St. Andrews International School’s
First Walk-a-Thon raises
in excess of 200,000 Baht!
On Friday 22nd March the Parent Teacher Group Green Valley organized their first sponsored Walk-a-Thon on the School Field. The aim of the event was to create a chance for the St. Andrews Green Valley school community to have fun with everyone’s friends and family, to get fit and help make this a great day for the whole school. This was accomplished with over 300 children participating, many with parents and many in fancy dress, walking between 4 to 12 laps of a 500 metre circuit. During the afternoon many attractions were arranged for the children including a Bouncing Castle, Face Painting, and the School’s Football Academy gave demonstrations to which the children of all ages were invited to join. Refreshments were provided by the School’s Sport’s Committee and we were fortunate to have our own special MC, Chris Parsons, on hand during the afternoon.
Prizes were handed out to the students who raised the highest amount of pledged money and for the most outlandish fancy-dressed walker. The event raised in excess of 200,000 baht,-the highest amount ever raised from a one day event at St. Andrews International School and way ahead of the original target. The money will go towards our three main identified projects which are as follows;
• Assist funding a proposed Habitat for Humanity Thailand rebuilding project that the students
and parents will get involved with in June this year.
• Purchasing ‘Resuscitation Annie’ dolls for first aid training.
• Assist funding a new pavilion for the school’s hard court area.
The event would not have been such a success or attraction without the positive support received from Cartoon Network Amazone who not only provided the prizes but also provided goodie bags and a balloon for all walkers together with special gift bags to the winners. Mrs. Jennifer Doig, Chief Marketing Officer of CN Amazone, kindly presented the prizes. A special visit to the school from the Ben 10 mascot was also arranged. He not only started the walk but was also available for photographs with the children during the afternoon. Cartoon Network Amazone also provided a static display of the world’s first Cartoon Network themed waterpark which is set to make a huge splash in Bang Saray in late 2013.
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