Exchange ceremony: Moama Bowling Club sales and marketing manager George Santos, right, hands the keys to Vivid chief executive Scott Alexander.
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Aidan Briggs
Echuca-based organisation Vivid is the lucky recipient of a refurbished bus courtesy of Moama Bowling Club.
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The handover ceremony took place on Wednesday, February 21, at Moama Bowling Club.
Vivid works with adults who have an intellectual disability in Echuca and Kyabram.
The bus had been well maintained and was thoroughly inspected to ensure it would be suitable for Vivid to safely transport clients and staff to different events around Echuca and Moama.
Vivid client Kellie McIntosh said she was looking forward to riding on the bus.
“We are lucky to have a bus. It’s a good bus that looks good and is very comfortable,” she said.
Fellow client Michelle McCaffrey echoed Ms McIntosh’s sentiments.
“It’s very spacious and able to take people in wheelchairs,” she said.
Vivid chief executive Scott Alexander said the announcement of the vehicle donation at Vivid’s Oaks Day Fundraising Luncheon last November was unexpected and had touched the hearts of the whole Vivid community.
“We are fortunate to have a community which is so supportive of people with disability, and we’re particularly grateful to the Moama Bowling Club for their ongoing support,” Mr Alexander said.
Generous gift: Jeanette Evans, Michelle McCaffrey, Kellie McIntosh, Vivid chief executive Scott Alexander and Moama Bowling Club sales and marketing manager George Santos.
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Aidan Briggs
“This vehicle will provide adults with disability access to daily activities and appointments, supported employment opportunities, and reduce rural isolation.
“We are so thankful to Moama Bowling Club for supporting Vivid’s mission to assist people with disability to live extraordinary lives.”
Moama Bowling Club sales and marketing manager George Santos said he was aware that the purpose of the Oaks Day fundraising event was to raise funds to purchase a vehicle to transport Vivid clients.
Grateful: Vivid clients Kellie McIntosh and Michelle McCaffrey look forward to a smooth ride.
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Aidan Briggs
“In the current economic climate, it is becoming increasingly difficult to raise funds for such causes, so we decided to donate to Vivid one of our three shuttles that were being traded in for new ones,” Mr Santos said.
“It was a timely opportunity to assist an organisation that supports so many, so compassionately, in our community.
“We are delighted to hand over the keys and wish the team at Vivid all the best as they continue to provide specialised care for so many individuals in our twin towns and beyond.”
The 12-seater bus was built by Mercedes-Benz in 2018 and has 120,000km on the odometer.
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