WITH winter approaching, a Bannockburn-based woman is using her small family business to give back to a worthy cause while keeping heads warm.<\/p>\n
Julianne Wilde is selling Fight MND\u2019s Big Freeze 9 beanies through her party supply store Wilde About Parties with all proceeds going towards motor neurone disease research.<\/p>\n
Having first started selling the beanies last year, Ms Wilde said the cause to support people with MND is a personal one for her.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt means a lot to me and my family because we did lose my dad Geoff to MND eight years ago,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe beanies became available last year where people can sell these as a club or business to raise money. I felt it was something I could do to help.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe actually lost dad when [Fight MND co-founder] Neale Daniher was sick with it too so I think dad would be really happy that people are looking into this.\u201d<\/p>\n
The beanies are generally sold as part of Fight MND\u2019s annual Big Freeze campaign leading into the King\u2019s Birthday long weekend, with last year\u2019s initiative raising nearly $20 million.<\/p>\n
With each beanie costing $25, Ms Wilde said she raised $2700 last year for Fight MND with 100 new and 10 used caps sold.<\/p>\n
About half the current stock of 100 beanies has been sold, and Ms Wilde said she\u2019s blown away by the community support behind the initiative.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year it was really good and there was real interest in this, even if people didn\u2019t want a beanie they\u2019d still donate money,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe support\u2019s always wonderful, and the more we can have it out in the community for people to know about it, the better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Wilde can be contacted for a beanie by calling 0431 398 298 or emailing wildeaboutparties@wildetechnologies.com.au.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WITH winter approaching, a Bannockburn-based woman is using her small family business to give back to a worthy cause while keeping heads warm. Julianne Wilde is selling Fight MND\u2019s Big Freeze 9 beanies through her party supply store Wilde About Parties with all proceeds going towards motor neurone disease research. Having first started selling the […]<\/p>\n