Community and Service

On Thursday 13 August, the Service Council held Scotch's first Big Freeze fundraising event, in support of FightMND (motor neurone disease). Given that Scotch's late Headmaster Mr Bill Dickinson tragically fell victim to the disease, the Service Council thought it was a very worthwhile cause to support.

The Big Freeze established a connection with  FightMND , with Big Freeze beanies were purchased by students and a sausage sizzle held. The highlight for many was seeing teachers being dunked in an ice-filled dunk tank. All proceeds were donated to  FightMND . Students wore their beanies during the week and marched in their beanies on the Friday. There was a buzz all day – the atmosphere of the event was amazing, the frivolous fun of the dunk tank combined with the meaningful impact of the beanies created an event that supported and raised awareness for a very worthwhile cause in an entertaining way, which all of the boys got behind to support.

The event ended with around  30 Year 12 students jumping into the  Swan River off   the Scotch College Boat Shed. The good student engagement and support shows that this is a cause that struck a nerve with students at Scotch. Photos from the Big Freeze and river jump can be found on Vidigami. Approximately $4,000 was donated to FightMND .

The Big Freeze is an amazing cause and now that we have had our first one, I look forward to watching it become a tradition for many years to come.

Ronnie Fellows-Smith
Vice-Captain of School Service