A large group of Iona Presentation College staff and students have recently spent some of their weekends volunteering at the Disabled Surfers Association at Leighton Beach in North Fremantle.
Principal Anne Pitos said the students are encouraged to volunteer their time and the response is always overwhelming.
“The girls work with other volunteers from the Disabled Surfers Association of Australia to help those with disabilities find friendship, support and for some, a renewed interest in surfing,” she said.
“These volunteer weekends become a highlight of our girls’ calendar and we are thrilled that they spend their time helping others.
“One of our students, Isabella Larard, was able to spend time with her brother Peter, and this captured the essence and the beauty of the day.”
The Disabled Surfers Association was formed in 1986 and has 15 branches across Australia and New Zealand.
Iona Presentation College is an all-girls Catholic school in Mosman Park that was founded in 1907.
Almost 900 children from Years 7 to 12 are enrolled at the school, with about 100 of these also being residential boarders.
The girls will be volunteering at the next disabled surfing day on March 15.