In Term 4 this year Thomas Hassall Anglican College is focusing on our graduate aim of compassion.
As part of this we are contributing again to St Mark’s Sadlier Hampers. These are distributed to families just before Christmas to help vulnerable people in the local community.
Earlier in the term, Year 9 heard from Kendall, one of the staff members from St Mark’s Anglican Church about how the hampers help vulnerable families such as those who are experiencing financial challenges, those who are looking after children in foster care and children with parents who are in prison. During Chapel in Week 2 the rest of the College heard from Beejai about how the hampers help the community and those who receive them.
Year 9 Helpers and the Year 12 social justice prefects have delivered hampers to PC classes and encouraged students to be generous. The Social Justice Prefects have also established a tally of how many items have been contributed (with a goal of 1500 items by 30 November).
A shopping list of the kinds of items that would be appreciated is included below. We are challenging our students to bring at least two to three items each. We really appreciate partnering with you and your children in this program as we bless our local community in the lead-up to Christmas.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mr Michael Roper as the contact person for this project [email protected]
SADLEIR HAMPERS SHOPPING LIST IDEAS
| Books |
Children’s books, activity books, short stories, colouring in books |
| Stationary |
Pens, pencils, rulers, erasers, crayons, notebooks, pencil case |
| Canned Foods |
Tuna, soup, fruit, vegetables, pasta sauce, concentrated milk |
| Dry Foods |
Rice, beans, oats, pasta, cereals, flour, powder milk, muesli bars, instant noodles |
| Drinks |
Tea bags, coffee grounds / sachets, milo, hot chocolate powder |
| Sweet things |
Biscuits, lollies, chocolate |
| Toiletries |
Toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, deodorant |
| Toys |
Games, dolls, action figures, puzzles |
Mr Michael Roper
Careers Advisor, HSC Plus Coordinator & Year 9 Advisor