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be working closely with the School
and drawing on the skills and
experience of our hard-working
committee members to facilitate
our project goals for 2020.
From the
President
TRON FISHER
PRESIDENT – PAST PUPILS’ ASSOCIATION
We have certainly had to navigate
some rough terrain over the past
few months and I hope that you
and your families have managed
to survive the restrictions placed
on us as a community and have
endured the changes to our
everyday routines, finding ways of
living more simply.
2019 marked the end of an era
as Lenore Thompson stood aside
as Past Pupils’ Liaison. I speak for
many when I thank Lenore for
the commitment and passion she
has demonstrated in this role and
I wish her continued blessings
as she maintains her position
as Foundation Manager. 2020
introduces our new Past Pupils’
Liaison, Maree Nugent. Maree is
also tremendously committed to
and passionate about All Hallows.
As a past pupil herself, her sister,
daughters and nieces are also all
past or present students, and so
her connection runs deep. We
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The Hallowian | 2019
welcome Maree to the team and
look forward to working with her as
our conduit to the School.
As always, our 2019 Annual Past
Pupils’ Mass and Morning Tea
was well attended and was also
a celebration of 50, 60 and 70year reunions. It is always a joy to
see our past pupils reconnecting,
whether it be after many years or
12 months, and across generations.
Thank you to everyone who was
involved with the success of this
event, including our celebrant Fr
Gerard McMorrow. Congratulations
also to the classes of 1949, 1959,
1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999 who
acknowledged milestone years in
2019.
This year the committee has
adopted a new approach and
has branched into three working
groups, focusing on Hospitality
and Events, Memorabilia, and
Publicity and Publications. We will
The Hospitality and Events Team has
preparations underway for the Past
Pupils’ Association’s International
Women’s Day Breakfast 2021 and
hopefully society will be on track
in time for our Annual Mass in
October 2020. Details of these
functions will be cascaded later in
the year.
This year the Association had
planned to launch a new event in
June called ‘Connect Blue’. The
intention was to host evening
drinks and canapés on the Terrace,
providing a social link for alumni.
Unfortunately, the event will not
proceed this year, but we are
excited about presenting it to you
in the future.
Our Memorabilia Team has been
busy stocktaking and condensing
our current lines. The vision for
this area is to streamline our
product lines and aim to have an
online store in the future. At this
stage, if you would like to purchase
any items, please contact our Past
Pupils’ Liaison, Maree Nugent
ppa@ahs.qld.edu.au.
Steering us through the twentyfirst century, the Publicity and
Publications Team is focusing on
the Association’s online presence
and digitalising our publications.
I would encourage you to
please update your details here,
preferably with a personal or home
email address, so that as we evolve
to digital communications we will
be able to keep you well informed.
Looking to the future, the
committee would like to develop
a link between past and present
students by way of a career
mentoring
program.
Also,
developing a goods and services
register to endorse and promote
past pupils’ businesses has been
proposed and as we receive more
updates for our database, this idea
will develop further.
In the past year, funds raised through
events and memorabilia sales have
been donated towards the All
Hallows’ Foundation, Catherine
McAuley Bursary Fund, 2019 Whole
School Project—Building Bingavia,
Mercy Works and Sr Mary Ronan
Fund. In January 2020, we made a
special contribution to ‘Magnolia
Place’, a newly created garden
space adjacent to the convent. This
area will incorporate plants, water
features and mosaic work made up
of pieces of patterned china from
broken teacups from the Mothers’
Network’s collection. It has been
designed to create a tranquil spot
for reflection and remembrance.
Thank you to Principal Catherine
O’Kane and the School’s Leadership,
Administration and Facilities teams
for their continued support and
assistance throughout the year
and a very special thank you to our
wonderful committee members
for their ongoing collaboration and
commitment.
In these uncertain times, I ask you to
reflect on the 2020 School Theme,
‘Respect Always, Love Deeply’. From
this we can endeavour to respect
ourselves, our loved ones, our
community and our environment
and from this respect comes love.
Dieu et Devoir
Tron Fisher
Pictured: the 2019 Past Pupils’ Annual Mass and Morning Tea was well attended and a delightful event.