Successful fundraiser for VCAL students
VCAL students at Drouin Secondary College have held a different looking Relay for Life event this year, with the coronavirus preventing them from travelling to Korumburra to conduct the fundraising event.
As a component of their curriculum the Year 11 students had to organise a complex event, in which they chose to hold a Relay for Life day. Unfortunately, the weekend before the event was to begin, the state went into full lockdown, preventing the students from completing the day.
They didn’t let it dampen their spirits however, and when the students returned from an eight-week stint of learning from home, teachers Rachel Davies and Jo Brauman asked the students whether they would like to give it another go. They leapt at the opportunity and were motivated to see the day through one way or another.
The group set to work, re-planning some of the events and decided to host it on the oval at their school and the date of July 23 was set. They began walking laps in their teams at 8:45am and continued right through until the end of the school day at 3pm.
Despite not being able to welcome external parents and supporters to the event, the students were conscious in involving the staff and other fellow students, running various games at recess and lunchtime to celebrate those who have survived cancer and remember those loved ones lost.
The students walked passionately all day and teacher Rachel Davies said she was incredibly proud of how they all worked together.
“It was great, we did a final lap at the end, one of silence and the students were able to reflect on what they had done that day and they were really proud of themselves, we were proud of them too,” she said.
Overall, the students raised $1,563 for the Cancer Council and completed the challenge of keeping the baton moving around the oval throughout the day.