Spring Fair 2024
What an Amazing Spring Fair!
Last Saturday, our school community came together for an unforgettable Spring Fair! Despite the heat, the event was a resounding success, filled with positivity, laughter, and joy. It was a true celebration of the wonderful community spirit that makes our school so special.
We were thrilled to welcome not only our current families but also former students, their families, past teachers, and members of the wider community. The day was a testament to the strong connections and shared enthusiasm we are so fortunate to enjoy.
While the final funds raised are still being tallied, the benefits of the day go far beyond the monetary total. That said, the proceeds will support the creation of our long term project of another senior playground, a project made possible by countless volunteer hours, the incredible generosity of local businesses, and the enthusiastic contributions of our school community.
To all our volunteers, a heartfelt thank you. This collective achievement is something to be immensely proud of. Every time our students enjoy the new playground, I hope you feel a sense of pride and ownership.
The fair wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication of parents, carers, and staff who took the lead in organizing, volunteering, and running stalls. Whether you helped in the lead-up, on the day itself, or both, your contributions made all the difference.
Special Acknowledgements
We extend a special thanks to the following individuals, who went above and beyond to ensure the fair’s success:
These people are:
- Sylvia Yarnton, Gayle Davey, Claire Valentine, and Fiona Davey for bravely managing the organisation of the fair and then generating the enthusiasm which saw so many contribute. Sylvia’s and Gayle’s organisation throughout of all things fair took countless hours and incredible drive and passion!
- Claire Valentine for taking on the challenging roles of rostering, logistics and planning of equipment.
- Daniel and Sylvia for walking the streets around our community and sourcing many of the silent auction item and major sponsors.
- Tara Voss for overseeing several stalls and equipment and silent auction items. Tara also walked many 100’s of steps to gain several auction and raffle prizes.
- Sanchita for maintaining our sponsorship spreadsheet.
- Kavitha Faruqui, Padmashree Nagarajan, Sanchita Shanbhag, Ahamed Fakeer and Lakshmi Ramalingam for their management of the Indian food store
- Sharbani Dhar for graphic design work on advertising boards, leaflets, posters, and signage.
- Fiona Davey and Monica Falconer for coordinating the cake stall.
- Pip Lewis and Laura James-Clarke in the office with helping with much of the organisation at the school end.
- Fiona Davey for her organising and running Raffle.
- Russell Yarnton for our site plan, pack up and set up, shuriken toss and origami.
- The GHPS teaching staff that helped on many of the stores on the day, volunteered “for sponge the teacher” and organised the wonderful classroom hampers.
- Moya Strain, Laura James-Clark, and Cam White for collecting and setting up our stage, and for the planning and running of the Glen Huntly’s Got Talent. Special thanks to Becky Broxham and Ruth Kinyua for judging the different acts.
- Hayley Cliff; for her planning and organising of an incredible silent auction.
- Abbi Gilbert and Fiona Davey for coordinating the handmade stall.
- Sally Layton for cooking and serving sausages all day.
- Kavitha, Ahamed, Lakshmi and Sanchita for coordinating the delicious Indian Street food.
- Tara Voss: for creating the Treasure Hunt
- Lauren Kharsas for sourcing creative talents with face painting and glitter tattoos and Fasna Fathima for henna tattoos.
- Lisa Pinter for creating the arts and crafts space.
- Sue Wong for plaster making.
- Sharbani Dhar for sorting, pricing, and manning the Trash and Treasure stall.
- Mick James for transporting the generator.
- Steve Davey for providing the trailer for the choc toss and marquee transport.
- Grade 6: gave everyone an arm workout at Chocolate toss.
- All the people who helped set up early at 9am on Saturday and then packed up late into Saturday night and then returned for a final clean up again early Sunday morning.
To every parent, carer, staff member, student, and volunteer who contributed or came along to support our school, thank you for making the Spring Fair a day to remember. Your efforts remind us of the power of teamwork and the vibrant community we are privileged to be part of.
Without the support of parents and carers to take the lead in organising and volunteering to run stalls, source donations, help with the set up and pack up and so on, the fair would not be possible.
Finally, a huge thank you to all our sponsors. Please support the following businesses and organisations.
Platinum Sponsors:
Optical Royale
Partners In Planning
Si Senor
Slater & Levin
Verve Portraits
Gold Sponsors:
Beaver’s Tail
Body Fit Training (BFT) Caulfield
Carnegie Vets & Cat Cottage
CODE Dance Studio
Dental Care Carnegie
Dotinfinity
Flight Centre
Hugster Family Photography
Into Solar
Kate Birrell Paintings
Major Mitchell Café
MyHome
Nova Skin Aesthetics
Southeast Melbourne Phoenix
TheirCare
Trek Bicycle Store Carnegie
Quality Groceries & Café
Silver Sponsors:
AFL House
BKK Lab
Burger Bliss
Bayside Tennis
Chamford Gymnastics Club
Code Camp
Fit For Kids Co.
Goodlife Health Clubs, Carnegie
JAX Tyres & Auto Caulfield South
Luna Cards
McKinnon Dental Care
My Little Tribe Photography
Ormond Childcare & Pre-School
Saul’s
Vision on Koornang
Woolworths
Bronze Sponsors:
Albert Park Mini Golf Club
All Diamonds
Annabella Pizza & Pasta
Andy Griffiths / Pan Macmillan Australia
Ashcombe Maze and Lavender Garden
Australian Sport Museum
Avenue Bookstore
Belafonte Coffee
Benn’s Books
BIG 4 Holiday Parks
Big W
Body Fit Training Elsternwick
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Bumps
Bunnings Moorabbin
Café Perri
Camden Hotel
Carnegie Toy Library
Centre Com
Cha time
Child Play Therapy
Classic Cinemas Elsternwick
Cherry Hill Orchards
Cone Art Studio
Crumpler
Dana Patisserie
Da Voluce Lighting Studio
Drummond Golf, Carnegie
Dulux
Eco Explorers
Givoni & Slade Knitwear
Grill’d
Harris Scarfe
Hattam Menswear
HH Jewellery
Home of Lights
House
iCandy Australia
IGA Carnegie
Inspire Chiropractic, McKinnon
Jacs
JBA Physio
Jump Central
Kendama King
Kevin’s Flower Shop
Lana Ro
Leaf Bookshop
Lizzy’s Chocolate Creations
Lumos Bakery, McKinnon
Markese Hair
McKinnon Hotel
Melbourne Music Centre
Melbourne Taekwondo Centre, Malvern
Melbourne United
Merryl’s Mosaics and Glass Studio
Mission District, Ripponlea
Mr Burch, McKinnon
Mr Trampoline
Music Works Magic
Naked Wines
Office of David Southwick MP
Office of Steve Dimopoulos MP
Office of Dr Michelle Anadah Rajah MP
Officeworks
Party Bazaar
Perugia
Penhalluriack’s
PSW Quality Apparel
Pure Boba
Reece
Repco
Ritz Carlton
Rob Grey Fitness
Ruby’s Gifts
Snow-white Baker
Society of Merchants
St. Kilda Cycles
Soul 2 Sole
Sunnybrook Health Store
SuperZu
Sussan
Target Chadstone
The Bread Roll Shop
The Servery
The South African Shop
The Vos Family
The Williamstown Ice Cream
To Be Frank Bakery
Tool Centre McKinnon
Toot Toot Toys
Trialto Meats
Tsalta Clothing
Vacuum Cleaners Plus
Waxy Apple Vintage
Willim McKinnon Café
Will’s Batch
Zebu