojajune
Christy Phillips
Robyn Richmond
Cynthia Scherer
Heather Vine
Chris Wheelwright