By Oliver Lees
Shoppers at Sunbury Coles have shown their generous spirit, with the store finishing as the second top fundraising store in Victoria as part of a campaign to raise funds to fight Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
The store, on the corner of Evans Street and Riddell Road, raised more than $48,000 in just six weeks toward the charity organisation FightMND, which assists researchers attempting to find effective treatments for the disease.
MND affects the function of nerve cells which ultimately inhibits an individual’s ability to control their muscles and general body function.
There is currently no known effective treatment to curb the effects of the disease.
Almost $100,000 was raised across Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges at stores in Sunbury, Woodend and Gisborne.
Funds were raised through sales of Big Freeze7 beanies, as well as 10 cents from every purchase of Coles brand pork.
FightMND campaign director Ben Daniher said he was thankful to everyone involved in the fundraising effort.
“We are incredibly grateful to have Coles as our major Big Freeze partner, your contribution to our success cannot be underestimated,” Mr Daniher said.
“And of course a big thank you to our FightMND Army around Australia for buying their Big Freeze beanies at Coles and Coles Express stores.”
