Next Sunday, anyone who has ever wanted to test his strength against some of Malta’s most robust guys can do so by gathering together some friends and battling against the Alligators Rugby Team in a tug-of-war.

This is one of the many activities being held during Vodafone Malta Foundation Family Day at Ghadira to celebrate Unesco’s International Day of Families and, at the same time, raise money for Caritas and The Eden Foundation.

The prize for the winning tug-of-war team is a weekend or two-day stay in Gozo, thanks to Gozo Farmhouses Ltd. This fun-packed day will also feature food and drink stalls, games for all the family, a penalty shoot-out with leading goalkeepers like Mario Muscat, Sean Sullivan, Omar Borg, Simon Agius, Jason Cordina, Matthew Camilleri, Manoel Bartolo and Ernest Barry, and the TeamSport beach soccer tournament.

Other attractions include an air to sea rescue demonstration by the Armed Forces of Malta and a dog and horse show by the Police Force. The highlight of the event will be an attempt by Daniel Abela to cross the 1.2 kilometre wide Mellieha Bay underwater and back, assisted by DART Volunteers. At 5pm Mass will be celebrated by Mgr Victor Grech.

Money raised during the event will also go towards the setting up of Malta’s first electronic medical journal, that will be coordinated by leading paediatric cardiologist Dr. Victor Grech.