Community and Service
A Year of Service
As year-end approaches, it is satisfying to reflect on the good work done by boys throughout the College. Whether the service has been organized by school or not, formally recognized or completed quietly without being noticed, boys should be proud of their achievements this year. At a recent reception for our external partner agencies, it is clear that the impact of Scotch boys within the broader community is considerable. The agencies love our boys! Boys who visit aged care facilities, work with intellectually and physical disabled, befriend refugee students, take part in environmental rejuvenation or a engage in multitude of other service activities help to put a caring face on our school. More than that, they do serious work among the less fortunate. They in turn learn life lessons and are transformed: sometimes just a little; sometimes considerably. I would like to thank all the organisations and agencies that have accepted our boys this year. Thanks must go to the Scotch staff who have accompanied the boys and ensured their care and the quality of the experiences.
Disabled Surfers Event
The first of the Disabled Surfers (DSA) 'Lets Go Surfing' events for the summer takes place at Leighton Beach on Saturday November 7. Scotch boys have attended every DSA event in Perth since 2007. Multitude of boys will agree that participation at disabled surfing has been one of the most memorable activities during their time at Scotch. It is a unique way to support the disabled community and being a coastal school with students who surf, an ideal fit with our community. For more information on the forthcoming event see here.
Service Project Fundraising
Fundraising for charities or school-initiated service projects is a perennial activity throughout the College. The boys involved driving the fundraising are genuinely excited by the prospect of raising money that will make a difference somewhere in the world. Collectively, the amount raised each year is in multiple thousands of dollars. Through hard work such as, making biscuits, running games, selling hotdogs or hosting Quiz Nights, boys get a sense that is possible to materially changes lives. Our community is generous. It is important that boys have success in fundraising and that the lessons about how the money is used are learnt. Philanthropy according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is: 'the practice of giving money and time to help make life better for other people'. We want our boys to grow up investing time and money is charitable causes. We want them to witness the generosity of their parents in supporting charitable causes. Thank you for your support this year.
Mr W Cordner
Director of Community and Service
