A crowd of 300 people showed their true colours at Lower Moutere School’s family fun festival and colour run on Sunday afternoon.
With food and retail stalls, face painting, lucky dips and live music, the festivities spilled from the school courtyard onto the sports field.
Sarah Quickfall and Craig Allot kept the vibe humming with live music, while Golden Bay Rodders brought along a selection of classic cars for children to vote on their favourite.
One of the afternoon’s biggest attractions was a lively auction, with Cindy and Ted Chambers paying $60 for the right to "slime" principal Bevan Clark with a bucket of pink ooze.
Sara Stanojevic and Silas Mudgway then paid $75 for the privilege of pouring a cascade of blue slime over teacher Mike Lynch.
After heavy rain the previous day, the vibrant holi powder stayed dry under sunny skies, ready for the mid-afternoon colour run.
Exercise class tutors Kase and Khlo warmed up the crowd with an energetic dance routine. The Tasman Rural Fire Brigade were on point to hose participants down before they started their run, giving the colourful powder plenty of purchase on their wet clothing as they were sprinkled throughout the course.
Bevan says the school has been fortunate to receive strong support from the community and local businesses.
Final fundraising totals are still being counted, but Bevan believes the event has raised more than $6000. The money will go towards upgrading playground equipment and improving the school environment for pupils.
“We’re now really looking forward to doing this again next year,” he says.
