School chaplains in Tewantin State school will again celebrate Chappy Week with the “Chained to my Chappy” fundraiser at Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin on Friday 24 May.
Chappy Week is held annually in around 800 schools state-wide to raise awareness for the work school chaplains, or chappies as they are known, undertake within their communities.
Prominent people in the community have volunteered to be chained up with Chappy Bill Howard in Tewantin shopping strip, where they will telephone out to invite donations to support Bill’s work in Tewantin State School. Come along to support these people raise money to secure their release from the “chaingang”.“Chappies are there to help kids deal with all that life throws at them,” said Peter James, CEO of Scripture Union Queensland the largest employer of school chaplains in Australia.
“On a daily basis, they appropriately support students working through issues ranging from family breakdowns, to stress and anxiety,” he said.
They are also on-hand to provide support for staff and parents in school communities.
SU QLD is officially endorsed by Education Queensland as an accredited employing authority for school chaplains. There are about 580 SU QLD chaplains working in more than 800 schools across the state.
