Girls' School Father and Daughter Breakfast
Girls' School Father and Daughter Breakfast
August 14, 2014 at 3:59 PM
It was a brisk, pre-dawn start to the day for the girls and their Dads who attended the Girls’ School annual Father and Daughter Breakfast. Two hundred and eighty five Dads, Grandads and their daughters filled the Ellerslie Events Centre for a hearty early morning breakfast.
Dr Sandra Hastie, Principal of the Girls’ School warmly welcomed all guests to the special occasion that has steadily grown in number each year – now outgrowing two former venues! She reflected on the important role that Dads play in the girls’ lives and the importance of quality time spent together which will be cherished memories in years to come.
Head Girl, Emerald Bendall gave thanks with a grace dedicated to the Fathers before the tasty and nutritious breakfast with all the trimmings was served.
Guest speaker, Rod Emmerson, an award winning cartoonist with the New Zealand Herald, then took the guests through the process of producing a cartoon, while divulging a little about life as a cartoonist. Each girl was provided with a clipboard and pencil to create their own cartoons and doodles, sharing their creations with each other and their Dads during the course of breakfast.
At the conclusion, Dr Hastie drew some lucky names out of a hat for the keenly awaited spot prizes, all donated from generous sponsors. There were even a few surprised and pleased Dads whose names were pulled out - some who walked away with baskets of skin care!
This year’s breakfast was again a wonderful opportunity for Dads to spend time at an event ‘just for them and their daughters’ with the chance meet and catch up with other parents.
The Saint Kentigern Parents and Friends Association would like to recognise and thank their event sponsors who gave generously to help make the Father and Daughter Breakfast possible. Thanks areextended to Impact PR, The Khan Family, SW Morris, World Moving and Storage, Shelley Horton, Rebecca Gadsdon-Green and the Saint Kentigern Old Collegians Association.
A huge thank you is also given to the three Year 1 Mums; Anna Avery, Barbara Chin and Julie Bolton who undertook the large-scale job of organising the event to ensure its success.
