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A local hip hop teacher who ran twice around the Island last year for charity has bigger breakin’ news – he’s yomping even further this week - to help give children a better start in life both here and in South-East Asia.
Scott Mills is running 144 miles - that's about five and a half marathons - taking his food, water and sleeping bag with him - to raise money for Brighter Futures Jersey and Tiny Toones – a school using hip hop to reach out and educate children living in Cambodia’s city slums.
He set off yesterday on his epic run, three times around the Island.
Scott said: "It's a mental endurance test. Hopefully I'll be the winner!"
He has set himself a target of raising £5,000 - half for each charity. It's money that will go a long way in Cambodia where every pound pays for a child’s education for a week at Tiny Toones – the school he has volunteered at.
Scott said: "Tiny Toones provides a safe, positive environment for at‐risk youths in the slums of Phnom Penh in Cambodia to channel their energy and creativity into arts and education using Hip Hop as a channel to achieve their goal. Without this school, the kids would not receive any education, and be forced to work on the streets."
You can sponsor him on his big run here.
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