All Sports Lunch – Thank you

On Friday 9 August, 360 parents, Old Boys, staff and friends of Shore gathered for the All Sports Lunch. This event celebrates all of the games played at Shore and it was great timing on the eve of large Football and Rugby games at Northbridge the following day.

For the first time, the lunch (traditionally a fundraiser and community event) was combined with the Shore Foundation’s Giving Day appeal.

Chair of Council, Mr Rob Clarke, addressed the audience and spoke of the value of sport to our boys’ education – teamwork, dealing with diversity and disappointment, striving for excellence – all being important parts of sport that help to define character.

The audience was then entertained by Mr Mick Colliss – the Vice Captain of the Australian Sudoko team, in 2008. There were a few raised eyebrows as to why Mick had been invited to the lunch, but it was soon evident why. His hilarious story about his journey to represent Australia had the crowd in stitches.

Our Head of Sport, Mr Mark Ticehurst, then channelled the spirit of the Olympics and ran a series of games for the crowd to enjoy. No one runs things better than him.

Fellowship was shared in the afternoon, and thank you to all the volunteers who helped sell raffle tickets on the day. Thanks also to everyone who bought them! Taken together, Giving Day and the All Sports lunch raised over $900,000 to be used across Music, co-curricular programs, future capital needs and means-tested bursaries.

Well done to Ms Angela Evans, Foundation Manager, who was the driving force behind this lunch. Another awesome Foundation event and result for the School. 

Mr D Mason-Jones
Executive Director, Shore Foundation