As part of Volunteering Week 2012, SVC joined forces with RAG to host Cardiff UniversityÔÇÖs first ever Jailbreak. For the weekÔÇÖs grand finale, volunteers had just 48 hours from Friday 2nd March to get as far away from Cardiff StudentsÔÇÖ Union and back in time, without spending a penny on transport.
Wearing fancy dress and Jailbreak 2012 t-shirts, students taking part had to put their persuasion powers to the test in order to travel as far away from Cardiff as possible.
Within hours of leaving the Union, many Jailbreakers managed to make it down South and onto ferries across the channel, or were travelling on pre-arranged but donated flights and buses.
Back in Cardiff, HQ were logging and tracking the progress of all 29 teams and this continued throughout the night. Teams that failed to return within the 48-hour period were disqualified and their points were not counted.
Out of the many teams taking part, some reached countries such as France and Germany with the winning team managing to travel to a ski resort in Switzerland.
Along the way, students collected donations and sponsorships from bystanders and completed challenges such as standing naked in front of a landmark, creating a giant conga and riding an animal. Points and prizes were awarded to teams who impressed Headquarters by documenting the weird and wonderful sites they experienced along the way.
Maggie Gaston, Public Relations Officer for SVC told gair rhydd: ÔÇ£Jailbreak provided an opportunity for volunteers to do something truly different and memorable with their weekends and will hopefully encourage them to volunteer in the future! The event was an absolute triumph raising at least ┬ú3000 in sponsorship and donations for SVC so that their local community projects can continue. We are currently waiting on a final figure. It is thought that Jailbreak will become an annual event so we have high hopes for next year.ÔÇØ
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