Anglican connection to service

Each year Cobram Anglican Grammar School partners with Anglicare to support disadvantaged members of the local and surrounding community.

Initiatives include a Grocery Grab and Winter Appeal. The Grocery Grab involves the school’s Captains actively encouraging shoppers to purchase an extra item during their shop so it can be donated to those most in need over Christmas.

The Winter Appeal involves Year 12 students participating in a winter sleepout in the school yard to experience some of the hardships associated with being homeless. Lucas Strawhorn, a 2022 Year 12 student, said the School’s last sleepout had been an eye-opening and moving experience – far removed from the normal comforts of school and home.

“Being able to loosely replicate what many homeless people in Australia go through was definitely very awakening in our minds in terms of sleeping outside, being in the cold and waking up in the same clothes from the day before. It was a very unique experience and I’m glad I did it,” Lucas said.

While the sleepout aims to raising awareness for homelessness, the School also collects non-perishable food items and basic living essentials to donate to the Winter Appeal each year. The goods go to Moira Foodshare to distribute hampers. This year half of the donated items will be given directly to the Anglican Parish of Cobram for emergency care packs for the outreach program at St Margaret’s Church.

The School’s values of Integrity, Endeavour and Community, means it is a priority to work in unison with both Anglicare and the Anglican Parish of Cobram to serve its local community.