Welties’ big walk sees a splash of colour
WELTEVREDEN PARK – Local school celebrates its 20-year birthday celebration with a colourful walk.
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The well-known and well-loved Weltevreden Park Primary School’s big walk saw a burst colour this year as walkers doused themselves in coloured powder.
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The entire primary school, as well as family and friends, gathered at the gates of the school to make the ‘big’ trek through the suburb of Weltevreden Park.
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The 5km walk is always well attended by the community and is the perfect opportunity to embrace the wondrous natural surrounds of the suburb.
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The big walk is the school’s first fundraiser of the year and funds go towards the school.
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The Sector 2 Honeydew Community Policing Forum as well as other security companies were present to help keep the children and guests safe.
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This year, to celebrate the school’s 20th birthday, schoolchildren, and especially teachers and parents, were surprised to be covered head to toe in bright coloured powder when turning a corner.
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Walkers returned covered in mud, due to recent rains, and streaked with bright blue, pink and orange.
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