On Tuesday 30th January 500 balloons were released from the Beit Quadrangle to mark the launch of the Imperial College Centenary.Since then over a dozen balloons have been found by members of the public and posted back to the Union.
Balloons have been retrieved from a variety of locations across East London, Essex and Kent and the students and staff who sponsored these balloons will win prizes ranging from IPod Nanos to Centenary Wine.
The first prize weekend break in Paris for two goes to the student who sponsored Balloon number 239. This special balloon somehow found its way to Oberzeuzheim, 590 kilometres away from London in West Germany, outpacing its rivals by over 500 kilometres.
Name | Department | Prize |
Roochi Solanki | Chemical Engineering | Weekend break in Paris |
Eirini Spentza | Civil Engineering | Ipod Nano |
Richard Jones | Electrical Engineering | IPod Nano |
James Millen | Physics | £50 Primark Vouchers |
Ryan Bowen | Computing | Centenary Wine |
Danushi de Silva | Medicine | Centenary Wine |
Hugo Doyle | Physics | Centenary Wine |
Michael Powell | Physics | Centenary Wine |
Fred Van Den Driessche | Computing | Centenary Wine |
Aziz Bilgrami | ICU | Centenary Mug |
Jad Marrouche | Physics | Centenary Mug |
Jennifer Grunwell | Physics | Centenary Mug |
Christopher Millsom | Biology | Centenary Mug |
Congratulations to all those who took part. The event raised in excess of £1800 for the Centenary campaign.
And remember, you can still buy early bird discount tickets for the Centenary Ball at our Imperial College Centenary Ball website.
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