04 Nov 2019
P&C Run4Fun Colour Explosion fundraiser
Last Friday afternoon the students of Tacking Point Public School enjoyed the fun and colour splashes of the P&C Run4Fun Colour Explosion fundraiser (aka ‘colour run)’. Students came to school out of uniform, wearing instead a uniform of white ready for a splash of colour by the end of the day!
After lunch students lined up in class groups to complete a novelty obstacle course. This wound its way around through teams of parent and teacher colour bombers!
At the end of the course, the children were rewarded with a lovely cold Quelch Stick which was popular too!
Combining several all-time childhood favourites, running, mess and noise – the Colour Run was a huge success with the children and teachers alike!
The ‘Colour Run’ concept is taken from the ancient Indian religious festival ‘Holi’. This is a festival that lasts for one night and one day where the end of winter and the beginning of the spring and harvest are celebrated. It is a special day in the Indian calendar as it brings together the whole nation regardless of their caste.
Everyone joins in the high-jinks and good natured teasing and play! Everyone is equally smeared and drenched in water and colours, to the point that it is almost impossible to recognise anyone! Everyone on the street is fair game and ‘equal’ for one day of the year.
Another important part of the festival is that it is a time of the year to let old grudges heal and work to repair damaged relationships. Friends and enemies are reconciled if only for the day.
Funds were raised by online and cash donations from students and their families. A class party is in the offering for the class that raises the most money. With 27 classes, it has come down to the line to two classes who are super close in the money stakes!
The P&C fundraising ‘Colour Run’ has raised in excess of $17, 064! The funds are dedicated to purchasing 4 new marquees used for sporting events, additional iPads and new readers for the school reading program.
Thank you to the parents and staff who so generously supported this event, especially our P&C parent organiser Mrs Connie Button, and teacher Ben de Braun who organised the day.
Our Principal Mr Phil Harris congratulated everyone on the success of the afternoon and applauded our families for supporting this fundraiser to support the children at our school.
Written by Lea Tracy