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SINGAPORE : Parents of students at Kuo Chuan Presbyterian
Secondary decided to raise funds for the school’s needy pupils, but
they wanted to do something different.
So they organised a 24—hour badminton marathon which ended on
Saturday, and set a new record.
14—year—old Mathew Bellido can now join his classmates who will
be leaving on an overseas trip soon.
Mathew comes from a family of six and could not afford to pay
for the trip.
But the school and the parents’ association have pitched in.
They have organised a 24—hour badminton marathon to raise funds for
students like Mathew.
Grace Chua, Vice—Principal, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary
School, said, "We are talking about helping about 96 of our
students, and some of them with family incomes of less than
S$1,000, and with this fund, it would mean that we could help them
with very basic things, such as providing them with pocket money,
for food, or to purchase textbooks and even to purchase
uniforms."
Organisers have even roped in a former national player.
Li Li, a former national shuttler, said, "I’m glad they have
chosen to play badminton for their fund raising event. That’s
because the sport is very dear to me. I hope through their efforts
they will be able to raise the money for the school’s needy
students."
Organisers have raised over S$11,000 with the support of over
350 shuttlers.
The effort has been locked into Singapore’s Book of Records, for
the highest number of badminton matches played in a single
location. — CNA/ms