Letter from Mary Harrison

Story appeared in the 2015 issue of QMS Connections Magazine.

BY MARY HARRISON, CHAIR, QMS PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION (2014-15)

The QMS Parents’ Association is celebrating another successful year of fun-raising and fundraising. The school year started with the annual PA Wine & Cheese in September, which gave QMS parents the opportunity to connect with school staff, old friends, and welcome new families.

This successful evening set the tone for our year ahead, and enjoyed one of our largest turnouts in recent years.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of our Class Reps and our PA Executive, we were able to raise over $25,000 in the 2014-15 school year that was donated to the school in support of various programs and campus improvement initiatives. Our focus continues to be to tie our fundraising in with useful items that our community would find fun, helpful or beneficial to their lives. I know from feedback from our students that the Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt Fundraiser on May 22nd was a big success, and students found it quite helpful to cool down from their Track and Field exertions with a nice cup of frozen deliciousness!

This is my last year as the Chair of the QMS PA, and I want to thank everyone for their support and tireless efforts to work together in order to make our children’s educational experience all the more rich and robust. It has been an honour to serve with such a wonderful PA.