Running for a worthy cause

By Melissa Cunningham
Updated February 16 2016 - 7:47pm, first published 7:44pm
SUPPORT: St Brendan's Primary School grade six pupils Callan McKay and Campbell Leonard are raising money for hay for drought impacted farmers. Picture: Kate Healy.
SUPPORT: St Brendan's Primary School grade six pupils Callan McKay and Campbell Leonard are raising money for hay for drought impacted farmers. Picture: Kate Healy.

St Brendan's Primary School pupils are putting their best foot forward to help Australian farmers. All of the Dunnstown school’s 35 pupils have been gearing up for the 12.5 or 6 kilometre run of their lives – all in the name of getting hay bales to drought stricken farmers. Parents and friends committee spokeswoman Eleanor Dash said $1 from every fun run entry will be donated directly to the Burrumbuttock Hay Runners to help drought affected farmers facing hardships by donating their time, trucks and hay. 

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