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The 20km ‘kai walk’ from Gulf Harbour to KingsWay School in Red Beach took a group of students and teachers three hours and was one of many KingsWay fundraisers for World Vision.
World Vision’s 40 Hour Famine continues to be a popular fundraiser but this year KingsWay School and its community went the extra mile, raising more than $46,300.
A three-hour walk, quiz night and online concert, as well as a mufti day and several sausage sizzles, were just some of the fundraising activities that the students, teachers and staff got involved in.
Associate principal Colette Budler says the aim was to get everyone involved. Around 30 student leaders from Years 10-13 worked hard to engage all students in the World Vision effort, from June 25to 27, and many classes got quite competitive, trying to raise the most money. A number of students and their families got sponsored to fast from food, technology and even talking.
The school had hoped to raise around $20,000 so more than doubling that was very satisfying.
Although there were two teachers who stood out – one, Ben Cahill, raised $9052 and Ben Sharplin, $4187 – Colette says the total was achieved by a lot of people putting in a significant effort.
“There were a couple of big donations, but most of it came from everyone doing a little bit,” she says.
World Vision is putting the funds towards alleviating the suffering from famine in Sub Saharan Africa.
