Students Wash Their Way Into The Record Books

PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 06, 2009 – With 1,802 successful participants, Endenglen primary school and Eastleigh primary school in Johannesburg, set a new Guinness World Record on October 15th. They broke the world record of the ‘Most People Washing Their Hands’.

The hand washing had to take place at exactly the same time. Bangladesh held the previous record, set in October 2008, with 1,213 participants.

The event was arranged by the makers of Protex soap, in an effort to promote daily hand hygiene. They firmly believe millions of lives could be saved, if only the simple task of hand washing was given its rightful place, in the daily routine.

The children first had to get their hands dirty before they could wash them. They were lined up around their allocated tables ready for the record attempt to start. Each table had different coloured paint in tubs, so the students could place their hands in and then put them onto a blank canvas in the middle of the table. The teachers and stewards then removed all the canvases and took them onto the playing field, once all the children had created their hand prints. These were then arranged into a large African flag.

Protex soap was then used under the nails, over the hands and up the wrists, before being rinsed off and the hands dried. All this had to take place simultaneously in just 20 seconds.

On November 19th, 820 high school children in the tropical island of Vanuatu, will attempt “The Number of People To Write a Story in 24 Hours’, in an effort to highlight the desperate need for funds to put and keep students in high school. In Vanuatu there is no compulsory, nor free education.

The story will reveal the scenic highlights of one of the South Pacific’s most unique holiday destinations, Vanuatu.

Dr Wendy Stenberg-Tendys and her husband are CEO's of YouMe Support Foundation (http://youmesupport.org) provide high school education grants for children who are without hope. You can help in this really great project by taking a few minutes to check it the Tropical Island Treasure Chest at Win a Resort (http://winaresort.com) It really will change your life.
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