A group of students from South Indian Lake are looking for support to help them attend the Manitoba Marathon.

Elena Paun, a teacher at Oscar Blackburn School in South Indian Lake, is looking to take eight students down to Winnipeg in June for the second year in a row to take part in the run.

Paun said that there is a lack of activities for the youth in the community, and that training for and taking part in the race gives them not only physical activity, but also a goal to work towards.

She added that they need to raise funds to cover all the costs of the trip, including transportation and accommodation and that they are currently planning on having the students visit the science gallery and take in the Red River Expo while they are in the city.

Paun said that they are holding fundraisers locally in their community, and have a GoFundMe page set up so they can easily receive donations from outside the area.

The goal for the GoFundMe campaign is to raise $5,000.00.