Following a unique delivery to St Mary’s Primary School in Altona, a group of parents organised a Bunnings sausage sizzle to raise some much needed funds.
In July, a retired tram was delivered to the school, to be refurbished and repurposed into a playground for their 278 students.
In otherwise good condition, the tram needed some upgrades to be suitable for use.
President of the parents and friends committee Adele Callegari, said they decided to host a the sausage sizzle and cake stall to raise money.
“The money is going to be used to restore the tram into a quiet space for the kids, it needs a paint job and asbestos removal among other things,” she said.
“The fundraiser was really successful, we raised approximately $5,000 which was huge, it was an amazing effort.
The event was held at Altona Bunnings which Bunnings described as busy as a summer’s day.
Ms Callegari said the parents’ community rallied together to make the day such a success.
“We had an amazing amount of baked goods supplied from parents in the community and had heaps donated for the barbecue.
“The cakes were almost as successful as the sausage sizzle, they were incredible, we had biscuits, slices, cakes, cupcakes, fudge, it was amazing.
As well as the monetary donations, parents shared their valued Saturday’s running the stalls.
“We had so many parents volunteer their time, as well as some who donated money to buy food and sauses for the sausage sizzle, one parent even cut all of the onions for us.
“It’s a beautiful school community, we loved seeing the kids and parents and friends of parents come to support the school.”
Jennifer Pittorino
