THIS trio of runners may look pretty in pink, but there were a whole lot of other colours flying around the University of New England on Sunday.
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More than 1000 joggers were coated with a kaleidoscope of shades when they took part in the Show Your Colours for the Chopper fun run.
It was a chance to be active and a little messy, but Lisa Thomas from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service said the fun was for a charitable cause.
“There will be hundreds of lives saved because of this event,” Ms Thomas said. “We won’t know how much money was raised until after the second event in Tamworth on October 24.
“But it will help us to ensure that no one ever has to pay to use the chopper.”
Ms Thomas thanked the 140 volunteers who helped the event run smoothly, particularly singling out Austin College for their contribution.
Ms Thomas said the event was such a success, there were already plans in place to make the run a biannual fundraiser for the regional helicopter rescue service.
“It was such a hoot, honestly,” she said.
