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A note from the President
The first function on the Fairholme Old Girls Calendar was the Brisbane luncheon in March. Many thanks to Daphne, Anne, and Nerida for their hospitality and all the work they put in year after year. It was here many of us had our last fond encounter with the amazing Miss Nancy Shaw (Principal 1954-68).
I also attended the Melbourne luncheon this year and am so full of admiration for the ladies who organised this and those who have attended that gathering for so many years. Jo Glasheen from the Alumni Office was treated to a plethora of stories during the Sydney Reunion Luncheon this year.
The Alumni Office had the most amazing response from reunion co-ordinators this year. I thank you all for the very valuable gift of your time and energy to organise these reunions – yours is the reward of lasting friendships. The bumper weekend of reunions on the Fairholme Fair Weekend in October was a great success.
The much anticipated Compactus storage and filing system has been purchased and installed in the Archive area of the new Junior School Library. Since the arrival of the compactus, our resident archives co-ordinator, Mrs. Jenny Noble, has moved her office to the archives workspace in the Junior School Library and all items in the archives collection have been sorted, boxed and moved.
The Fairholme Old Girls Foyer will continue to be the primary display area, but all archival work and storage is now housed in the Junior School Library.
Thanks to a generous bequest from the late Olive McMahon (1940) and the support of the Queensland Government, refurbishment of ‘Toowoomba Accommodation Lodge’, previously known as the Tudor Lodge Motel, Cohoe Street, is almost complete. The Lodge will provide a home-away-from home for regional cancer patients, at no cost. Olive was featured in the last edition of the FOCUS on Fairholme in the special FOG’s at WAR editorial. Olive’s commitment to service continues with this Legacy.
Founders’ Day continues to grow in strength and popularity. This year, The Old Girls’ Association was thrilled when the College Board of Directors accepted our proposal to name the refurbished Health Centre, the “Heather Harrison Health Centre”. This was officially declared on Founders’ Day with many old girls present. Heather has had a lifetime of involvement with the school as a student, a parent and twenty-five years as the Health Nurse. In all these roles, Heather was involved in many positions on numerous committees and has always held Fairholme very dear to her heart. Congratulations, Heather – it is a very well-deserved honour!
To the girls who finished at Fairholme in 2011, do keep in contact with your school friends – they are very precious people in your life. Do attend your reunions – they are flashes into how you became who you are – and do keep the College informed of your change of contact details. We wish you well as you work on fulfilling your dreams.
Claire Wuth (Perkins) (1974) | President
