Impact Programme Handbook

Financial Support – Service Opportunities continued House Fundraisers

Every year House groups organise a variety of fundraising stalls or events to raise much-needed funds for their House charities. These stalls and events are a fun way for students to build relationships with one another while also contributing to the genuine financial needs of our valued community partners. Students will be informed by their Heads of House or classroom teachers when these scaffolded service opportunities are coming up; generally these will occur in Semester 1.

Students visit Chinchilla and the Drought Angels

Indirect Service Needs-based Support

Indirect service opportunities also include needs-based support, which seeks to provide physical resources to several community partners who provide valuable services to people on the Gold Coast. In this form of service students will have no direct contact with the benefiting community partner, but they will be aware of the value that their contributions have to our local community through their involvement in relevant Awareness Sessions and through College-wide announcements. Needs-based support at Somerset College is based upon a “quality rather than quantity” approach, with our aim being to provide meaningful needs-based support to our community partners that is sustainable and longevous. As such, our primary needs-based support opportunities are directed towards the support of a limited number of valued community partners. Students are encouraged to participate in the scaffolded needs-based support opportunities provided by Somerset, but are equally encouraged to seek ways to provide similar assistance within the broader community for themselves.

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