“THE CHALLENGE”

 

On Saturday 20^th February, a group of gymnasts from Shirley Gymnastics Club in Croydon, will undertake a marathon sponsored tumbling challenge in aid of the Unicef Haiti Earthquake Children’s Appeal.

I’m sure everyone cannot fail to have been moved by the plight of the people of in the aftermath of the earthquake that ravaged the country last month. Unicef have been instrumental in providing relief to the devastated region but need your help more than ever to reach out to the hundreds of thousands still in desperate need of aid. is one of the poorest countries in the world. The children of will undoubtedly remain challenged for the rest of their lives, many of them orphaned with no family to care for them.

The young gymnasts and coaching staff of Shirley Gymnastics Club wanted to contribute in some small way towards the relief effort in recognition of the challenge the children of now face. We wanted to do our own “challenge” to raise as much as we can for this worthy cause and fantastic charity.

Our challenge is to do a sponsored Tumbling session non stop for a total of 8 hours. Each tumble must be unassisted, and for the entirety of the event, a gymnast must be on the track at all times. The challenge is to do 7,000 somersaults within the time limit. If any of you have children that participate in the sport, you will know this represents a serious challenge, but one the team of gymnasts, from as young as 8 are desperate to succeed. Each somersault will be counted by an adjudicating panel of volunteers, and we sense the drama towards the end of the day will be immense.

Whatever we are able to raise in terms of sponsorship will not be anywhere near enough given the devastation in , but please help us with “our challenge” so that we can help the children of with their challenge

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