Tim Fitzgerald's world-record attempt: skipping so children don't skip breakfast
On Saturday 12 December 2026, Tim Fitzgerald will attempt a world record: skipping for 12 hours straight, about 111,000 skips, to raise meals for children, so they don't have to skip breakfast.
By Dr Craig R. Muller, founder of Big Five Group
Some ideas make you smile first, then make you think. This is one of them.
On Saturday 12 December 2026, Tim Fitzgerald will attempt a world record: skipping for 12 hours straight, about 111,000 skips, to raise meals for children, so they don't have to skip breakfast.
He skips, so a child doesn't skip breakfast.
The attempt
The attempt takes place at Hollywoodbets Kings Park, the home of the Sharks, before the Hollywoodbets Sharks take on Scarlets in the EPCR Challenge Cup. East Coast Radio will be presenting live from the stadium from 2pm to 6pm, the window when we hope Tim will break the record.
The meals
The meals will be Big Five Foods fortified porridges and OnePot meals, and some of them will be sponsored by the Hollywood Foundation.
The collaboration
I'm proud that Big Five Foods is part of this collaboration with The Sharks, Restore Africa Foundation, A Heart to Help, HELU and Tim himself. When a stadium, a radio station, a foundation and a few determined people pull in the same direction, a breakfast stops being a hope and becomes a plate in front of a child.
Mark the date. If you're heading to the game, come early and cheer every skip. If you can't be there, tune in to East Coast Radio between 2pm and 6pm.
Feed. Educate. Empower.
