PEOPLE are being urged to get behind this year\u2019s FightMND Big Freeze fundraising campaign after Bendigo\u2019s Coles supermarkets finished in the top dozen fundraisers nationally for two years in a row.<\/p>\n
The latest edition of the Big Freeze beanies are now for sale at the supermarkets with all the funds raised from their sale going to FightMND cause.<\/p>\n
Since 2018 Bendigo has raised more than $273,000 for the charity to support Motor Neurone Disease research and treatment.<\/p>\n
FightMND co-founder Neale Daniher was diagnosed with the disease in 2013 said he wants as many Australians to get behind the cause this year as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cI live by the words \u2018when all is said and done, more is said than done, it\u2019s about what you do\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis Big Freeze 9, I\u2019m asking Australians to join the fight and lead with their actions.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy donning your beanie, you\u2019re making your mark in the fight against MND. One day when we live in a world free of this disease, you can stand proud knowing you helped to get us there.<\/p>\n
\u201cJoin me in the all-in fight against MND and let\u2019s show this beast that we won\u2019t back down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Besides buying a Beanie, Coles has also partnered with Peters Ice Cream and by purchasing specially marked products you can also raise money for the FightMND charity.<\/p>\n
The campaign runs till Wednesday, 28 June and coincides with the Big Freeze at the \u2018G AFL match between Collingwood and Melbourne on the King\u2019s Birthday holiday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PEOPLE are being urged to get behind this year\u2019s FightMND Big Freeze fundraising campaign after Bendigo\u2019s Coles supermarkets finished in the top dozen fundraisers nationally for two years in a row. The latest edition of the Big Freeze beanies are now for sale at the supermarkets with all the funds raised from their sale going […]<\/p>\n