Looking at the fast-approaching summer holidays and wrap-up of 2021, the Parents and Friends Committee want to say a huge thank you to all our volunteers, recognising the effort of this wonderful Dio community. Over the past year, the committee and all our volunteers have worked hard to host events in record numbers, to bring new and exciting concerts to our School to fundraise for both the Junior School playground and School Cafeteria, and to proudly serve in our café. The end result has been fantastic as we see how much can be accomplished with a great group of volunteers. For the Dio Café, being able to utilise parent and student volunteers is a special ingredient in creating a warm and friendly environment in the heart of the School. Parents have few opportunities to find themselves in the thick of the action of a school day, but that is exactly what they get when rostered on café duty. What starts as a quiet morning meeting 58
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other parents and our staff and getting to know the flow of the kitchen, changes with great haste come morning tea and lunch times. Whether seeing the faces of so many senior girls (wondering how they’ve all grown so tall) or delivering the Junior School lunches to the eager hands of the littlest ones (so excited to be on lunch duty and allowed to visit the Senior School themselves), it really is a treat to be in the midst of it all for a few hours. We love having our parent volunteers in the café and greatly appreciate the time they take to be a part of this community and join in the café chaos. Students are also jumping on the café roster and the timetable slots are in hot demand. Not surprisingly, the girls are quick studies on the till, they know their way around the product and it’s always service with a smile. What started as a small handful of girls serving at the tuck shop during off-peak hours, has grown to a huge schedule of girls helping in the café during breakfast, morning tea, lunch and after school. The students enjoy the
