More than 150 business leaders came together for the launch of this year’s Audi Red Boot Rally to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House South East Queensland (RMHSEQ).
Held at Audi Centre Gold Coast, the event was a joint initiative of the Audi dealership and Gold Coast McDonald’s licensees.
Many of the business leaders at the launch will take on the roles of ‘car captains’, navigating 24 of Audi’s top performance cars around the region in mid-November 2014, to raise funds for families of seriously ill children.
Each car captain has committed to raising a minimum of $10,000 for RMH SEQ before they take part in their driving adventure.
McDonald’s licensee and Red Boot Rally committee member Jonathon Pitt says: “We have set an ambitious goal of surpassing last year’s fundraising efforts which saw $190,000 donated to the house.
“Friday’s launch event has helped to kick start these efforts, raising more than $15 000, in addition to the car captains’ pledges.”
On show at the event was an impressive line-up of four high performance Audis, including an R8 V10 Spyder, S8, RS7 and RS5 Cabriolet.
Audi Australia’s managing director, Andrew Doyle, will also be among the car captains for the November event.
“The Audi Red Boot Rally is a great way of driving funds for an important cause. We are pleased to be supporting this fantastic initiative and we look forward to taking part in the 2014 event, and raising more money to support families in need,” Doyle says.
The Audi Red Boot Rally will depart the Audi Centre Gold Coast on Wednesday, November 12, travelling through the Scenic Rim and returning to the Gold Coast on Friday, November 14.
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