Community
11 October, 2024
Daniher’s Drive pulls in to town
THE famous Daniher’s Drive will call into Warrnambool today (Friday) to raise funds and awareness for FightMND.
A convoy of nearly 60 cars carrying more than 200 participants is currently making its way through regional Victoria.
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 on the road again, and said it was “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 left Williamstown Oval yesterday (Thursday morning) before spending night one of the drive in Bendigo.
Today (Friday) will see the group travel to south west Victoria, with a number of local spots included on the program.
This includes a trivia and auction gala day at the Warrnambool Racing Club (for tickets head to https://shoutforgood.com/event-ticketings/Danihers-Drive-Warrnambool) tonight.
From 8.30am-9.30am tomorrow (Saturday) the group will enjoy breakfast at the Warrnambool RSL before heading to Port Campbell.
Anyone wishing to support the drive can do so by purchasing a ticket in the Daniher’s Drive Jayco caravan raffle at fightmdn.org.au/danihers-drive
