Students took part in an ice bucket challenge as part of Seymour College's Big Freeze event on Friday, June 12.
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Seymour College staff and students put a new spin on the school’s annual Big Freeze fundraiser for FightMND.
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Teachers and other staff members, instead of having ice dumped over their head, had to endure ‘gross food’ being poured over them.
Seymour College Vocational Major co-ordinator Lisa Macheras gets covered in ‘gross food’.
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That ‘gross food’ included gravy and flour, soy sauce and tomatoes, gravy and porridge, tuna and milk, and a whole range of unpleasant concoctions.
School admin officer Khamille Cotiancgo was very brave to take part.
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Nominated staff members had to spin a wheel to decide their ‘gross stuff’, before students had the honour of drenching them in it.
Matt Story did his part to raise funds for Fight MND.
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Vocational Major co-ordinators Lisa Macheras and Leeane Hayek said students worked hard to plan the event which saw grinning faces and laughter as far as the eye could see.
“We've got 11 staff members who signed up and people have donated online,” Ms Macheras said.
Jaimee-Lee Tobin hoped a Pokemon onesie would protect her from the ‘gross foods’.
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“At the moment I think online we're up to about $1400.
“Each student that wanted to participate (in a traditional ice bucket challenge) paid $10 and got a bucket donated by Bunnings Seymour.
Ciaran Lombard had a gross concoction dumped over his head.
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“Including that, we’ve raised a bit over $2000 and everything will go to fighting MND.”
Not a bad result when the goal was to hit the $1000 mark.
Joscelynne Stopp was drenched as part of the Big Freeze at Seymour College.
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Ms Hayak said students designed and made the spinning wheel, prepared all the ‘gross food’ and put a lot of work into planning the event.
Following the staff challenge, it was the students’ turn.
Mat Lovini took the plunge.
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As shrieks filled the air, participating students threw ice buckets over themselves and others.
And it was all for a very important cause.
Seymour College staff prepare to take part in the Big Freeze.
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Simon Ruppert
Motor neurone disease is a progressive disease that gradually takes away a person’s use of their arms and legs, their ability to eat and swallow, their speech and, ultimately, their ability to breathe, all in an average timeframe of just 27 months.
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