On Thursday 7 October, Damascus Year 12 students Abbey Clark, Maddy Gass, Kaitlyn Keen, Liv King and Remmi Sheehan were excited to organise and be a part of the festivities planned for the 2021 Damascus Day celebrations. They had decided to organise and run the “Dunk Tank” as a fun way to raise money and awareness for Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

In support of Neale Daniher and this worthy cause, this year students were keen to exceed the amount raised last year, setting themselves the lofty goal of raising $3,000 for the cause.

The organising team worked hard and were well supported by Applied Learning Coordinator Belinda Dwyer and the VCAL staff in getting the Dunk Tank ready for Damascus Day, but then due to COVID-19 rules and restrictions the College made the tough decision to celebrate in a different way, which meant no dunk tank. The team quickly decided that they would keep moving forward with their fundraising efforts and decided they would do the Ice Bucket challenge.

The sun was shining, but deceptively so, as it was a very chilly Ballarat day, and there were no worries that the ice would melt before the challenge started.

Well done to Abbey, Maddy, Kaitlyn, Liv and Remmi and staff member Belinda Dwyer for organising such a fun fundraising activity. The students wish to thank all the brave volunteers who took part in the challenge, and the generous people who donated to the FightMND cause.

So far students have raised $1,853. A new fundraising link has been created if you wish to continue to give to this worthy cause, with just $1147 remaining to reach their goal of $3,000:

https://www.mycause.com.au/p/266042/fight-mnd-damascus-college-ice-bucket-challenge-2021