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A different drive for Leanne Tander in support of Kidsflix |
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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
 As one of
Australia’s top racing drivers, Leanne Tander has what many would
describe as an ‘out of the ordinary’ job – racing her Fleetcare
TanderSport Dallara F3 car on weekends at speeds of up to
250kph.
But last weekend Leanne was able to use her
driving talent for different reasons, donating her time to chauffeur
two disadvantaged kids around Melbourne as part of the ‘Kidsflix’
charity initiative.
Kidsflix is an initiative enabling all
children with disabilities (including juvenile arthritis and
children with incontinence issues) plus children and young people
living in disadvantaged situations to have an ‘out of the ordinary
day’ with their family.
The kids get to experience a full
movie experience; including popcorn, drinks and glitzy pre-movie
entertainment with their sisters, brothers and parents /
carers.
Over 25,000 special-needs children and their families
attend Kidsflix events Australia wide each year.
 Tander
teamed up with McLeod’s Daughters TV Star Luke Jacobz to drive
9-year old Patrick and 12-year old Davey to the cinema in her Holden
Special Vehicles GTS.
After being driven about town by
Tander and Jacobz, both kids had the opportunity to pour over the
HSV and have autographs signed by the two celebrities.
”It
was a great day and great to meet the kids and their families,” Said
Tander, who finished a stunning second in the 2007 Australian
Drivers Championship.
”Events like this put a difficult
weekend like the one we had right into perspective. They have much
more serious issues in their mind and I think that the kidsflix
initiative is a great concept – one I am very happy to support.
I think that Patrick and Davey got a lot out of the day as
Luke and I did as well.
”I really enjoyed being involved. The
kids were great and we had a lot of fun. They go through a lot so
for them to be able to get out and have a ‘normal’ day as a family
is fantastic. I was glad to be invited and I’m very keen to be more
involved in the future.
“And, with the kids, I got to meet
Humphrey Bear - which was another highlight!” she joked.
Kidsflix is an initiative of the Arthritis foundation of
South Australia, in partnership with the Arthritis foundation of New
South Wales and the Continence foundation of Australia.
Beginning in South Australia, Kidsflix now runs events in
Victoria and New South Wales as well. Kidsflix ambassadors,
including Leanne, come from both the sporting and television
industries.
For more information about Kidsflix follow the
link on www.leannetander.com
For
more information about Fleetcare TanderSport, visit www.tandersport.com
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