The School Tuck Shop is the official main sponsor of the 22nd edition of the Charity Fun Run Marathon fund raising, organised by the St. Theresa College Girls’ Secondary Mriehel in conjunction with Gestfest. This year the Charity Fun Run will be held on Friday, the 25th of November 2011.
Currently over 868 students are dedicating their free time to collect funds for this year’s 1.5km fun run. The donations collected will go to Malta Community Chest Fund, Caritas (Malta), Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Dogs’ Trust and the St.Theresa College Girls’ Sec. Benevolent Fund. The Malta Community Chest Fund caters for aid needed by Institutions and individual calls for persons in need. Caritas, apart from other commendable work, concentrates a significant part of its efforts on rehabilitation from drug and alcohol abuse and prevention. Cystic Fibrosis Trust is gathering funds to find a cure for this disease effecting young children. Dogs’ is an organisation which fosters and educates the community in relation to our beloved four legged friend, while the St. Theresa College GS Benevolent fund seeks to help students in our school, with problems related to social, welfare and educational needs.
“Through this Charity school activity our students learn to be aware of the people in need and how to help them. ‘Nigri biex nghin’ is as usual slogan,” said Victor Camilleri, teacher at St.Theresa College Girls’ Secondary and organiser of the Fun Run. Last year, the students collected the sum of €9,471 and they are hoping to exceed this sum next month. They are confident of the Maltese generosity for the success of this event.
The School Tuck Shop Fun Run will start at 12.30pm from the St. Theresa College Girls’ Secondary, Mriehel to the left end of the Aquadot service road and returning back to the School premises. Most of the participating schools hail form St. Theresa College. Winners of each school will be given a Trophy offered by the School Tuck Shop. Each fun run participant will receive a commemorative medal, fresh fruit and water offered by San Michel pure table water.
Other sponsors contributing towards the fun run are Big Bon Group, Yorkie Clothing, Kyocera copiers, Nike, Urban Jungle (Sliema), Buttigieg Insurance Brokers, JB Group, Corinthia Palace Attard, AtoZ electronics, Xuereb Installations, Maltarama Travel, Pace Uniforms, Green Supplies Ltd, Paul & Waters Perfumery, Paradise Bay Resort Hotel, Gillieru Restaurant and San Michel table water.
Mr. Victor Camilleri, assisted by other teachers from St. Theresa College Girls’ Secondary Mriehel and members from the Pembroke Athleta Athletics & Triathlon, will be co-ordinating the School Tuck shop Charity Fun Run. Other schools are invited to participate both in the Fun Run and other activities including exhibitions, dance, art, song and gymnastics display. Students will also have talks from the Malta Community Chest fund, Caritas, Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Dogs Turst to create an awareness of the work carried out on voluntary basis in the community. On Sunday 20th November, this Charity Marathon continues with a Bazaar, Tombola, Pet Show, Motor & Car Show at 10.00pm. All these activities are going to he held on the school premises.
The public may also deposit their donations directly at any HSBC branch in Malta and Gozo in the Charity Fun Run Fund account number: 016-079493-001.
Further information and more prizes to be won can be obtained by logging on the School Tuck shop Fun Run website [1] or you may call St. Theresa College Girls’ Sec. School Mriehel on Tel. 21492166. There is also a website comptetion to participate in which can be seen here [2].
Photo shows participants in the 2010 fun run.