STUDENTS of Tambearly, The Meridian and Lyford Cay International Schools all participated in the third annual St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital Trike-A-Thon last Friday.
Proceeds from the event will support ongoing research and the development of cures for deadly childhood diseases.
The registration fees this year benefitted Tyiece Bennett, a 12-year-old Bahamian child, suffering from spina bifida in need of ongoing treatment and care.
The Bahamas National Children’s Choir also received $500 donation.
Trike-A-Thon is a 25 year old tradition of the hospital. It is a fun, week-long event that exposes children and parents to proper trike and riding-toy safety habits, while raising funds for the research and treatment of paediatric cancer and other childhood diseases.
Children learn riding-toy safety lessons through a series of interactive stories from characters. On the last day, they bring their trikes or riding toys to a supervised course where they practise the safety lessons learned.
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