The Macquarie Parents & Friends Association
The Macquarie Anglican Grammar Parents and Friends Association (Macquarie P&F) is a voluntary group which provides a forum for parent discussion, social and educational occasions for parents, fundraising activities, and other support to the school as required.
Membership of the P&F is open to all parents and friends of students at the school from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 at any stage of the year.
Community & Connection
The focus of our P&F is communication and connection; nurturing a friendly and welcoming community with our school families, school and the wider community for the benefit of their children’s overall development and learning.
The P&F is particularly instrumental in welcoming new parents into the school community via morning teas, dinners and social gatherings.
Fundraising
Income from fees and fundraising are used to support social and community activities and to provide resources and opportunities for enriching the environment of the school and students.
The P&F committee fundraising efforts have contributed to a broad range of items that have been beautiful additions to the school community, including supporting the Creative and Performing Arts program with a grand piano, the installation of three water bottle refill stations and a $50,000 contribution by the P&F to the Henderson Hall Air Conditioning upgrade (to be completed in the next infrastructure phase).
The P&F welcomes ideas from the Macquarie community for future fundraising items and ideas.
Clothing Pool
The Clothing Pool is an ongoing P&F Fundraiser run by our volunteer Clothing Pool sub-committee that offers our families an opportunity to donate second hand uniforms, which are sold at discounted prices with all money raised going to the P&F.
If you would like to enquire or purchase any items, please:
- Email magsclothingpool@hotmail.com
- We will advise if we have the items available and the cost
- Payment is made by direct deposit or via our P&F QR Code
- Items can be collected from the school office.
We also have an on-site Clothing Pool once a term where you may view clothing and purchase at the time via cash, credit card or direct deposit.
Details for these days are located on the below P&F pages:
P&F Meetings
P&F Meetings are generally held on the Tuesday of the second week each term at 6.30pm.
All are welcome to attend meetings, and to cater to everyone’s busy lives we have continued with hosting the meetings via Zoom.
An email is sent to all parents with the meeting link and Agenda, and the following minutes will be made available on the Macquarie P&F page on the website and in the newsletter.
Meeting Dates for 2023
Term 1 - Tuesday 14 February, 6.00pm | Zoom |
Term 2 - Tuesday 9 May, 6.00pm | Zoom |
Term 3 - Tuesday 8 August, 6.00pm | Zoom |
Term 4 - Tuesday 24 October, 6.00pm | Zoom |
Constitution
You can view the Macquarie P&F Association Constitution here.
P&F Committee and Contact Information
President | Sarah Christian |
Vice President | TBC |
Secretary | Alison Attenborough |
Treasurer | Bill Williamson |
Junior School Representative | TBC |
Senior School Representative | Fiona McCauley |
Boarding Representative | TBC |
2023 Sub-committees
Many hands make light work, our Sub-committees allow members to assist in certain aspects or projects run by the P&F and are an amazing extension of the Executive Committee.
Clothing Pool | Annabel Orford |
Toongi Lamb | Bill Williamson, Emma Small, Fergus Job and Sarah Christian |
Grazing Platters for Macquarie's Got Talent | Emma Small, Mary McMullen and Kath Brown |
Raffle | TBC |
Colour Fun Run |
Sarah Christian and Annabel Orford |
Mums' Lunch 2024 |
Kate Wade, Joanna Linehan and Hannah Boland |
Pie Drive 2024 | Sally Jenkins |