The event aims at breaking the world record for constant volleyball playing by an hour. The record is currently set at 241 hours. The teams have been playing on a shift system, two hours in the morning and three hours in the evening.

The National Campaign for Solidarity through Sports has worked for the past 18 summers to generate awareness of social issues. The campaign, established by the Kerygma Movement in 1986, aims to instil Catholic values in the volunteers and provide alternative entertainment for Maltese families.

Since 1986, Kerygma has collected Lm1,114,469, starting from a meagre Lm234 ending up with Lm235,274 collected at last year’s event.

The Kerygma Movement urge the public to donate generously to this good cause. People can call on 5004-9553 to give a Lm3 donation, 5004-9555 for a Lm5 donation and on 5075-9550 to give a Lm10 donation. The public can also send a text message to 5075002 to donate Lm2, 5075003 to give Lm3 and 5075005 to donate Lm5