Explanation Of The P&C Voluntary Contribution

For all new parents, and those others who may not be sure of what the P&C Voluntary Contribution is all about, here is a brief explanation!

The P&C raise a levy each year called the P&C Voluntary Contribution. The contribution appears as an item on the 1st semester account sent by the school. School collects the contribution on behalf of the P&C in order to simplify the process. The contribution will appear on the account as the item DGR Public Lib. Gift.

The contribution requested is $45 for 1 child and $35 for a 2nd child at school. No contribution is requested for any further children at school. All contributions go into the Library Fund. Because of tax legislation the fund is held in the name of F.F.P.S, not the P&C, but its use is determined by both school and the P&C together and expenditure must be approved by P&C.

As a Library Fund, expenditure must be for library facilities. In the past expenditure has included general library costs, the new computers and smart board and the new Home Readers.

All expenditure made from the fund will be of direct benefit to every child at school. We therefore ask that all families make this small contribution. Contributions made into the Library Fund are fully tax deductible.

In order to claim your tax deduction simply retain your school receipt AND invoice when payment of the account has been made. The item DGR Public Lib. Gift represents your tax receipt for a gift to a Deductible Gift Recipient, i.e. the Library Fund.

Prompt payment helps to reduce the admin associated with the school running the Fund for the parents and also allows us all to better decide how to spend the funds available!

Payment made before 30th June will be deductible in the current tax year. Payments made after this date will be deductible in the following tax year.

If you have any problems, concerns or queries regarding the Library Fund and P&C Contributions please call any of the P&C Executive.