May 2019 - The English Times May Newspaper | Page 10

FUNDAY
VITORIA AIKO AND CAROLINA GROEGER
followers on social media- and started to talk
to the school to present their ideas and such.
"Funday" is a sports morning organized by The entrance pass, the posting schedule, the
the second year students from High School posters and the prizes were decided as soon
Canada, whose main objective is to raise as possible so their information could be sent
donations for the Mario Penna Cancer to the communication department.
Hospital. The students, during Leadership
classes, had the task of planning and
Showtime
coordinating the timeline and raising funds
for the cause.
The third edition took place on Saturday,
At 9:00 the students were reunited in the
covered gym for the start of the event.
May 4th, 2019, from 8:30 to 12:00. Representatives of Mário Penna and DEPAS
184 people attended the event and participated in the opening ceremony, as
participated in various activities, which well as relatives from a patient that had
included sports, dance, arts and other come to previous editions of the event. After
recreational practices. In sum, this year's that, people were directed to their activities
edition raised a total of 352 donations of of choice. Soccer, handball, volleyball,
coffee, powdered milk, soy milk, regular dodgeball, dance, art and other games were
milk and money, which were delivered to done by the students until 12:00 when they
the representatives of the hospital and will were informed of the end of the event.
be directed to the institution of SUS.
With the participation of students,
The Ones Who Made It Possible
managers, teachers, and coordinators, the
project was a success. The event collected,
With the help of all the students, teachers
in total, 267.5 liters of coconut milk, 2400 and coordinators, alongside with DEPAS and
geriatric diapers, 124 liters of milk, 10Kg of Hospital Mário Penna, we managed to help a
powdered milk and 32Kg of coffee that will huge number of cancer patients. The Funday
be forwarded to hospitals with Mario experience has provided a lot of valuable
Penna’s patients lessons to those involved in the creation of
Behind the Scenes
the project. Here are some statements of
students on the planning of the event:
“Even though we’re just students,
Throughout the planning phase, the
experiencing what Funday is was an amazing
students had to coordinate the project, experience. (...) It was comforting to receive
make chronograms and marketing every single penny, and now we know the
strategies. The first action was to divide the difference ten cents can make in someone's
students into teams, each with a day. Managing and taking responsibility was
predetermined function, which included an eye-opener to what the real world is like.
social media campaigning, management of Negotiations, design and communication
donations and class presentations. Every became a part of our routine. The project
one of the students was assigned a task. It was a phase on our lives which certainly
was their responsibility to coordinate both prepared us for what the future has in store
numbers of donations and social media for us.”
posts, to communicate with the school and
ask for teachers’ cooperation.
During the first days, the students
established goals -both for donations and
“Organizing an event the size of Funday is
not simple. The effort needed to make
everything work out as planned was
enormous
What is Fun Day?