SERIAN: About 1,000 people took part in the Serian Scout Run 1.0 held at Serian Mini Stadium here last Saturday.
The turnout was beyond expectation because initially the organiser expected only 600 participants since it was the first big run event ever held in the town here.
The run, organised by Serian Scout Council, was divided into two categories – 3km and 5km. Participants for the 3km run were mostly school children and teachers, while the 5km were mostly working adults.
At about 6.50am, Bukit Semuja Assemblyman, John Ak Ilus flagged off the 5 km run, followed by 3km run 15 minutes later. Prior to the flag-off, an invited instructor warmed up runners during a brief zumba session.
Chairman of the Serian Scout Council, Yunus Apok of the Serian Education Department office said the run was the first in Serian and attracted people from other divisions to visit Serian, aside from raising funds for the Scouts. He said the event was not a competition but meant for people from all walks of life to meet and interact with one another.
He added that money raised from the event would be used to help the Scouts in Serian run their activities. Serian Scouts have been actively involved in state and national level programmes. Last year, a team of 8 scouts from SMK Taee went to Terengganu to participate in the Asian Jamboree and two Scouts from SMK Tebedu are now on their way to take up the King Scouts test from Sarawak Scout Academy.
The event was supported by Run Rev Co, Serian District Education Department Office, Serian District Council, Sarawak Bloggers Society and Malaysia Information Department.
The event was also sponsored by Ayam Brand, F&N (100 plus), International College of Advanced Technology Sarawak, Century Hotel Kuching, Tarat Sentral, Penyangkai, Airish Tyre, Benzamine Book Centre, Koran Trading, Mas Ranti Sebangkoi Sdn Bhd, AVS Serian, Desire Fitness Studio, Bodylicious Fitness Studio, Sri Jati and Serian Avon boutique. It also received personal donations from individuals.
