By TBHS | Posted: Friday April 5, 2019
On 9 March, our TBHS Prefect Team participated in the 2019 South Canterbury Relay for Life.
Relay for Life is undertaken each year to raise money for the local Cancer Society who provide support for patients and families through the traumatic experience of fighting cancer.
This year's event was held at Caroline Bay from 10am-10pm. The large grass area by the boardwalk was the perfect location for the many tents and gazebos that accompany this event. Despite the seriousness of the event there is a festive quality to the environment.
The week leading up to Relay for Life involved TBHS fundraising and advertising in the hope that other people would make up teams of their own to get involved. With a quiz night at the Sail & Anchor, a mufti day at school, helping out at the Masters Games and general donation collecting, the team managed to raise over $3,600 prior to the event.
On the Saturday, with at least two members of the team walking around the track at all times, the team got fully involved. At one point the entire team went around the track in the style of a leapfrog, attracting other teams at the event to join in. Continually walking for twelve hours was certainly draining but the good cause kept us all going. Supporting others and their efforts was also a part of the day. At the end of the event, the team was happy to assist with the packing and tidying up of the area.
Everyone in the team would like to thank all who helped us raise the money for the South Canterbury Cancer Society and to Mr and Mrs Kennedy for providing a delicious lunch for the boys on the day.
