In light of the Coronavirus outbreak, a lot of events in school have been canceled, with many events not being able to be approved and go through. However, one event managed to take place: The Holi Colour Run. Thursday, 12 March, saw a rush of colours flying everywhere around the school. Students had taken part in the Holi Colour Run of 2020, in which high school students ran around the campus with colour being thrown on them. This colour run was organised by a group of Indian GCs to celebrate the Indian Festival of Colours, Holi. Holi is an annual Hindu festival usually celebrated during the month of March in which friends and family get together and throw colours and spray water at each other. It is celebrated to commence the arrival of spring and celebrate good over evil. As you might know, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic a lot of these Holi parties were cancelled, and to help keep the festivity alive at school, this Colour Run was set up. It was dedicated to raising money for all the Indian GCs and the different causes that they support.
Some of the GCs that took part in the Colour Run were Akanksha, a GC that supports the cause of helping children in underprivileged families break out of the poverty cycle and gain an education; Balavihar, a GC that helps support children and adults with special needs; Bombay Street Kids (BSK), a GC that aims to give children of the poorest sections of Mumbai society and belonging to dispossessed migrant labour families and the tools necessary to succeed in life. Delhi GC supports the development of the disadvantaged sections of society in South Delhi, India, and there are many more Indian GCs including Kolkata GC, Ladakh GC, Lighting a Billion Lives, Magic Bus and Ummeed.
The race started at the Green Heart near the bus bay and went all over the school back to the Green Heart. Students from Grade 9 to 12 ran in teams or individually. The objective of this race was to run as many laps as you could while getting colour powder thrown on you after each lap had been completed. Runners registered and were given a number to keep track as only 99 people could run at once due to restrictions on large group activities due to COVID-19. During the entire run, music blasted the Tent Plaza, with people who were not running dancing on the sides and singing along to the Bollywood songs playing on the speakers, making this run a very upbeat and enjoyable occasion.
Towards the end of the run, people started getting tired and those who didn’t run ended up throwing colours on each other and having a ball. Everyone had some sort of exercise as well as having fun with colours, so we managed to raise awareness and money for all the Indian GCs and show our support to all of them. In total, the entire Holi Run of 2020 managed to raise and garnered a sum of $879! It ended up being a very successful event, especially considering that it was the first colour run hosted by our school. It seems the Indian GCs of Dover have found a new tradition!
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