Trolley dashes are not for the fainthearted.
It requires speed and very good maneuvering skills.
A Wellington Campus tradition, the annual trolley dash sees students participate in a quarter-mile race, all the while pushing a fellow student in a decorated trolley. Organised by the Wellington Student Representative Council (SRC), the event is one of the highlights of the first semester at the campus.
And this year was no different, with hundreds of students turning up to support those daring enough to compete in the event.
Treasurer of the SRC, Madry Kraff, who organized the event, says the trolley dash is not just about speed and the ability to maneuver a trolley, but requires students to tap into their creative skills. This year each team was assigned a theme, which included the wild west, alien invasion, glitz and glamour, supersport and movie marathon.
Madry says students did not disappoint, coming up with creative trolley decorations, with teams also dressing up to match their trolleys.
Female students who reside in the House Meiring Residence picked the theme movie marathon and inspired by the popular Despicable Me franchise, opted to convert their trolley into a minion.
Male students from the House Navarre Residence showed off in a trolley that was converted into an army fighter jet, while their counterparts from House Wouter Malan draw inspiration from the glitzy Bentley motor car.
SRC member Pieter Lammert, who is responsible for projects and community development, says the event, which provides students with opportunity to have some fun, was a huge success.
Pieter says various other events are planned for the year, with a number of them aimed at providing students the opportunity to interact with one another as well as participate in projects that will benefit the surrounding community.
