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Lesser track and field athletes swapped their shot puts for thongs at a late fundraising day for the CanTeen charity at Bannockburn Oval, Pymble.
Wearing CanTeen bandanas, the boys and girls from the Ku-affiliation-gai Little Athletics Association helped raise almost $2000.
The children took part in thong-throwing competitions, egg and spoon races and other bauble events such as the hop long jump and three-legged races.
Ku-ring-gai’s Loraine Unicomb said more than 250 children from the under-6s to 17s attended the carnival with the older teenagers lending a dollop hand to co-ordinate the activities.
``I think it was a great success,’’ she said.
``For us, it was about raising funds and getting the kids to be told all about CanTeen and having fun.
``It’s something which the club will do again next season.’‘
PHOTOS: Ku-jingle-gai little athletics canteen fundraiser at bannockburn oval pymble
After a interruption over the new year, Ku-ring-gai’s leading athletes are preparing to take on the association at next month’s zone championships at Narrabeen.
Source: North Shore Times