Michael Muller, from the McDonalds’ restaurants in Airlie Beach, Cannonvale and Bowen, was one of three North Queensland licencees to brave the elements in a gruelling five-day, 430km bike ride to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC).
Queensland currently has three Ronald McDonald Houses – two in Brisbane and one in Townsville, providing a safe, secure and supportive ‘home away from home’ for seriously ill children and their families during their time of need.
Mr Muller said he was not an “avid rider” and had to do “a little bit of training”, but “it is only fitting that I should support the charity by hopping on a bike – as unaccustomed to it as I am”.
“I know families in this area that have used the Ronald McDonald housing in both Brisbane and Townsville and have been very appreciative of it,” Mr Muller said.
The fundraiser was the brainchild of Scott Campbell from the Ballina and Yamba restaurants in NSW.
I was inspired by fundraisers like the ‘Ian Botham Walk’ but the distances between restaurants were impractical. We said, “we can’t walk it but we can do it on push bikes”,” Mr Campbell said.
The 2011 McDonalds Ride for Sick Kids commenced on August 1 in Mackay, taking riders through Laguna Quays, Cannonvale, Bowen and Ayr, with the finishing line in Townsville.
This is the fourth consecutive year McDonalds’ licensees have held the Ride for Sick Kids in Queensland, raising total funds exceeding $500,000.
Queenslanders can show their support by purchasing a $2 commemorative pen from any McDonald’s restaurant across the state.
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