Cheque mates: USM Events’ Adele Ormando hands over the festival proceeds to Give Where You Live’s Bill Mithen and Georgia Angus.
WELFARE agencies have emerged as financial winners from a three-day sport festival on Geelong’s watefront in February.
Geelong Multi Sport Festival organisers from USM events this week handed over $47,421 to Give Where You Live, a fundraising body for more than 70 agencies in the region.
The proceeds were from entries, a Rotary barbecue and Target and Worley Parsons sponsorships, the organisers said.
Give Where You Live’s Bill Mithen was rapt with the cash.
“We are thrilled that our partnership with Geelong Multi Sport Festival helped raise vital funds to assist Give Where You Live fulfill its goal of helping people who struggle to cope with poor health, reduced education opportunities and insufficient income,” Mr Mithen said.
“It was great to see the community embrace the event and we know the festival will become a major event on the region’s calendar.”
Hundreds of entrants including some of Australia’s best triathletes competed in the festival. The event featured racing in triathlon disciplines over various distances, culminating in Olympic and long-course triathlons on the final day.
The Independent signed on this year as sponsor of the festival’s Superkidz Triathlon, increasing entries over 200 per cent.
Target’s Denis Leahy said the festival was a “fantastic opportunity” to support Give Where You Live.
“Target is a big part of Geelong and we’re very proud to sponsor events that support the community.”
