Catholic Voice

Gowrie kids sock it to 'em

Children from Holy Family Primary School and the parish school of religion at Gowrie will be instrumental in keeping many fire victims in Victoria warm this winter.

The school communities decided on a sock-a-thon for their Lenten appeal after checking with the St Vincent de Paul Society in the Sale Diocese.

Each week during Lent a year level was asked to bring in new socks for a given age. The children in the year level were able wear their favourite coloured socks to school on the Friday and parade them at assembly. More than 520 pairs of socks were brought in in the first fortnight of the appeal.

The target is 1km of socks in many sizes and colours for babies, toddlers, children, teenagers and adults, plus men’s’ working socks, socks for school wear, sporting activities, and in AFL team colours.

Towards the end of Lent the socks will be packaged and sent to Sale so families in need will have new colourful warm socks for winter.

Showing off their colourful socks are (from left): Lamita Maatouk, Joshua Ryan ,Hayden Thomas, Travis Grady, Jacob Leahey, Lachlain Banton, Jessica Mak, Ella Glew, Abigail Mitchell, Georgia Mercieca and Sarah Wicks.