Bunnings fires up nationwide sausage sizzle for FightMND

AFL greats Peter Daicos and Gary Ablett Jr team up with Bunnings to encourage Aussies to pull on a Beanie, grab a snag and support the fight against MND

Bunnings is turning community spirit into action, rallying behind FightMND to help raise vital funds and awareness for Australians living with motor neurone disease.

This Saturday 16 May, more than 290 Bunnings Warehouses across Australia will participate in a national sausage sizzle, with proceeds supporting FightMND’s mission to find effective treatments and ultimately a cure for the disease.

Many Bunnings stores will dial up the fun on Saturday with activities like ice-bucket challenges, kids DIY and giveaways activities to help raise funds and awareness for FightMND. Customers can also support the cause in-store by purchasing the iconic Big Freeze Beanie, along with exclusive Big Freeze buckets and pet toys.

As part of the Big Freeze 12, AFL legends Peter Daicos and Gary Ablett Jr are teaming up with Bunnings and going head-to-head in a special goalkicking challenge designed to raise awareness for FightMND and encourage Australians to get behind the cause. The stakes are high – with the loser set to be dunked into a ‘wheelie’ freezing ice bath.

Bunnings Chief Operating Officer, Ryan Baker, said the campaign continues to unite Aussies around an important cause.

“Motor neurone disease affects too many Australians and their families, and for many of us at Bunnings, it’s personal,” Baker said.

“Big Freeze gives our team members, customers and communities a simple but powerful way to stand together, raise money and keep working towards a cure. Whether it’s buying a beanie, grabbing a sausage or taking part in a local store activity, it all adds up to real impact, and this collective action is what helps drive progress in the fight against MND.”

FightMND CEO Matt Tilley said community support remains critical in the fight against the disease.

“There are certain things you love about a Melbourne winter. Hoodies being worn by everyone - not just cyber criminals on the news. That flappy piece of skin on the roof of your mouth after a scolding pie. And on a frosty morning, the quiet nod you give someone across the street, down the dog park or on your way to the gym, because they’ve got the same beanie as you - the iconic Big Freeze Beanie.”

“I’m very proud to say for the 12th time now…it's our best Beanie EVER! And we’re super proud to be lining up again with our besties at Bunnings. You can find just about anything inside a Bunnings aisle, but at this time of year the number one product they’re shifting is ‘hope’. One Beanie, one bucket, one sausage at a time - you can’t put a price on that,” said Tilley.

A major partner of FightMND since 2019, Bunnings has helped raise more than $10.3 million for critical research and support services, with team members and customers nationwide getting behind the annual Big Freeze campaign.

Australians are encouraged to visit their local Bunnings store on Saturday 16 May to support the FightMND National Sausage Sizzle and purchase official Big Freeze merchandise in-store.

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