The Roots School is organizing a full day of vibrant, spectacular colours on June 3 at Battle Creek Adventure Park, including a barbecue, raffles, activities and games, a demo from Saskatchewan’s Strongest Man and, of course, kaleidoscopic explosions of vivid, eco-friendly powders.
“This is a fundraiser for Roots School and the building of our permanent outdoor classroom location,” explained Jacqueline Geoffrion, Roots School’s fundraising administrator. “It’s going to be a whole lot of fun. You can walk, dance, stroll, or even run your way through the race course, there’s no timing, it’s a family-friendly event for everyone.
“It’s going to be a whole day of events, it’s not just the run, either. We’re gonna have best costume contests, there’ll be a barbecue, we have some free mini workshops on wellness, activities such as tie-dye scrunchies, and splatter paint and pie in the face, things like that.”
Geoffrion said that Roots School has confirmed that Saskatchewan competitive strongman James Jeffers will be doing a demonstration. They haven’t figured out what that might be yet, she said, but he’s probably going to be pulling something very heavy and it will be spectacular.
Fundraising opportunities will include a silent auction and 50/50 raffle. The Roots School needs community support for its first two years of operation, after which it is eligible for provincial money. The Ministry of Education is monitoring the organization and if they can meet their operating goals and educational milestones, they will qualify for independent school funding up to 80 per cent.
The Roots School was founded last year by Amy Cojocar, whose dream is to help students satisfy all their needs at school — not just meeting educational guidelines, but learning how to learn, developing resilience and healthy coping mechanisms, and becoming emotionally self-regulated.
Sign up for the Roots School Vivid Fun Run at raceroster.com/events/2023/71475/vivid-fun-run. Early bird pricing on tickets for the run is available until April 20.
“Actually, hang on,” Geoffrion laughed, “I haven’t even finished my list — it’s going to be such a great day — we’re going to have a live DJ, and some dance fitness, and samplers of other music fitness as well. Some of these will have a cost, like the run itself, but lots of things are totally free, so if you only have one person running, the whole family can still come out and have a good time.
“Battle Creek Adventure Park will have their mini golf open, and paintball target practice, and stuff like that. We start at 9:30 a.m. and officially end at 3:30 p.m. There’s something for everyone.”
Learn more about Roots School on their website at www.rootsschool.ca.
