Melbourne Marathon

Sweat, hard work and sore muscles is what myself and 5 of my Year 9 colleagues faced recently. Hazel, Cecilia, Ruby, Saskia, Mihiri and I went to the School for Student Leadership at the Snowy River Campus in term 3. As part of that experience we had to do a Community Learning Project. We chose to raise funds and awareness for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC). In order to do this someone in the group suggested running as a team in the 5 km race in the Melbourne Marathon. Everyone agreed on the idea, I however tried pushing for the 3 km walk but majority rules. Our goal was $1,500 but at the time of writing this we have raised over $2,180 for the ASRC. Running in the marathon was a challenge but as soon as we all crossed the finish line, we were over the moon and so excited. All of us girls would like to thank everyone who donated and supported us during the Melbourne Marathon and at the Snowy River Campus and a reminder that you can still donate using the link below.

We still have more work to do to raise awareness for the ASRC, so we will keep you updated on what other things we have planned. 

To give to this cause, please see the website here.

Jemima Kavanagh 9G