By Grace Jones | posted on September 21, 2017
EMU Point locals opened their hearts and their wallets on Saturday to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease at the ‘Get to the Point’ fundraiser at the Emu Point Sporting Club.
Organiser for the event Gus Woithe said the turn out was absolutely amazing.
“It was a tremendous effort by the attendees and those that donated their time for the event,” he said.
“So far we have raised over $22,000 and we’re expecting that amount to rise by the end of the week.
“Some donations haven’t been processed yet, so I’m hoping we break the $23,000 mark.
“We were raising money for a reason, and everyone was so generous in donating.”
As a part of the festivities on Saturday some locals, including Mr Woithe, were ‘auctioned off’ for the pleasure of being able to dump a bucket of icy water over their heads.
“I had two buckets auctioned off at $100 each to be dumped over my head,” he said.
“It was a fun way to raise money.
“It was great to see so many people getting involved and being such good sports.
“The Ice Bucket Challenge was very successful in raising money in Australia.”
Since 2014 more than $3 million was raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge for MND Australia.
“The money we raised will be going towards getting proper beds and mattresses, cough assist machines and power chairs for MND sufferers,” Mr Woithe said.
