Adelaide officer gets slimed for a good cause
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BY KIRRALEE NICOLLE
A Salvation Army corps in the inner-southern suburbs of Adelaide recently collaborated with a private school to raise funds for the Red Shield Appeal.
Concordia College in Highgate has had a long-standing relationship with personnel from nearby Unley Corps, where Auxiliary-Lieutenant Colin Sampson is currently Corps Officer.
Recently, Concordia College conducted its yearly Sleepout to raise funds for the Digital Doorknock as part of the Red Shield Appeal, and raised more than $7000 through the event, which also included a bake sale and donut sale.
For every $500 raised, school staff and Year 12 student leaders had slime poured over them, and with the team exceeding its targets this year, Colin was also slimed.
Colin said the corps’ relationship with the Concordia team went beyond fundraising, with students from the college volunteering with corps programs and Colin offering religious education at the school and running chapel services twice a year. He said some students were wanting to be even more involved in the faith and spirituality aspects of the corps, with talk of some putting together a choir for Christmas time.
“They understand where we [The Salvation Army] are coming from, and not only does it give people an understanding of why we do what we do and why as Christians we really care for this community, but it also sets us up in the future to have people who want to either volunteer, donate or become members of the Salvos,” Colin said.
Colin said some of the students were also asking to learn raw data about disadvantage in the local community, and corps leaders were looking to meet this request in age-appropriate ways.
“Being able to talk to them about that has been really powerful. And we’re seeing some really, really good, long-lasting relationships [forming in the community],” he said.
Concordia College staff announced the results of the fundraiser on the school’s Instagram account, thanking everyone who had contributed.
“Our Student Leaders did a wonderful job arranging a special non-uniform day at Concordia Campus, complete with a lunchtime ‘sliming’ event, with more staff being dunked with slime for every $500 raised. To conclude the event, the Year 12 Student Leaders also had their turn getting slimed for charity. In the end, were thrilled to surpass our $5,000 goal, raising over $7,000 for this worthy cause,” the team announced.
The Salvation Army Unley Corps will also soon collaborate in an additional Sleepout to raise funds for services alongside Scotch College, another school in nearby Torrens Park.
