Boxing Day walk in memory of tsunami victim

IT is difficult to comprehend but this coming Boxing Day will mark the ninth anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami which claimed tens of thousands of lives – including that of former Preston School and Yeovil College student Piers Simon.

Piers, 33, was killed by the tsunami while he was holidaying in Thailand with his brother, Luke, and friends.

Following his death the Piers Simon Appeal was formed along with the School in a Bag initiative which has raised thousands of pounds to help disaster victims in 11 countries and has provided a gift of hope to nearly 41,000 poor, orphan, vulnerable and disaster-affected children by providing them with a school bag containing items such as notepads, pens, a lunchbox and drinks bottle.

To mark the ninth anniversary of Piers’ death, his family and friends will holding their annual walk to celebrate the achievements of the PSA and School in a Bag charity.

The six-mile walk will set off from Home Farm at Chilthorne Domer at 10am. Refreshments, nibbles and the odd tipple will be available at the halfway point before returning back to Home Farm where soup, lunch and more tipple will be provided.

PHOTO - RIGHT: Piers Simon who died in the Asian tsunami of Boxing Day 2004.

Last year 66 walkers joined Piers’ family and it would be great to surpass that number in 2013. If you would like to join – please email your interest to info@schoolinabag.org or call 01935-849160 by December 23.

More details are available at www.schoolinabag.org .

The Yeovil Press is delighted to support the Piers Simon Appeal which is an official sponsor of this website.

PHOTO - ABOVE: The Piers Simon Appeal has also got its highly-successful School in a Bag initiative.

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