Trailer builder Panus Oceania teamed up with Victoria-based Wycheproof Grain Company last weekend as part of Zeke’s Fundraiser, an annual charity event that raises funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital’s Good Friday Appeal.
As part of this year’s fundraiser, Panus Oceania and finance partner Morris Finance donated an array of prizes consisting of Corporate AFL Football tickets, which includes special entry to the Geelong Cats room before the game, accommodation packages, as well as Hot Laps, Grid Walks and Pit Tours with the Holden-Morris Finance/Walkinshaw V8 Racing Team.
“It’s very easy to get caught up in the day to day operations of your business, however one of the uniquely great characteristics of the transport industry is that when the chips are down, or someone we know needs assistance, we get around to help and this event emphasised the camaraderie that exists in the transport and farming industry,” said Joe Horvat, Panus Oceania National Sales and Marketing Manager.
Corey Harrison, truck driver for Wycheproof Grain Company, along with partner Laura, founded Zeke’s Fundraiser in 2012 after their son Zeke was diagnosed with Maple Syrup Urine Disease.
“The Royal Children’s Hospital has played a major role in our family’s life, especially in providing the best care and treatment for our son and we started Zeke’s Fundraiser as a way to say thanks and to give back to the hospital which helped us so much,” Harrison said.
“The RCH has helped so many families for so many years. I look back now and think of all the times we were worried that our little boy wouldn’t pull through and each time, the doctors and nurses did an extraordinary job in not only helping Zeke, but helping us as a family. It’s little wonder that the Good Friday Appeal is as big as it is, they deserve every cent they receive plus more.”
Over the past three years, Zeke’s Fundraiser has raised more than $40,000 for the Good Friday Appeal.
