Outdoor film night in school grounds

Pretty Beach Public School P&C will host an outdoor film night for children and their families in the school grounds on Saturday, March 13.

The event is to celebrate and acknowledge International Women's Day amongst the school community, according to P&C president Mr Brian O'Heir.

"Camp Chair Cinema and the P&C will be holding an outdoor cinema in the school grounds.

"The film will start at 8pm and participants are encouraged to bring along a rug, snacks, family and friends.

"The cost of the event is a gold coin donation.

"The film will be selected in a competition to be held among the students to choose the film, with the winner and his or her family receiving free popcorn on the night courtesy of Camp Chair Cinema."

Meanwhile, Mr O'Heir said the P&C's other film screening earlier in the month saw many families turning out to support the cause.

The film The Garden at the End of the World by award winning film maker Gary Caganoff also celebrated International Women's Day.

The film follows Mahboba Rawi, founder of the Sydney-based Afghan charity Mahboba's Promise and Rosemary Morrow, a Blue Mountains based permaculturalist.

For more than 30 years, Rosemary has worked in war-torn communities in South East Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe.

She was invited to Afghanistan by Afghan Australian Mahboba Rawi to help build the capacity of the organisation in Kabul and to simultaneously carry out a feasibility study for permaculture.

The "powerful film" features two "amazing women" and gave viewers "plenty to think about", according to Mr O'Heir.

"It was also a very special night because Mahboba Rawi, Rosemary Morrow and Gary Caganoff attended.

"All money raised from the event will go to Mahboba's Promise to help further her work with the widows and orphans of Hope House in Kabul."

Press release, 4 Mar 2010 Brian O'Heir, Pretty Beach Public School