SUPERHERO CAR WASH!

The Great Endeavour Rally Pulls In At Airlie Beach

A total of 45 rally cars arrived at Endeavour Foundation’s Cannonvale Learning and Lifestyle day service on Tuesday afternoon and they were greeted with fanfare by staff and clients who were ready to wash away the dusty red dirt of the Australian outback.

The convoy of vehicles have been participating in a 2884-kilometre journey from the Sunshine Coast to Cairns in an outback adventure that has so far raised $524,000 for the Endeavour Foundation which helps people with disability to live independently, engage in meaningful employment, and be an active part of their community.

Charity Car Rally Comes To Town

Big smiles and superhero costumes greeted the Great Endeavour Rally when its 45-car convoy drove into Cannonvale earlier this week.

Covered in dust from travelling the outback, fun-loving adventurers disembarked and gratefully allowed their vehicles to be washed down by the eager team of superheroes.

Endeavour Foundation Cannonvale’s Acting Site Manager Ricki Conn said there had been a big build-up to the arrival and that a lot of their clients had come in specifically for the day.

“The local team will put the funds raised from the car wash and BBQ towards day trips and outings, but the most important thing is that we’re having a lot of fun on the day,” she said.

The Endeavour Foundation has been championing the rights of people living with a disability since 1951 and the Great Endeavour Rally has been one of its chief fundraising avenues for the past 35 years.

During this time more than $11 million dollars has been raised and is put towards helping people with disabilities lead a meaningful and interactive life within the community.

This year, the event’s theme is the ‘Beach & Bush Run’ and the rally decided to make an extra stop in Airlie Beach to celebrate this.

A range of vehicles compete and mechanical support provided by the Australian Army ensures a safe event.

The Great Endeavour Rally is not a race - an average time of all participants is taken after each section and the closer a team is to the average time, the more points they receive.

This means the overall winner of the rally isn’t the fastest and it isn’t the slowest. It’s the “most average” team!

Each day there is a different dress theme and on Tuesday it was superheroes, with many of the 124 racers and their supporters choosing to dress-up and entertain.

Jenny Atkinson, who is a client of the Endeavour Foundation in Cannonvale, said she enjoyed washing cars and taking part.

Trent Sylvester said that he loved cooking the BBQ and was pleased to be the only villain on the day.

Ricki Conn, Jenny Atkinson, Emma Pretorius, Kiara Schmidt and Selena Wright

The Endeavour Cannonvale Team

Some of the Great Endeavour Rally drivers

Soap and suds get the job done

Elvis is in the building

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