About SAPA
What We Do And Who We Are
What We Do
The Saint Ambrose Parents’ Association’s was formed in 1947, one year after the College opened and our sole aim is to raise funds for Saint Ambrose College and Saint Ambrose Preparatory School. All the funds we raise go directly to support the boys in the furthering of their academic, spiritual and physical education. We raise funds through a number of different channels – donations, lotteries and a calendar of events. For more information about our activities, please visit our fundraising page.
The funds we raise are distributed to the College and the Prep School regularly throughout the year enabling the Principal and Headmaster to enrich the lives of the boys with facilities they would not otherwise enjoy.
Through the generosity of the ‘Saint Ambrose Family’ we have been able to raise over a million pounds in the years that SAPA has existed and it is only with the strong support of the parents, carers, faculty and boys that we have been able to accomplish this amazing feat. So our grateful thanks go out to all those involved with SAPA – it is only because of you that the tradition continues and every year the boys enjoy a school life enhanced with better facilities and more opportunities.
Who We Are
We would like to say a big “Thank You” to all the committee members past and present who have supported SAPA during its many years. The great thing about SAPA is that many of our helpers stay with us as their family passes through both schools so there are always familiar faces at functions. Sometimes we see helpers return as their grandchildren take their place in school. So far we believe the longest serving SAPA member was Samantha Hall who left the committee in 2016 after an amazing 18 years of service. Many previous committee members can be found still attending meetings and helping at events even when they have no boys left in school. Retiring committee members are made honorary members of the committee and are always welcome to attend meetings and functions whenever they wish. Honorary Vice Presidents are Mike Hetherington, Margaret Kerr (College Governor), Mike Foley and Giovanna Centeleghe (dec’d).
This year’s committee and volunteers are listed below.
Committee
Committee Members
Co Chairs – Lynda Nempotakis, Anna Warwood, Neil Priestner
Secretary – Stella Corran
Treasurer – Neil Priestner
Communications officer – Nathalie Lawrence
Jo McEntee/Vicky Walker
Honorary Members
Samantha Alford
Will Bonning
Elaine Cannon
Adam Collantine
Trish Collantine
Andy Egan
David Godsmark
Sam Hall
Julie Hindmarsh
Chris Hutchinson
Liz Keeling
Simon Marsden
Peter ‘O’Connor
Steve Tiernan
Tony Webster
Honorary Vice Presidents
Mike Heatherington
Mike Foley
Margaret Kerr
Volunteers
Jon Langston
Nadia Allen
Edith Arivo
Maela Beliard
John Berry
Anna Capper
Linzi Davies
Maria Daza
Barry Doohan
Hazel Doyle
Una Devlin
Cecilia Fenerty
Estelle Flynn
Julie Grainger
Katy Green
Paula Hampton
Ann Hartigan
Melanie Heron
Rachel Hind
Angela Howard
Andrea Kelly
Lisa Kelly
Paul Kelly
Moira Kelly
Shirma Kelly
Naomi Lawson
Gill Lingard
Carmel Marshall
Caroline Masom
Louise McCrink
Nicola McMurray
James Mortlock
Natalie Mortlock
Gabi Potts
Helen Rose
Kevin Sheerin
Sheila Sheerin
Tracey Summerell
Ros Tavernor
Helen Tutty
Anna Warwood
Sarah Welby
Helen West
Laura Whittle
Samantha Wood
Meeting Minutes
The following are the minutes of the monthly meetings and AGMs held by SAPA.
Where the Money Goes
The money raised over the years has enabled the purchase of many items, from musical instruments to minibuses. Our more recent purchases included flooring for the College gym so that it can be used for exams and functions, cricket nets for the College, play equipment for the Prep playgrounds and sufficient funds to build the new swimming pool in the College.