Lighting their way to personal discovery, Moriah College aims to kindle within all our students the strength and knowledge to spark their curiosity, and ignite their passions in order for them to shine through their achievements. The Parents & Friends (P&F) is a vital part of the Moriah Family. The P&F does wonderful work in maintaining grassroots relationships with our parents. The P&F held the following events in 2022 Online First Aid Course with Guest speaker Opened & maintained a successful secondhand uniform shop Hamentashen bake and distribution to all staff and students Pesach Sedarim for K6, undertaking set up, food and clean up Delivered hundreds of chessed packs and meals to families in ISO with COVID and families in need Constant Liaison with school psychologist & wellbeing department to assist children and parents in need Family Fun Fair Mother s Day activities & Gift stalls at the Family Fun Fair and at school ELC Mini Olympic Games Arranged, coordinated and served the kids and staff dinner for the end of band camp concert Thank you, morning tea, for all past P & F presidents Father s Day breakfasts and activities and gift stalls Kiddush packs for the Moriah Shabbat for all attending children Moriah Shabbat Havdallah event Rosh Hashana Gift Project Assisted with year 12 farewell lunch Rosh Hashana morning teas for all staff End of term sausage sizzle for whole primary school Packaged apples & honey for whole primary school Class parent & volunteers thank you morning Year K orientation morning for parents & kids Helped organise the Year 6 Graduation Ceremony Cocktail party Opening a secondhand textbook shop In addition to these events, the P&F helped at any school events that required assistance. They also organised the volunteer roster for the Primary School canteen throughout the year, organised class parents in the Primary School, a coffee cart and fruit stand at the Primary School Athletics Carnival. They provided & packaged the candlesticks and tallitot for the Year K mitzvah celebration, arranged siddur inscription labels for all the Year 1 & 12 siddurim for their siddur presentations and organised tallit and Siddurim for all new students, as well as students in Years 1, 7, 9 and 12. The P&F was also responsible for the Year 6 hoodie and end of year gifts for Primary School staff from Primary School families.