The Lunchbox Rally will overnight in Cobar this Saturday with 140 people coming from all over Australia to join the rally to help raise funds for the Cancer Council.
Lunchbox Rally is an amazing and unique opportunity for kids (and adults) to explore outback Australia in a safe, friendly and community environment, all in the name of charity!
The new family member under the Box Rallies umbrella, Lunchbox Rally is formatted the same as the famous Shitbox Rally with a few kid friendly differences and takes inspiration from Mystery Box Rally with the route starting and finishing at the same location, in this case Hay.
Cars must be worth $1,500 or less, roadworthy and registered with no 4WD or AWD allowed.
This all adds to the spirit of adventure, and as breakdowns are often guaranteed, it challenges teams to work together to make the finish line.
Teams need to raise a minimum of $3,000 to participate, as this rally is for those who want to raise much needed money for charity and, by partaking in the Lunchbox Rally, teams are building the future generation of fundraisers to join the rally family.
Dress-up themes provide amusement and the reward of making camp each night is an evening spent under the stars in rural and remote locations.
Each night will feature kid friendly entertainment to provide the laughter amongst the challenge of the Rally and raising funds for cancer research.
Even before they head off this Friday, the teams have already raised over $250,000.
Box Rallies (Shitbox Rally, Mystery Box Rally and Lunchbox Rally) is the leading individual fundraiser for Cancer Council nationally generating over $49 million to Cancer research plus media awareness for Cancer Council.
This helps the lives of millions of Australians who are facing their unknown journeys.
James Freeman OAM founded Box Rallies after losing both of his parents to cancer within 12 months of each other.
“We are so looking forward to starting the engines for our first ever Lunchbox Rally,” James said.
“This is an opportunity for our previous rally participants to introduce their kids to the rally family and rally life, creating friendships and bonds that will last a lifetime.
“Many of us have been affected by cancer in one way or another. Whether it be parents, family, close friends, people we know or ourselves that have battled or are battling cancer, this awful disease has touched us all.
“We not only want to raise awareness and money for Cancer Council, but also want to offer support and a friendly ear to those that have suffered or are suffering,” he said.
Lunchbox Rally is not a race, but a reward for fundraising efforts and a chance to explore Australia.
The Rally draws teams from around the country to help achieve the extraordinary.
Teams not only pull together to help each other through the challenges associated with driving a $1,500 car on these remote outback tracks, but also help and support each other through openness, mateship and camaraderie from people who have gone through similar hardships with their own cancer stories.
Often fundraising and rallying for family members or friends affected by Cancer, this common experience unites each rally team to become a part of the larger Box Rallies family,” James said.
The rally participants will be overnighting in Cobar at the Dalton Park Racecourse.
