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The Men of Iona is officially a sub-committee of the Iona Parents & Friends Association. The group commits itself to two goals – ‘social’ and ‘service’. The group is open to all dads from both the College and Primary School.
From a social point of view we meet at the Albion Hotel, Stirling Hwy Cottesloe between 7-8pm on the first Thursday night of each month for a social drink. This will be purely a social night to meet other parents from Iona over a social drink. You don’t have to make it every month, just as often as you can and for as long as you would like.
We also meet once a term doing activities such as bare foot lawn bowls at the Mosman Park Bowling Club, Ten Pin Bowling and Golf. The “Bragging Rights” trophy, which is a scale model Komatsu “Haul Pak” truck with engraved plaque, is keenly contested between the College and Primary dads. The winning school then displays the trophy in the reception area.
During 2007, dads were involved in ‘Dads on canteen’ duties which were hugely successful and were great fun to be involved in. Look out for more dates this year.
From a Service point of view we help out with school events such as the Sundowner, The Quiz Night, The Girls Social Dances and Concerts.
Whilst we ask for help in supporting the P&F and the schools during the year, I estimate that the total would be about 2 hours over the whole year, which I do not consider to be too onerous for us to be involved in our children’s education. You need only be involved as much or as little as you can spare, and the rewards are lasting friendships and experiences. Regular updates on MOI activities and events are placed in the Ionian and the Primary School Newsletter, so keep an eye out for these. If you are interested in joining our email list, please email this link menofiona@iona.wa.edu.au
Important Dates in 2009
Term One – Bare Feet Lawn Bowls - Feb
A great night of bare feet lawn bowls held at the Mosman Park Lawn Bowls Club. We put the college against the primary school to see who can claim the “Bragging Rights” trophy.
Term Two – Bear Feet Lawn Bowls - April
While the weather is still great we have a second round of bare feet lawn bowls held at the Mosman Park Lawn Bowls Club. This time it’s up to the loosing team from the first term to win the “Bragging Rights” trophy back.
Term Three – Ten Pin Bowling – 1st Aug 09
This is a fun morning of Ten Pin Bowling father/daughter (or son) social events and was popular last year.
Term Four – 9 Holes of Golf – 25th Oct 09
A 9 hole Golf day is planned for a Sunday morning at the Mosman Park Golf Club. This is for dads only and
I’m already looking forward to it.
Other Events where we help out at
The P&F Quiz Night will be held on the 20th Aug 2009. The MOI help with set up and tidy up.
If you have any queries or questions about the Men of Iona and the role we play, please feel free to call me anytime on 0421 876 552 . All the best and look forward to meeting you during 2009.
Tony Edwards
email: menofiona@iona.wa.edu.au
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