"Balloons take to water for fund raising!"
Balloons do their part to raise funds for charity in the recent 7000 lap challenge at Toa Payoh Swimming Complex. Said TY, the swimming attachment hired by the Qualatex balloons, "It was an honour and my great pleasure to help the Qulatex balloons for such a cause."
A total of 7228 laps were swam by volunteers who took part in a 7000 lap challenge at Toa Payoh Swimming Complex on 30 Dec 2006. The effort helped raised funds for TOUCH Youth, a youth organisation under TOUCH Community Services that believes in maximising the potential of each young person in Singapore and works to bring about transformation in their lives so that they can be all they were created to be.
I personally have spent some time working at TOUCH Youth and still volunteer with them now. I must say that they are a group of people who are passionate about their cause and are doing an inspiring job of impacting the next generation!
Furthermore, the people who organised the 7000 Lap Challenge were a group of young people themselves. I think it's simply wonderful that they are doing their part to raise the profile of youth volunteerism in Singapore and doing it in such an interesting way too!
Have you ever thought you were too young to do something worthwhile for your community? I hope you are inspired, reading this. To steal a line from the National Youth Forum 2006, "Take the lead, Be the change" today!
3 comments:
you guys did 228 extra laps? overachievers haha! it's a pity i couldn't join and contribute my own one lap hahaha!
great layout btw.
Actually, since the counting of laps and swimming happened at the same time, by the time we counted 7000, we had overswam already!
This was actually a project by Ps Jimmy's tribe. My guys and I were there to support and contribute laps. I did 24 only. Ha ha. By that time, 7000 laps was achieved liao!
There was this girl, Gina who swam like 300 over laps man! She's a very young National triathlete. Less than 20 years old I think!
Glad you like the layout! Look out for more interesting pics!
24 ONLY? that's not an "only"... given that i haven't even done more than 20 before haha! could you guys stop and then come back again to swim more or must do everything at a go? and where are the floats?? haha!
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