The LPCUWC Sedan Chair Race Team finished the race not far (a matter of seconds) behind this year’s fastest School – Island School, who incidentally have participated for many years and have been training regularly up on The Peak for several months. A truly fantastic effort by the newcomers, LPCUWC.
A panel of independent guest judges met with all the teams before the Race, and (as we understand word of mouth) voted the LPCUWC team for Second Place (out of 52 teams) in the most-coveted award, namely the Joyce Smith Founder’s Trophy for the “Team Best Capturing the Spirit of the Event” (for a combination of team effort, chair decoration, team spirit and fund-raising initiative).
There is still the opportunity of securing a fund-raising trophy as the 2009 “School that Raises the Most Funds” (by 7 December 2009). This award is presented in March 2010 at the official cheque presentation ceremony, during which traditionally HK$3-4 Million raised through the Annual Sedan Chair Race and Bazaar, is handed out to over 30 deserving, often lesser-known, local charities supporting the those in need in all corners of Hong Kong.
School teams are asked to raise a least HK$10,000. To put things into perspective, last year’s top corporate fund-raising team was HSBC with over HK$750,000 in sponsorship!
Habitat Property Limited generously stepped foward to Sponsor the 2009 LPCUWC Sedan Chair Race Team (see photo) by donating all of the minimum HK$10,000, “sponsorship commitment” that every practipating school takes on. Hopefully this motivtes and inspires the 2009 LPCUWC Team – with the help of other College students and staff – to raise some more sponsorship (by 7 December 2009), for the Sedan Chair Race Charities Fund.
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