Issue 9 SJC News 2021

Our 2021 Fashion Dinner will be held on Friday 20 August at Mt Duneed Estate.

Early bird tickets will be on sale Monday 5 July! 

Back in 2007, a Christian Brother arrived in Mannya on a visit to the St Lukes’ Catholic Parish in Mannya. Back then the rural area lacked basic infrastructure even in education and health care. St Joseph’s Kensekka Vocational Senior School was established nearly four years ago with the support of St Joseph's College. Since inception, we have been able to support the purchase of 17ha of land on which the school is constructed, construction of four permanent classrooms which is still ongoing, two iron sheet walled and roofed classrooms and most recently construction of a dam to provide water to the school and other recurrent expenditure. 

Over the past five years St Joseph’s College Parents & Friends group have dedicated their premier event, the Fashion Show and Dinner, to raising much-needed funds for projects in Kensekka. We are proud that this charitable work has raised over $120,000 which has directly benefited this community. In 2021 we hope to continue to help finance the completion of a much-needed second classroom block. There is a sense of hope that now permeates the lives of the families in this community and the huge contribution that St Joseph’s Geelong has made towards this. 

We could only do all this work because of the essential contributions of our sponsors and guests. As you can see this is a community that is close to our hearts and those of the over 300 generous guests that come along and enjoy this special fundraising and social event each year. 

We would like to invite local businesses to join us and be promoted as partners and sponsors on this engaging evening. You will be joining a generous list of charity associates who have been involved over the years. 

If you would like to be involved either by donating an item for the silent auction, be a table sponsor or sponsorship please contact one of our Fashion Dinner sub-committee members on [email protected] or via phoning 5226 8122

Thanks to our presenting partners this year Gartland Property, Sip Sip by 63 and Waurn Ponds Hotel.