Soak a Scientist 2016
It
is August 2016, and the researchers in SITraN and members of the South
Yorkshire branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) managed to
organise the Soak a Scientist event for yet another year! Running under the
hashtag #EveryAugustUntilACure, the event attracted plenty of people who didn’t
hesitate to donate to support MND research… And to drench some of our finest
scientists!

Monika
and I before getting drenched
The
seat of destiny, ready for the soaking of scientists.
shouting and ringing the bell of destiny to attract some audience and donors
The
core of the event, like last year, consisted of scientists getting soaked by
members of the public for £1 in Endcliffe Park (but only after the scientist
rang the bell of destiny, which I had in my custody). Below are some pictures
showing how drenched we got that day, and how much my throat got sore after
shouting “soak a scientist for a pound!” all day.
There
was also a bake sale which became very popular very fast! All our cakes had
been baked by SITraN staff, and ranged from yummy chocolate cookies, to
delicious Ferrero Rocher-stuffed cake.
Selection of scientists getting soaked, this includes a child how actually paid to get soaked!!
This
year, the event also included a tombola and a treasure hunt for children for
the first time. A few children got lots of candy after bringing all the very
well hidden answers to questions about SITraN, MND and neuroscience, and adults
got lots of nice prizes after getting some tickets for the tombola. We were
lucky that a lot of businesses around the park donated plenty of prizes which
have now found a new home. We also had two visits from journalists who wanted
to document the event! One of them published in The
Star, and we were interviewed by Sheffield Live!
Jodie
and I, explaining some facts about MND and the event.
We
raised a fantastic total of £650. This money will be used to buy new equipment
for the lab and material for outreach activities. A great outcome after a day
packed with water splashes, cake and a lot of really generous people who wanted
to help find a cure for MND.
Alejandro Lorente Pons
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