A Melton primary school was recognised by the Good Friday Appeal, following a series of fundraising events involving students, staff, and parents.
On Thursday, June 12, student leaders and staff from Arnolds Creek Primary School in Melton were invited to the Good Friday Appeal Impact Celebration in Southbank, which was aimed at recognising the contribution and fundraising efforts of schools over the years.
According to the school, the event organisers were impressed by the creative ways Arnolds Creek Primary raised money.
Delivering a cheque of about $4000 for this year’s appeal, the school community raised funds through a series of initiatives including a fundraising ‘thermometer’, where each donation through the school’s fundraising link would advance the thermometer to unlock rewards at certain increments.
Some of the rewards, selected by students, included a teacher shaving their head and then being bedazzled with glitter and beads and a day where teachers would come to school wearing colourful and comical outfits.
The school also hosted a disco with a gold coin donation entry.
Arnolds Creek acting principal Kim Gomez said that the school was “very grateful and fortunate” to be able to deliver the funds.
“I know how close the Good Friday Appeal is [to the school], because we know we’ve had families who have gone through the hospital … [we] know the funds will be put to good use to continue to support families … in providing medical treatment and facilities,” Ms Gomez said.
“The process that we use is a great way to engage the community, because we really want it to be a community approach … we’ve worked together to raise the funds.
“I just feel like we were happy to get any amount … purely because we know how people in the community are struggling at the moment.”
