Our next round this Saturday 17. February is one of the highlights of the season: The Relayathon. Read below for more information.
We will run an enhanced Program 2.
Duties:
In order to help you planning, we have published all set-up and pack-up duties for the rest of the season here.
The weather looks promising! Please remember to bring hats, sunscreen and drink bottles and don't forget your chest patch. As usual, drinks, snacks and BBQ will be available for purchase.
Relayathon:
The Relayathon is a fundraising event for the Royal Children's Hospital, endorsed by LAVic. It is a continuous relay using a single baton, where the overall aim is to work together to run as many laps as possible within a three hour period. At Mentone we add an additional element where age-group teams compete to see who can run the most laps in a set period of time.
The basic rules are as follows:
Cash and EFT donations can be made on the day and will go to the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal. The Centre will match these donations up to a limit of $1500. If you make an online donation directly to the Good Friday Appeal, send your receipt to mentone@lavic.com.au before the 15th March and we will also match these donations up to our limit.
Athletes are also encouraged to generate sponsorship money - for example they could ask for sponsors for their age-group team on a per lap basis. As a guide, teams do 10-15 laps.
Mentone LAC will also donate a base amount of $250 to the Monash Children's Hospital, AND an additional $4 per lap to Monash. We feel this is important as our kids are more likely to go to Monash in an emergency.