CHARITIES & VOLUNTEERING COMIC RELIEF ROWATHON

As two of the charity reps (along with Harinee, Abbi and Rithi) we were brainstorming ideas for what our next charity event could be following our Galentines rose exchange fundraiser. We decided that we were keen to organise a sporty activity that the whole school would be able to participate in, and so decided a row-athon would be a good idea Considering it was Comic Relief week (and Red Nose day on Friday) we thought it would be fitting to raise money for this fantastic charity that supports so many people both in the UK and around the world We held the event in the lower atrium so it would be easy for students to support their friends, and people could easily come and participate

The event was very popular, and we filled all of the slots that we were looking to fill (each slot cost £1 for five minutes of rowing) It was a lot of fun; music was playing and students supporting the rowers during every slot We had a variety of rowers including Year 7's who had never been on a rowing machine before to Mr Shoults who was rowing in his suit and tie!

The furthest distance rowed in five minutes was a lengthy 1350metres, achieved by Mr Lamagna The event started at 8am and ended at 5:30pm and rowing was taking place before school, during break, during lunch and after school A huge thank you should also go to Miss Newman who helped us organise the event and offered us great advice throughout the planning process (she also went on the rowing machines seven times within the day!) Overall, we rowed 118 71km as a school and raised over £120 for comic relief; thank you to everyone who took part and look out for our next event!