SHOULD it stay or should it go?
Adrian Bolton has a tough decision to make – to keep or sell the new Harley-Davidson he won on the 2019 Wayne Leonard’s Motorcycle Muster.
“I’ve already got a Harley, so I’m not sure if I should keep the new one, sell the old one, trade them both in on another one – it’s a really tough decision,” he laughed.
Adrian, 39, a tradesman moulder from Innisfail, was the third highest fundraiser on this year’s event and was thrilled to win the fundraising prize.
In the 18 years the event has been held, the major raffle prize of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle has never been won by a participant in the room on the night it is drawn.
That is, until this year’s event.
The 2019 event struck another milestone with $63, 000 raised – meaning in its 18 year history, it has now raised more than $1 million.
Funds raised at this year’s event will go towards endoscopy services, via the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s endoscopy appeal.
Foundation fundraising and marketing manager Glenys Duncombe said the night Adrian was announced as the winner, the room erupted in a huge roar of joy.
“It really was an incredible night, for someone in the room to actually win the bike – none of us could believe it,” Ms Duncombe said.
Sponsors Wayne and Rhonda Leonard were thrilled on both counts – that the bike was won by a person who participated in the event, AND hitting the $1 million raised milestone.
“It really was a thrilling moment for everyone – Adrian’s a great guy, he’s been doing the ride for a few years now and it was lovely to see the bike go to a supporter,” Mrs Leonard said.
