Students from Mater Christi College in Belgrave are set to add some colour to the community on 17 August, when they celebrate Mater Day and raise money for communities in need.
Bringing a fresh approach to their annual celebration, this student initiative will involve various on-site festivities followed by a Colour Run through Belgrave.
About 700 students from the college will don white T-shirts sold especially for the day and walk to local parks where their peers will ‘colour-bomb’ them.
“We are really excited about this year’s Mater Day event,” college captains Emily and Sophie said.
“There will be an inter-house performing arts competition, a lunch-time food market and, of course, the opportunity for everyone to be colourful at the end of the day.”
Mater Christi College principal Mary Fitz-Gerald said the event was a great opportunity for the college to celebrate the can-do energy of girls and support other communities.
“We encourage our students to ‘listen with the ear of the heart’ and contribute generously to other communities where people experience hardship and/or conflict, she said.
“Funds that are raised go directly to enable the activities of the Good Samaritan Sisters – for the kindergarten in the Philippines, schools in Kiribati and Timor Leste, women’s groups in Santa Teresa and closer to home, to the Good Samaritan Inn in Northcote.”
The students have planned the day carefully, gaining approval from authorities and ensuring the environmental credentials of the event.
“The colourful powders are completely biodegradable, non-toxic and safe for the community and environment,” Emily said.
“It easily washes away from grass and pavements with rain or a hose.”
The student-centred culture of Mater Christi College encourages and celebrates the ‘can do’ energy of girls, delivering excellence in all-girls education.
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