The Car
The Car 157 entry is a 1968 HK Holden Station Wagon. We have kept the 19 Hole golf theme as we are well known for our antics and are easily recognised. We will be dress in full golfing attire for the duration of the bash and even have a putting green with cup and flag on the roof the vehicle.Each entry pledges to raise at least $8000 for Variety Queensland. This money is donated directly to Variety Queensland and should be fully tax deductible to the donor. The 2009 Bash will start in Townsville in August and end at Alice Springs to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the event. We will be met in Alice Springs by all the other state ‘Bashers’ all in one place. In those 10 days, bash participants will both raise further funds and contribute to the welfare of the local children via “fines†for breaches of the rules, not breaching the rules etc!! (Participants are encouraged to both have fun and stretch their imaginations to further their fundraising for Variety while maintaining 100% adherence to Variety safety rules.) Please note that the purchase / preparation/ repairs to the car as well as petrol, accommodation & meals etc are entirely the responsibility of the team participants. The funds from donors will be receipted by Variety Queensland and should be tax deductible to the donor.
Variety Background
Variety Queensland is a registered charity that supports disadvantaged children in Queensland. It is an affiliate of Variety Clubs International which started in Pittsburgh on 22 Oct 1928 for the purpose of aiding handicapped and underprivileged children in all corners of the Globe.The Variety Bash
Their major fund raising event annually is the Variety Bash, which entails 30+year old cars being driven thousands of kilometres over rugged outback dirt roads. Not a race, but a celebration of 12 months hard work fund raising.The Bash started in 1985, when adventurer Dick Smith took a group of mates from Bourke to Burketown in their old cars, raising money for charity along the way. All of the money raised went to the Variety Club of Australia to further its support of sick, disabled, or disadvantaged children. The Variety Club has staged the Bash since 1985 and in the spirit of the original idea has been retained.
Each bash entrant must raise at least $8000 for Variety.
In total the 2008 Bash raised $2 million net for disadvantaged children in Queensland
Remember I said they were efficient..the 2008 Bash included 200 vehicles and over 600 people. But only two were paid staff. The balance were volunteer officials or people like ourselves who spent their own money to prepare a Bash car then separately raised money for Variety.
Variety work at the coal face donating things like wheelchairs, other specialized equipment, a mini bus to transport handicapped children to a special school etc.
