Relay For Life 2018

Beena Believers Are Back!

Saturday 20 October from 11.30am

 till Sunday 21 Oct 12 noon

This year, Melissa Paola (Grade 4 teacher) and Amanda Daemen (Sick Bay / IRC) have decided to run the Relay For Life on behalf of Murrumbeena Primary School.  This event has been a tradition for our school for the last seven years. 

Over the years, we have had many different themes … 'Fishing For A Cure', 'Calling all Super Heroes', A boxing theme for 'Fighting For Hope' etc. This year, our theme is simple.  We are doing it for our loved ones and anyone who has been touched by cancer. This year is simply showing our loved ones support, love and care. This year is about the community and how, if we all work together, we can all make a difference! 

This year is also a very special year as it marks the 20th year Relay For Life that has been conducted in Australia.  Even more special is the fact that  it was here that Murrumbeena Relay For Life started in Australia.

The event is held at Duncan MacKinnon Athletics track on Saturday 20th October from 11.30am.  The event is run over 24 hours non-stop.  The idea is that our team BEENA BELIEVERS has at least one team member at a time walking / running on the track with our baton constantly moving  over that 24 hour period.  This can be done in rostered time slots of an hour or two at a time.  The more people we have on our team, the less someone has to walk! 

This is all about raising awareness for Cancer Council Australia;

a great community event that the whole family can come and enjoy.

Families are more than welcome to stay the night in their own tent, which is a great way to get the kids excited about camping out! 

There are organised events, such as bands and a carnival atmosphere in and around the track itself during the day.  It is a safe and friendly event with fun activities for the whole family. Organise a group from your child’s grade to come along with you and just watch the time fly past.  

This year, we are also going to try to allocate grades to come down at certain times:

Preps at 12 noon, Grade 1’s at 1pm, Grade 2’s at 2pm etc. 

Everyone is still welcome at any time though!

So please consider joining our team … BEENA BELIEVERS!

We are very happy to answer any questions about the event or how to join. 

Hope to see your names on our team over the coming weeks. 

Melissa & Amanda