Teens walk for charities

SEVEN charities will benefit from Mary MacKillop Regional Catholic College’s upcoming walkathon.
Students will be dropped off in Koonwarra and will walk the Great Southern Rail Trail back to school on August 8.
The school is aiming to raise $16,000 to share between the charities.
“It’s normally very successful,” Mary MacKillop student and justice captain Eden Ward said.
The school has managed to raise $200,000 for people all over the world since 1999.
This year’s charities include Trinity Families, the Mary MacKillop Foundation, the school for poor Tribal Christians in Bangladesh, the primary school in Gumaca West Central Philippines, One Girl, Righteous Pups and the Tika organisation.
These charities were chosen based on suggestions by staff and students.
Students will raise funds for the charities for up to two weeks after the walkathon.
“I love the walkathon,” student and justice captain Tayla Delaney said.
“It gets the whole school and community involved and it really is a good time. It makes our school special.”

Helping hand: Mary MacKillop College students David McAlpine, Tayla Delaney, co-founder of the One Girl charity Chantelle Baxter and Eden Ward meet Righteous Pups’ Grace and Fergus. Grace and Fergus are trained for autism assistance.

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