Supermarket finishes top 5 in MND fight

KANGAROO Flat Coles has finished fifth in Victoria for the total money raised in this year’s FightMND Big Freeze fundraiser.

The $44,400 raised was also the fifth-highest amount of money in the country, with Victorian supermarkets topping the leaderboard.

Coles Sebastopol in Ballarat was in first place, raising more than $62,000 of the $8.3 million nationwide.

Patron of FightMND Neale Daniher thanked those who supported the cause this year following the King’s Birthday game at the MCG where celebrities slide into an ice pool to raise money.

“It is not just about the slide and the MCG,” he said. “As this year we had Big Freeze games in Perth and Brisbane and are looking to grow again next year.

“Most importantly we need to recognise and thank all the wonderful Australians around the country who purchased beanies, socks and scarves or donated to the cause.”

Coles Group general manager of corporate and Indigenous affairs Sally Feilke said she was proud to see the number of blue beanies purchased at stores and money raised by shoppers.

“We can’t thank our customers and suppliers enough for supporting the Big Freeze 9 campaign and helping us reach another incredible fundraising milestone,” she said.

More than $30 million has been raised for research into Motor Neurone Disease in the past six years with the funding fast-tracking treatments as well as supporting those living with the disease.