Month: July 2018

Fundraiser in the Spotlight Fundraising

Five cents turns into $1400 for Chappy Dave

A simple idea has paid off for Buderim Mountain State School chaplain, Dave Larkin. The long-serving chappy’s wife, Adrienne, suggested challenging students to bring their spare 5-cent pieces into the classroom each week and compete for a pizza party.  Collect 5 Cents for Chappy was born. In just five weeks, the idea has paid off […]

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Fundraising Grants

$10k grant boosts Lockyer Valley brekky clubs

School children in the Lockyer Valley who miss breakfast, and those who just love to catch up with mates over a piece of toast, have been given a $10,000 helping hand thanks to a Commonwealth Bank grant. SU QLD regional manager, Melina Wildolf, said the grant money, which came from local Commonwealth Bank staff volunteering […]

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News

From the CEO

What a year we’ve had to date! From the Federal Government’s chaplaincy seed funding renewal and the release of Kantar’s independent review into the chaplaincy program, to Chappy Week celebrations, media attention and more, this has been an eventful year so far.

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News

Director’s Update: Chaplaincy report results, anti-bullying resources and more…

Welcome to another new and exciting term! I’ve got so much to share with you, but I’ll try to make it brief. Firstly, you may be aware that the Federal Government commissioned an independent study into the efficacy of school chaplaincy in the lead up to this year’s Federal Budget announcement.

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'Things I Wish I Knew'

Things I Wish I Knew – Graeme Jones

Greenslopes Baptist Church pastor, Graeme Jones, was first introduced to school chaplaincy in the 1970s when he met chaplaincy pioneer and long-term SU QLD staff member, Keith Drinkall. While Graeme was supportive of school chaplaincy from that first meeting with Keith, it wasn’t until 2002 that he became involved in the LCC at Cavendish Road […]

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