American Tea 2024 – Friday 13 September

American Tea 2024 – Friday 13 September

The American Tea is Shore’s annual Spring Fair and Fundraiser and will be held on Friday 13 September.

It is a much-loved School event that the boys look forward to each year and includes amusement park rides, food stalls, games and market stalls.

The first American Tea was held in 1936 and began with the concept of ‘bring a gift or a plate and then buy one’, to raise funds for the School. This tradition continues to this day! Over time, it has evolved to become an annual fundraising event for Shore, with the focus being to support the education of students at Shore with equipment and improved facilities.

This event involves the whole School community, including the boys, parents and carers, grandparents and Old Boys and is a must for your diary.

How to get involved

We are currently looking for volunteers to join our planning committee in the following roles. Each role will be supported by Katie Kelly, the American Tea Coordinator for 2024.

American Tea Second Convenor

  • Support and assist the American Tea Coordinator.
  • Coordinate Sign-Up Genius for volunteers.
  • Prepare American Tea communications for Lampada, Shore Weekly Record and Prep Peek.
  • Liaise with Year Rep Coordinator for year group communication.
  • Support SPA with Trybooking pre-sales.
  • Become American Tea Coordinator 2025.

American Tea Third Convenor

  • Support and assist the American Tea Second Convenor.
  • Liaise with Shore staff to coordinate Year 11 Student Helpers.
  • Manage Stallholder Equipment containers.
  • Liaise with Food Vendors.
  • Become American Tea Second Convenor 2025.
  • Become American Tea Coordinator 2026.

Silent Auction Team Leader

  • Main point of contact for Silent Auction at American Tea.
  • Coordinate and oversee a team of volunteers to manage the following:
    • School Donations.
    • External Donations.
    • Gala Bid Set-up.
  • Liaise with School IT department for event set-up.
  • Liaise with Northbridge American Tea organisers.

We look forward to seeing you at the biggest Shore community event of the year!

For enquiries and expressions of interest, please contact:

Mr D Cambridge
Chair, Shore Parents’ Association spachair@shore.nsw.edu.au

Mrs K Kelly
American Tea Coordinator 2024 spaamericantea@shore.nsw.edu.au