By Eleanor Wilson
Narre Warren CFA volunteers are giving their legs some much-needed rest this week, after tackling the daunting 14.5km Run For The Kids on Sunday.
Completing the race in a makeshift running fire engine, the six-person team traversed Melbourne’s CBD alongside tens of thousands of people to raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital’s Good Friday Appeal.
Senior firefighter Tony Bundock said the team was able to develop a good strategy to push them through to the finish line.
“We rotated the number of members in the truck over every two or three kilometres so they could run alongside and conserve energy.
“That saved everyone from getting too knocked around.”
The team has thus far rallied over $1300 of its $2000 fundraising goal.
“We’d still like to push it on a bit more…if we can get to the $2000 mark we’d be really pleased,” Mr Bundok said.
Mr Bundock, who is a seasoned Run For The Kids participant, said he would “absolutely” participate in the fun run again next year.
“Even though we’re really tired at the end, everyone agrees we’d do it again,” he said.
“The truck just might need some modifications or a bit of a service before we take it out again next year.”
To donate to the Narre Warren CFA’s Run For The Kids campaign, head to runforthekids.gofundraise.com.au/page/narrewarrenfirebrigaderunningfir
