Parents’ Association

Friends of Cricket endeavours to create a sense of community amongst the students who have chosen cricket as their summer sport, as well as bring the parents together and support the coaches. This is done through arranging BBQs for boys and parents at home games, supporting coaches with ground set up and scoring, and Pink Stumps Day, which doubles as a fundraiser for the McGrath Foundation.

Parents from most year levels are involved, which means we get to meet a wider group, giving it a real cross-age family feel. Because we love the sport, and love to watch our son(s) play, it has been a delight to be involved in this capacity. It means we share long lazy summer days with fellow “cricket-crazies”, and food always brings people together.

The staff involved with the cricket program, Bulleen ground staff, as well as the Community Engagement Office staff have all been very supportive. It is great to be part of a school that values community engagement and positive relationships so highly.

And when effort is put into something that our children are involved in, it gives them the message that they matter. While we are in this season of life, this is where we have chosen to invest our energy. It gives us a “tribe” and we get to know the boys and parents of the boys that our sons hang out with, which in turn, we know shape them as people.

Memories are being made!

Attendees at the Spring Luncheon event. 

I have been a Class Representative and Trinity Shop volunteer for many years, as well as a member of the Cowey Club (Friend of Rowing), a Friend of Skiing and a member of the Trinity Community Choir.

Class Representative tasks have involved organising and hosting parent social events through the year, assisting with school functions such as the Trinity Fair, Trinity Ball, Junior School Mother’s Day Breakfast and the Year 12 scone morning, attending Class Rep meetings and being a conduit for feedback between parents and the school.

As a Trinity Shop volunteer, I have sorted and labelled donations, assisted parents and students with uniform queries, done sales, and more recently, helped with the move and set up of the shop in its new location. When the boys were rowing, I helped set up or pack up the marque and provided food for the boys as a member of Cowey Club (Friends of Rowing), and when they were
skiing, I volunteered the at Interschools Snowsports on Race Duty with Friends of Skiing. Rehearsing and performing with the Trinity Community Choir in the annual Trinity Carol Service at St Paul’s Cathedral has been another wonderful engagement experience.

What I enjoy most about being a PA volunteer is meeting and getting to know many different parents, students and teachers.

To me, Trinity is a warm and inclusive community, that cares deeply about the boys, fairness and justice.

Fine Foods volunteers at the Founders’ Day Fair.