General News
18 August, 2022
Students make a difference
MERCY Regional College VCAL students gave back to the community recently.
MERCY Regional College VCAL students gave back to the community recently.
Students got busy in the kitchen to make food for the local parishioners of St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Camperdown.
The initiative was an extension of the Winter Warmers awareness campaign organised by the school at the end of Term 2.
The students planned to make and deliver healthy, delicious and satisfying two-course meals.
The parishioners had the option of pumpkin or minestrone soup with a roll along with bread-and-butter pudding for dessert.
The students organised an order form and cooked the meals, modifying the recipes to cater for individual needs.
Senior School administrator Rose Henry said she accompanied the students when they delivered the meals and handwritten cards, thanking the parishioners for their support of the initiative.
“The students were greeted with smiles and lovely conversations,” Mrs Henry said.
“Many of the people who received the delivery live alone, and the ‘winter warmers’ were a real highlight of their day.
“The parishioners greatly enjoyed a chat with the younger generation and praised them for their efforts.”
She said the students were overwhelmed by how grateful the parishioners were forthe meals.
“It was overall a rewarding experience for both our students and the community,” Mrs Henry said.