Drawing To Remember

The RSL Home Hill Sub Branch collaborated with year five and six students from St Colman’s Catholic School to ‘draw to remember’, an initiative of RSL Queensland to mark Remembrance Day through art.

25 students took to the concrete paths of Home Hill’s Memorial Park with chalk of all colours last Thursday, November 9.

‘Draw to Remember’ invites students to learn about Remembrance Day and prepare their chalk drawings using what they’ve learnt, with over 70 sub branches across the state getting involved.

“We are drawing to remember the people who fought for Australia’s freedom,” said student Eden Godfrey.

“Not just the one’s that died, the one’s that came back as well,” added fellow student Lily Lowis.

RSL Home Hill Sub Branch Secretary Allan Petersen was grateful to St Colman’s Catholic School for getting involved.

“I think it’s a great thing because it shows that you can go to the schools and talk to these kids about this sort of stuff, but when they put it into pictures and they can actually see and touch it, the memory stays even more so,” he said.

“I just love working with kids because they are so honest, good to deal with and respectful; I get a tremendous amount of enjoyment and satisfaction out of working with kids.

“These little ones are the future of this country, so we need to look after them.

“Next year, it’ll probably be bigger again.”

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Bill Lowis and Allan Peterson of RSL Home Hill Sub Branch pictured with students from St Colman’s Catholic School

Students drew their interpretations of Remembrance Day on the paths of Memorial Park last week

Photo credit: Sam Gillespie