On Thursday January 26th, NISPA hosted an online volunteering workshop in conjunction with Hillfield Strathallan College. The event was very well attended and received by NISPA members. Bianca Barton, Alumni Relations Officer, spoke about how she works with the Parents’ Guild to achieve connectedness within the whole school community; past, present, and future. The Hillfield PA strives to connect with parents at every opportunity, from a welcome letter to new families, to handing out business cards with meeting dates at drop off, to an Alumni Committee which continues the legacy connection with the school, “No connection is too big or too small”. Bianca states that “Presence Matters”, the personal connection is so much stronger than just another email. Many members shared their volunteer challenges, ideas, and successes. All of these can be found in the notes that were sent to attendees.