Shorty stars are Fit2Fly!
Several of the Shortland Street actors have been busy during the school holidays - taking part in a special event called Fit2Fly 2009 at Botany Town Centre and LynnMall Shopping Centre.
Kiel McNaughton (Scotty), Faye Smythe (Tania), Kimberley Crossman
(Sophie) and Ido Drent (Daniel) all headed out last week to
participate in the Fit 2 Fly agility course which is designed to
encourage kids to get active during the break and to raise money
for the Foundation for Youth Development's Project K programme in
the process!
The Fit2Fly campaign allows children and teenagers up to 16 years
to take a turn on the adventure course, burning off some of that
pent-up energy and encouraging kids to get out of the house
and do something over the holidays!
Activities involve sliding under cargo nets, balancing on low
beams, navigating obstacles, walking the plank and
shooting hoops.
Each participant goes into the draw to win an extreme adventure day out, and there are also prizes for the school with the most participants.
For every child that has a go on the Fit2Fly course, $1 will be
donated to the Foundation for Youth Development's (FYD)
Project K - a proactive programme that involves three key
stages: a three week Wilderness Adventure that
provides challenges and grows self-confidence away from
students' normal environment; a 10-day Community
Challenge that helps transfer new found confidence into day-to-day
life and builds knowledge of community resources; and finally
a year- long mentoring partnership that focuses on providing
support and encouragement towards achieving
goals.
Check out these photos of the Shorty team getting out and getting
active!
You can participate in the Fit2Fly courses at Botany Town
Centre, LynnMall in Auckland and The Palms in Christchurch
until the end of these school holidays.
