Nada Last, treasurer for the Uplands Elementary parent advisory council (PAC), reaches out in an effort to colour every participant running in the 2nd annual Chameleon Run at the Skeena Middle School. Over 200 people joined the 1KM and 5KM fun-run on Sunday, June 10 to help raise money for alternative seating options at Uplands Elementary. Wiggle seats and stand-up desks will help keep students who have trouble sitting still focused and on-task, Last said. (Brittany Gervais photo)
Over 200 people joined the 2nd annual Chameleon Colour Run at the Skeena Middle School on Sunday to help raise money for alternative seating options at Uplands Elementary.
Volunteers stood by along the 1KM and 5KM routes to douse runners from head-to-toe in an array of colours.
The aim is to raise enough money to buy wiggle seats and stand-up desks for Upland Elementary classrooms, which will help keep students focused and on-task, according to Nada Last, the school’s parent advisory council treasurer.
Michelle Brown braces for impact as Uplands Elementary parent advisory treasurer Nada Last throws coloured powder her way on Sunday, June 10. Over 200 people joined the 2nd annual Chameleon Colour Run at the Skeena Middle School to help raise money for alternative seating options at Uplands Elementary. Wiggle seats and stand-up desks will help keep students focused and on-task, Last said. (Brittany Gervais photo)Mark Robinson, a Grade 6 student at Uplands Elementary, does not hold back when approaching the colour station during the 2nd annual Chameleon Colour Run at the Skeena Middle School. Over 200 people joined the 1KM and 5KM fun-run on Sunday, June 10 to help raise money for alternative seating options at Uplands Elementary. (Brittany Gervais photo)
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