Joining the onesie craze, Canberra Grammar School has made an attempt at the Guinness world record for the the biggest crowd wearing the suits, while at the same time raising awareness for the Snowy Hydro SouthCare helicopter.
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They were gathered for the launch of the Onesie Funsie Walkie Runsie, an idea from the students themselves involving a four-kilometre walk/run around Lake Burley Griffin next March.
The Snowy helicopter landed on the school's oval on Friday for the launch of the event. Snowy Hydro SouthCare media manager Kate van Haalen said it was one of the more unusual ways money has been raised for the helicopter service.
''It's events like this that can really highlight within the community the work that the helicopter does. It's a bit more fun and unique - a nice positive spin on emergency services,'' she said.
An invitation to participate in more fund-raising events was extended to about 40 schools, many of which have agreed to hold Onesie Wednesdays.
The helicopter service costs almost $7 million a year to run and - in its 15th year - it is still carrying out regular rescue operations in the ACT and southern NSW.
The Lake Burley Griffin event will take place on March 2 and will feature another attempt at the Guinness world record.
Manager of the event Alana Hyde said the walk would be a good opportunity to have another attempt at the record (currently 722 people) and also to provide support for such an essential service in the ACT.
