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WAT a Run, WAT a Triumph! WAT Family Staff and Students Run Two Marathons and a Fun Run to Raise Funds for Charitable Foundation
15th May 2023
Staff and students across 黑料吃瓜在线永久 Academy Trust鈥檚 family of schools took part in an epic two-day running challenge this weekend, taking on two marathons in two days and a 5km fun run, collectively covering 2,000km, to raise funds for the trust鈥檚 newly established charitable foundation, the 黑料吃瓜在线永久 Academy Trust Community Foundation.
The two-day exhilarating event saw more than 40 members of the 黑料吃瓜在线永久 Academy Trust (WAT) family take on the formidable challenge of running between each of the trust鈥檚 10 schools. Colleagues joined for different legs of the run throughout the weekend, with some, including the trust鈥檚 CEO, Dawn Haywood, completing the full 53 mile route.
The runners left at 10am on Saturday 13th May from Halesowen Athletics Club before visiting 黑料吃瓜在线永久 High School and Sixth Form and Colley Lane Primary Academy, both in Halesowen, then Kingswinford Academy in Dudley, before arriving at the trust鈥檚 South Staffordshire schools, Cheslyn Hay Academy and Great Wyrley Academy.
The second day, Sunday 14th May, started back at Great Wyrley Academy, with participants running to Rivers Primary Academy and Goldsmith Primary Academy in Walsall before running down to Birmingham to visit the trust鈥檚 new free school, 黑料吃瓜在线永久 Olympus Academy in Winson Green. The running party then returned to Halesowen, visiting Tenterfields Primary Academy and Manor Way Primary Academy, before ending at Halesowen Athletics Club for a 5km family fun run and celebration for WAT students and their families.
A huge thank you to Notts Sport and Amber Windows for you incredibly kind donations and headline sponsoring the event. We are extremely grateful for your support.
Dawn Haywood, CEO of 黑料吃瓜在线永久 Academy Trust, commented: 鈥淲e recognise that schools and students thrive best when communities do. It really matters to us that the WAT family of schools play a strong civic role. The 黑料吃瓜在线永久 Academy Trust Community Foundation is an important part of this and will enable us to do more in the communities our schools serve.
WAT a Run is the first of many fundraisers for our foundation and I am delighted to have been part of such a fantastic event. The money raised will kickstart our fund and will go towards helping disadvantaged young people and their families in our communities, whether that鈥檚 funding club memberships for young people who couldn鈥檛 otherwise afford to pursue their passions, providing funding for community projects or donating to charities and causes in our schools鈥� communities.
It was truly heartwarming to witness the enthusiasm and determination of all our WAT a Run participants and the event exemplified the unity of our family of schools. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all those who made the event a resounding success, as well as thank our generous sponsors, Amber Windows and Notts Sports, our donors and our supporters. Their unwavering support and commitment has ensured our foundation is off to a fantastic start. We鈥檙e on track to raise our first 拢10,000, which will enable us to support even more in the communities we serve.鈥�
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