More than 100 primary school girls from Presentation College, Warrenmount, Dublin took part in the Annual REACH RCSI Sports Day which took place on Thursday, 18 March 2013. The event, hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), enables school children aged seven to 10 years of age, to develop and brush up on their sports skills.

The annual REACH RCSI Sports Day aims to raise awareness and promote life-long recreation and community health. Students and staff volunteered to help run the event, organised by the REACH RCSI team, at the College's sports grounds in Dardistown, Swords. The action packed day of events included a session of fitness dancing, 5-a-side soccer, an obstacle course along with a range of traditional sports day games such as the sack race, wheelbarrow race and egg and spoon races. The event concluded with an exciting relay race, involving all eight teams.

Maria Kelly, REACH RCSI Manager said, "The annual REACH Sports Day is a great opportunity for school children to develop their sports skills in a fun environment, which is a valuable way to encourage lifelong health and well-being. Spending a day with RCSI volunteers, some of whom coach and participate in established RCSI sports teams, can only encourage young people in our community to develop a greater interest in sport and health, which is one of the main objectives of the REACH programme."

The REACH RCSI Programme is a unique Community Outreach and Access programme at RCSI, promoting Recreation Education And Community Health. The initiative is aimed at encouraging and facilitating third level participation and enhancing life chances for those traditionally underrepresented at third level, particularly those from Dublin's south inner city.