Community
9 October, 2024
Fundraising convoy to descend on Cobden
THE famous Daniher’s Drive will call into the district to raise funds and awareness for FightMND.
A convoy of nearly 60 cars carrying more than 200 participants will journey through regional Victoria this week.
The four-day regional road trip includes town and city visits, community activities and nightly events.
The focus is to deliver vital funds for cure and care, with the event having raised over $14 million since its inception.
FightMND co-founder and patron Neale Daniher AO said it was great to be getting back out on the road again, and “amazing to think this is the eighth version of our wonderful Daniher’s Drive”.
“The support of the regional communities has been an ongoing inspiration for our hundreds of participants, and we thank everyone who has donated or contributed in some way,” he said.
“As always, we know that many towns and schools have been preparing for our arrival and we are hugely appreciative of all their support – we look forward to plenty of great activities.”
Mr Daniher AO said when the event was first set up it was all about putting the ‘fun’ into fundraising.
“And this year we hope to break the $16 million mark for overall funds being raised to help find a cure for MND,” he said.
“Our wonderful long-term partners have been very generous on this journey with us, but the job is not done yet to help all people living with MND – so we go again in our bid to beat the ‘Beast’.
The drive will depart Williamstown Oval on Thursday morning before spending night one of the drive in Bendigo.
On day two the group will travel to south west Victoria, with a number of local stops including:
Friday, October 11 from 2.30pm to 3.15pm for a quick meet and greet at Cobden Primary School;
Friday, October 11 from 3.30pm to approximately 4.30-5pm for community event at the Timboon Distillery Grass Area;
Friday, October 11 from 7pm – Trivia and Auction Gala Night at the Warrnambool Racing Club (Members of the public can purchase tickets to attend - https://shoutforgood.com/event-ticketings/Danihers-Drive-Warrnambool;
Saturday, October 12 from 8.30am to 9.30am for breakfast at the Warrnambool RSL; and
Saturday, October 12 from 10.20am to 11.30am for a community event at the Port Campbell Surf Life Saving Club.
If you would like to support the drive, purchase a ticket in the Daniher’s Drive Jayco caravan raffle fightmnd.org.au/danihers-drive/.