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SIDS ride gets bigger By Justin Flynn Ride the Bellarine for SIDS is closing in on $35,000 raised for Red Nose Day and the event keeps getting bigger. What started as a 25km walk from Geelong to Lara in 2020 is now a 110km ride around the Bellarine Peninsula. On Saturday, August 5, 23 riders left Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving Club to cycle around the Bellarine for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Event director Peter Herrick said donations stood at around $33,000 with more coming in and expected to push past $34,000 this week. “It was really positive, a really good day,” he said. “There was a community feel about it. What I was really proud about was that it brought people together who shared stories that they may not have shared previously to others. “More importantly it gave people the opportunity on a broader scale to talk about what Red Nose does and the loss of a child through SIDS, miscarriage and and stillbirth.” In 2019, friends of Peter’s – Mark Maddocks and Rachael Fitzgerald – lost their little girl Lara to SIDS. In 2021, a group of Mark and Rachael’s friends walked more than 300km from London to Manchester, raising money for the Lullaby Trust in the UK. A small team of family and friends in Australia, decided to walk the short 25km from Geelong to Lara to raise funds also for the Lullaby Trust, in which they raised just more than $1000. The event moved to a ride on the Bellarine last year when 10 riders raised $26,514 and then this year’s event was even bigger. “There were different emotions that were bandied around,” Peter said. “The big one was a sense of pride in what people have achieved and a bit of relief for some people. “Amie Rohan (ride ambassador) was super proud of her efforts, in fact I was super proud. “She had only ridden three times in the last few years and the longest was 44km and on the weekend she got around 110km.” There is still time to donate to Ride the Bellarine for SIDS at rednoseday.org.au/fundraisers/ peterherrick/rideforsids ■ Pictures: Page 8.
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It brought people together who shared stories that they may not have shared previously - Peter Herrick
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Alexia Boland Herrick, Eliza, Peter Herrick and Darcie were eager participants in the Ride the Bellarine for SIDS event. (Kate Stavrov)
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