Connor Kowalczyk and Kaia Oborowsky work on setting up the boxes for the topple on Thurs., Mar. 28. (Julia Lovett-Squires/battlefordsNOW)

By Julia Lovett-Squires

WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT

North Battleford completes the Great KD Domino Topple

Mar 28, 2024 | 5:00 PM

Under the bright lights, hushed whispers filled the air with palpable excitement as the sea of blue and orange grew calmer with every tick of the 10,286 KD boxes as they fell to the floor.

“I’m ecstatic,” said Dan Fox, school liaison with Living Sky School Division.

“I’m happy for the kids who put in all this work today. Disappointed we had a couple of hiccups along the way but that’s to be expected.”

Dan Fox works on perfecting the curves in the domino on Thurs., Mar. 28. (Julia Lovett-Squires/battlefordsNOW Staff)

The middle court in the Nationswest Field House was the centre of the action as community members, supporters and family turned out to watch the event.

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Eleven-year-old Kaia Oborowsky said she was proud of her school for taking the initiative to help the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us and it’s cool how we all get to do it together,” she said.

Between the community and Kraft Heinz Canada, just over 13,000 boxes of KD were donated for the event and will go to the food bank. Due to the time limit, the build team couldn’t put all the boxes out for the domino and when the big moment came, while it got off to a strong start, it did get stuck a few times and needed intervention to get it going again.

Still, the build team of about 12 students were able to put it together in about four hours, a feat twelve-year-old Georgia Penner called “Completely mind-blowing.”

Erin Katerynych, executive director for the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre stands by the huge KD box on Thurs., Mar. 28. (Julia Lovett-Squires/battlefordsNOW Staff)

“It’s just amazing and everybody who came and stuff, it was so great to see everyone, and it was just so much fun,” she said.

Now that the topple is officially over, Fox said he must submit video of the event, witness statements and other items to Guinness World Records.

“It’s a no-lose scenario in that regard,” he said.

It could be some time before the decision is handed down but the school liaison is pleased with the turnout and the community support.

Earlier in the day, Fox explained they had enough boxes set up to beat the world record and they intended to do the best job they could. Once the topple ended, still, he had no regrets.

“Great day to spend with my students here in the benefit of a good cause,” he said.

The build team celebrates the end of the topple on Thurs., Mar. 28. (Julia Lovett-Squires/battlefordsNOW)

According to Erin Katerynych, executive director of the food bank, she was excited about the event but regardless of the outcome, she’s proud of the Battlefords.

“I feel that as a community, we’ve already won,” she said of the donations.

“Whether or not we break the record, we’re already winners.”

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