Welcome to the SKC Fathers' Association

Information for 2009

Welcome to the St Kevin’s College Fathers’ Association. All fathers/guardians of present and past pupils of St Kevin’s are eligible for membership. Please note there is no cost involved or any minimum level of commitment or involvement required – we encourage all levels of participation.

The aims of the Association, expressed in full in the Constitution, are essentially to bring the parents of St Kevin’s college into close contact with one another, thus fostering the sense of community amongst all those associated with the College, and to contribute to the development of the students.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the Association’s office bearers – details below.

Our first meeting for 2009 will be on Tuesday 3 March, starting with a sausage sizzle at 6:30 pm at the BBQ in front of the Wilding Centre, followed by the meeting at 7:45 pm in the Brandon Room.

You are also strongly encouraged to attend the Parent Enrichment evening with Celia Lashlie, on Tuesday 24 February at 7:45 pm in Smith Hall. The Fathers’ Association is a strong supporter of programs that ensure our boys grow into well-rounded young men, and Celia Lashlie, the author of He’ll be Okay: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men, is a recognised expert in this field.

Meeting agendas, minutes and reminders are distributed by email. If you are interested, please provide your name, your son(s) year level(s), your email address and your telephone numbers to the secretary, who will add you to the distribution list. This information may be made available to other Fathers' Association members unless you have informed the College that you do not want your contact information distributed.

The current office bearers of the Association are:

President	Garry Dowd  email  0438 910 335
Vice-President	Peter Crigan  email  0407 322 096
Secretary	Denis O’Hara  email  0419 583 244
Treasurer	Mark Musgrave  email  0411 498 198

The categories of expenditure that the Association uses to assess requests for funds, and which are used to track expenditure, are:

Educational Development School Community and Social Arts and Cultural

Boys and Parent Development Sports and Outdoors Special Events and Projects

The Association has made recent one-off contributions to:

Scoreboard on the main oval Chapel and performing arts centre Waterford gymnasium equipment Waterford library refurbishment Marquee for outdoor sports

Silver Creek BBQ and low ropes course Wilding Centre pool timing equipment Sponsorship for teacher drug education Glendalough shelter shed and shade cloth area Glendalough audio-visual equipment

The Association makes regular contributions to:

Art Show Parent Enrichment Program Drug education

Parent-son camps and parent-son breakfast Learner driver information Teachers awards

Fathers’ Association Calendar for 2009

Month	Day	Activity
Jan	Fri 30	Welcome Evening for New Parents – Smith Hall
Feb	Fri 6	Glendalough Parent Information Evening – General Purpose Room
	Sun 15	Working Bee – Silver Creek
	Sun 22	Family Day – Silver Creek
	Tue 24	Parent Enrichment with Celia Lashlie – Smith Hall
Mar	Tue 3	Fathers’ Association Sausage Sizzle & Meeting (6:30pm) – Pavilion
	Wed 11	Year 7 Mother-Son Night – Smith Hall
Apr	Tue 21	Fathers’ Association Meeting – Brandon Room
May	Thu 7	Fathers’ Association Cooking Class (6:30pm) – Waterford
	Wed 13	Art Show Set-up – Smith Hall
	Fri 22	Art Show Opening Night – Smith Hall
	Mon 25	Art Show Artists Night - Smith Hall
	Tue 26	Art Show Takedown, Fathers’ Association Meeting – Smith Hall
	Sat 30	Dinner Dance – Leonda by the Yarra
Jun	Tue 23	Fathers Association Meeting – Brandon Room
	Sat 27 – Sun 28	Year 3-6 Father-Son Camp
Jul	Sat 18 – Sun 19	Year 7-8 Father-Son Camp
	Wed 22	Year 10-11 Sessions with Stan Alves (1:30-3:00pm)
Aug	Mon 3	VCE Information Session – Smith Hall
	Tue 4	Fathers’ Association Meeting – Brandon Room
	When?	DAT Information Session
	Mon 24	Year 8 Father-Son Night – Smith Hall
	Sun 30	Father-Son Go-Kart Challenge – TBA
Sep	Tue 8	Fathers’ Association Meeting – Brandon Room
	Wed 9	Year 10-11 Father-Son Program Info – Glendalough GP Room
Oct	Mon 5	Year 10-11 Father-Son Program Session 1 – Brandon Room
	Tue 6	Year 10-11 Father-Son Program Session 2 - Brandon Room
	Fri 9 – Sun 11	Year 10-11 Father-Son Program Weekend - TBA
	Sun 18	Year 10-11 Father-Son Program Session 3 and Dinner - Pavilion
	Mon 19	Year 10-11 Father-Son Program Session 4 - Pavilion
Nov	Fri 6	AGM and End of Year Function - Pavilion
	Sat 21-Sun 22	Working Bee and Gunna Weekend – location TBA

Don't forget to check the College Online Calendar for changes and further information. Use the Search Facility to search for Fathers' Association.