PGGMB holds jogathon for upgrading facilities, charities and community services
By Lena M. Mahathir

Some of the event's participants.

Some 500 participants made up of students, parents and staff of Persekutuan Guru-Guru Melayu Brunei Secondary School at Kg Sg Akar, yesterday morning took part in a jogathon.

The 3km jog, which took place around the school area, was the result of students' ideas and initiated by them with proceeds to be used for upgrading PGGMB's sports and laboratory facilities.

Five per cent of it are will be donated to charities and a part of the proceeds will go towards community services. Cikgu Hj Antin Ahad, the President of PGGMB, was the guest of the honour at the opening ceremony.

Other invited guests included the Supreme Council and Executive Council members (AJKTT and JKTT) of PGGMB, senior officers of PGGMB Head Office, as well as principals, headmasters, senior staff and teachers of PGGMB schools.

After the jogathon's completion, a presentation was held with certificates handed out to the top students of PGGMB Secondary School in the Mid-Year Examinations 2004. Prizes were also given to the jogathon's participants who managed to collect the most in donations as well as lucky draw winners.

In his speech, the Principal of PGGMB Secondary School, Cikgu Drs Hj Tudin Ahad, touched upon the importance of discipline in students as a source of inspiration in the path to academic success and all other aspects of life.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin