These boys are my champions!

Team 6 from Montfort CWC (7 April 2008)

This group of boys won the Community Waypoint Challenge (CWC) on 7 April... in my heart!

It is not simply because they were my group from the Montfort Secondary School CWC, but of what they did for a cat they met during the game.

After lunch, just as the group was set to run off towards their last two checkpoints (and they did have a fairly good time to complete the race before it ended), a few of them caught sight of a poor cat stuck in the drain just beside the coffee shop.

The group just could not bear to leave the cat alone, so they picked it up from the drain, and to our shock, it laid on the floor motionless with only its stomach breathing in and out, and its eyes staring straight ahead.

The next few moments were filled with pitiful exclamations from the boys and quick murmurings of how they could help the cat. Being the facilitator, I played the 'bad guy' and addressed the team,"Hey boys, before that, answer my question as a team. Do you want to move on with the race and leave the cat here, because you only have 45 minutes left for two stations now, and if not, what do you want to do here?"

The pictures below would explain their choice.


















These boys:
1. Called SPCA and waited for the cat to be picked up by them
2. Used their own money to buy a can of cat food (which it immediately slurped up) and a face towel to keep the cat warm
3. Used a plastic bag to try to keep it warmer when it appeared still cold



Results of the race: Team 6 did not complete their last two stations.

But well, we are extremely proud of them for their act of kindness! Well done, boys! =)

Mirabel
Team 6's facilitator