7/31/2019 Cumberland vs Wauchope Billet Note 2012

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37th AnnualCumberland vs Wauchope

June 27-29th

2012 ( Wed-Fri, Week 10, Term 2 )

BILLETS(Definitionn: the practice of providing host accommodation in the private home for visiting peers )

Dear parents / guardians,

The annual Cumberland / Wauchope visit is nearly upon us again!

For those of you who are first-time Cumberland parents this year, a little background information

is in order: each year since 1976 there has been an annual sporting/cultural/social exchange

between the students and staff of Cumberland and Wauchope High Schools (Wauchope is a

small country town about 20 km inland from Port Macquarie on the North Coast). Each year 100

students are selected from each school to make up the various teams that will compete for the

Jack Parsons Memorial Shield. We take turns hosting the event and this year it is Cumberlands

turn to provide the accommodation.

The main reason why this interschool event has been able to be maintained for the last 36 years

is the support shown to both schools by the parents especially those who agree to take a

student or two from the visiting school into their home for two nights. This practice not only

makes the annual event possible, it keeps the cost to all involved down to an acceptable

minimum.

We would like to take this opportunity to urge all Cumberland families to seriously consider

whether they can assist with the billeting of the Wauchope students in a few short weeks

time. As you can probably imagine, finding homes for 100 students (50 boys, 50 girls) is a major

headache, so we need all the help we can get!

If you can forsee that you would be able to take a Wauchope student into yourhome for the

nights of the 27th

and 28th

of June, we would be very pleased to hear from you by way of the

return slip at the bottom of this page.

Every Cumberland family is eligible to take in Wauchope billets, whether the students are in the

Cumberland team or not. Any queries, please ring me at school- 9871 7718

Please fill in the return slip below and ask your son/daughter to hand it to PDHPE staff.

Yours faithfully,

Mr R.Pearson

Sports Organiser

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Wauchope Visit - Billet Information Form

I/we, the parent(s) / guardian(s) of Cumberland student .

agree to provide accommodation and meals for..student(s) from Wauchope High for the

nights of27th

and 28th

June, 2012.

Our address is

Our phone number(s) is/are : Home:.. Mob:..

Signed: Dated// 2010

Preferred Wauchope student(s) if known: ...