Teachers and students taking part in the charity bucket challenge.
Camera IconTeachers and students taking part in the charity bucket challenge. Credit: Supplied/Martin Kennealey        www.communitypix.com.au d442234

Splash out for charity

Lauren PedenWanneroo Times

Children from Year 1 to 6 took part in the Wheelchairs for Kids Bucket Challenge, organised as part of the Global Education Project by Year 3 students.

"This event was a huge success, providing great entertainment for students and teachers," organiser and Year 3 teacher Kristin Bunn said.

"Wheelchairs for Kids are a local organisation, based in Wangara, who have been making wheelchairs for 15 years.

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"In that time, they have made over 30,000 wheelchairs and sent them to children around the world.

"Two of the volunteers that work for Wheelchairs for Kids are part of our school community."

Mrs Bunn said there were currently about 50 million children around the world who needed a wheelchair.

She said the school raised $2000 for the organisation, which will allow them to make another 13 wheelchairs for children in need.

"We would like say a very big thank-you to the 26 wonderful staff members who bravely nominated themselves for the Water Bucket Challenge and an even bigger thank- you to all of the students who managed to get sponsors and raise money for such a worthy cause," she said.

"One Year 6 student managed to raise $215.

"He was lucky enough to be one of the students who poured a bucket of water over his nominated teacher's head and he won an i-Tunes voucher to the value of $50 for raising the most amount of money."