By KATH GANNAWAY
HEALESVILLE woman Linda House will have plenty to talk about after 10 days driving around 6000 kilometres in a 40-year-old lime-green Toyota Crown as part of the 2014 Variety Bash.
Linda accepted the challenge to join friend June Coleman on the New South Wales event which left Brisbane on Thursday 7 August, heading for Busby’s Bore in Sydney.
A crop monitor for the Toolangi strawberry runner growers, Linda said she enjoyed challenging herself whether it was giving a talk as a member of Healesville Toastmasters, peddling with cycling club friends or heading north to the top of Cape York on one of many driving adventures.
The Variety Bash is Australia’s most successful charity motoring event raising money to help empower children who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs.
In Victoria alone, the Bash has raised over $18million dollars since 1992.
Linda said some of that money had benefited local children with Variety providing mini buses to schools including Chum Creek and Marysville, along with bicycles, laptops and other equipment to fire-affected communities after the 2009 bushfires.
A highlight of this year’s bash will be the presentation to schools along the route of equipment that they have requested.
Linda said she was thrilled to be part of the Charlie’s Angels’ crew helping to make things happen for children in need, and felt especially fortunate to be on board this year.
“It’s a national bash this year with bashers from six states coming together in Sydney, which is really exciting,” she said.
“Imagine 550 old cars, all decorated with stickers and themes, driving over Sydney Harbour Bridge on 17 August, and we’ll be there, wrapped in lime green … I can hardly wait.”
To donate to Charlie’s Angels on line, go visit 2014varietynswbash.everydayhero.com/au/car-321-1 .
Donations are tax deductible.
