Sub-titled “This time it’s triball!” - the annual four-day team challenge will test drivers’ skills and agility, and must be completed in cars that cost no more than £500. However, there are no limits on the modifications entrants can do to their cars – the more outlandish, the better.
To enter, each Scumball team raises £500 for Whizz-Kidz. The money will benefit the many young disabled people the charity supports; building their independence and confidence through vital mobility equipment and wheelchair skills training.
Ashley Westpfel, Regional Fundraising Manager at Whizz-Kidz says: “We are really excited to be the chosen charity of Scumball 3000 for 2008. The challengers’ wheels will be essential to them completing the course, and the £50k set to be raised will help many more young people get the “wheels” they need to be independent and achieve their own personal goals. It really expresses the freedom and excitement that Whizz-Kidz is all about!”
Ed White, Director of Scumball 3000 has declared that Scumball 3000 is proud to have chosen Whizz-Kidz as their nominated charity for the Triball 2008 event. With over 100 cars participating, they hope to beat previous targets and change lives in the process. Having elected children’s charities for the previous events, he deciding which charity to support for 2008 was something of a ojne horse race, for Whizz-Kidz met all of their criteria. They plan to continue year on year to give something back to charities in the UK who rely on such fundraising.
The Scumball 3000 launch party is at Arena Essex on 17 April at 6pm – with free entry. Spectators can see all the cars taking part during a parade lap. There will also be demonstration races from ‘Lightnin’ Rods’ - a formula of oval circuit racing - and Banger cars in action to entertain the crowds. The Scumball challengers then make their way to Dover – the first leg on their European adventure. They return to the UK on 22 April.
For more info on Scumball 3000, visit www.scumball3000.co.uk.
Whizz-Kidz website, including donation online can be found at www.whizz-kidz.org.uk.
The Whizz-Kidz charity has changed the lives of over 7,500 disabled children since 1990 - often literally overnight. It helps young people to access the right mobility equipment, including powered wheelchairs, at the right time. It also delivers wheelchair skills training and other life-skills to help the transition from childhood to adulthood.
There are still over 70,000 children in the UK who need their support because the appropriate mobility equipment is not automatically provided on the NHS. Whizz-Kidz aims to joint-fund mobility equipment where possible with local NHS services, and seeks to ensure that much-needed improvements are made in delivering wheelchair services for children in the UK.
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