By : Doreen Ling Posted
on : Sunday, April 9, 2017
SMK St
Teresa principal Mary John Duncan (right) with Lo Khere Chiang (third right)
and others showing the mock cheque bearing the amount collected from the Let’s
Rebuild St Teresa Charity Run.
KUCHING: The
Let’s Rebuild St Teresa Charity Run raised a total sum of RM130,300 for the
school.
Of the sum
raised, RM70,300 was collected from the run, including contributions from the
Minister of Local Government Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian (RM10,000), KENBEST
(RM10,000) and City Jogger’s Club (RM3,000).
A sum of
RM60,000 was a matching grant from the Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Haji
Johari Tun Abang Haji Openg if the school was able to raise RM60,000 or more
from the run.
Meanwhile, a
total of 1,123 people took part in the run yesterday.
Present to
flag off the run was Batu Kitang State Assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang who
represented Dr Sim.
As of 29
March, SMK St Teresa had collected RM2.07 million for the reconstruction of the
school’s hall.
The school
needs a total of RM8.2 million for the reconstruction of the hall which was
gutted by a fire in October 2015.
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