A GENEROUS donation from a Lara pre-school has helped local charity Ride The Bellarine for SIDS achieve a major milestone.
Ride The Bellarine for SIDS director and founder Peter Herrick said Lara Lake Community Pre-School’s donation of $2,500 to the annual fundraiser was the largest donation from an organisation since the ride’s inception.
“It’s great to have all community members involved, but when primary schools and pre-schools get involved it’s extra special,” Mr Herrick said.
“When a community like Lara Lake gets involved, it feels safe for them to get involved and over the time that I’ve been in this particular space, the more inspirational stories I hear, and it motivates me to continue this fundraiser.”
The pre-school’s donation also helped Mr Herrick’s 2023 fundraising efforts surpass the $40,000 mark, the highest amount of money raised to date for Ride The Bellarine for SIDS.
Lara Lake held a week of fundraising efforts, featuring almost 200 children riding laps of the schoolyard in support of Red Nose.
The preschool raised more than $2,500 for the cause, the largest single organisation contribution made to the fundraiser.
Lara Lake Community Preschool teacher Sam Hardy said when the “Ride Bellarine for SIDS” event organisers reached out to ask for fundraising support, the school was quick to accept.
“We thought we could raise a decent amount of money, but we were not expecting to raise what we did,” Ms Hardy said.
“The kids loved the challenge of riding, plenty of students were practicing on the weekends and in their own time.
“It was also a good chance to have those conversations with families regarding SIDS, but also with the kids in an age-appropriate way.
“Just explaining to them that some babies are born sleeping, and some are born sick, and some babies don’t get to grow the way that other babies do.”
To help Mr Herrick and Ride The Bellarine for SIDS reach its $50,000 goal, head to www.rednoseday.org.au/fundraisers/peterherrick/rideforsids
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