St. Philip School Council Blog: 2023 St. Philip Christmas Social Recap

Friday, December 8, 2023

2023 St. Philip Christmas Social Recap

2023 St. Philip Christmas Social

Thank you to everyone who came out for the 2023 St. Philip Christmas Social. It was amazing to see so many students, parents/guardians and staff out for a fun night of games, food and socializing.

A BIG SHOUTOUT goes to our amazing organizing committee. There are many hours that go into planning events and seeing them through, until hours after the event. It was great to work with such an amazing group of St. Philip parents. Committee members included: 
Michelle McIver 
Kelly Cochrane
Julie Greene
Tanya Mewhinney
Sarah MacNeill
Lindsay Daggitt
Stephanie Hanna
Avaleigh Schouten
Joanne Cronk

Santa's Little Helpers

Thank you for all the donations to the Richmond Food Bank and Toy Mountain, which will brighten the spirits of many in our community.

Santa's Sweet Shoppe

Thank you to Stephanie Hanna for organizing the amazing Christmas baking raffle. Thanks also to everyone who donated baked goods, including some great allergy-friendly options! Congratulations to all the winners.

Reindeer Games

Thank you to Ottawa Fire and our volunteer firefighters for many, many tours of the fire truck and our outdoor lighting!

Hot chocolate was a big hit, with a constant line-up. Thanks to King's Independent for donating the food and supplies.

Outdoor games were provided by the YardGamesGuy (thanks for donating 2 extra games), and thanks to Kelly Cochrane for organizing the tug of war rope.

The North Pole

The North Pole was a busy place, with lots to see and do. Thank you to Lindsay Daggitt and Julie Greene for planning the indoor games and decorating.

Thanks to Stephanie Hanna and Lindsay Daggitt for putting together the balloon banner.

Thanks to Jade Boudreau for the photo area.

Thanks to the Knights of Columbus for preparing and serving the hot dogs, and to King's Independent Grocer for donating the food and supplies. **Don't forget to visit the Knights of Columbus Santa Lunch on Sunday, December 17th following 10:30am Mass at St. Philip Church.

Thanks to Sylvain Sauvé for bringing the Grinch to life! He even helped with clean-up!

Thanks to Julie Greene for organizing the Human Christmas Tree Contest. This was a fan favourite!

Thanks to the EDP students and staff for decorating the stage.

Thanks to Sarah MacNeill for the Letters to Santa area.

Mrs. Claus' Kitchen

Mrs. Claus' Kitchen is the place to be for cookie decorating and making reindeer food to sprinkle outside on Christmas Eve. Thank you to Shana Aubrey and Julie Greene for baking the gluten-free and dairy-free cookies and icing, and donating the sprinkles. Thank you to Sarah MacNeill who baked dozens of cookies and organized the cookie decorating. Thank you to Tanya Mewhinney who organized the reindeer food.