A truck meet held at a car park in Sydney over the weekend has raised $6,872 for the family of a local boy who is fighting cancer.
A total of 80 trucks rolled up at Marsden Park on Saturday July 27 for an evening of fun and fundraising.
Organiser Luke Roberts, who is a truck driver for KWS Towing, has been running truck meets on a monthly basis for the past few years, with the first one raising about $350.
This event was the biggest yet, and he is delighted with how far it has come.
“We had a barbecue, we were walking around with buckets, and we had a raffle with some great prizes that were donated,” he said.
“We even had people asking if they could transfer money – some people donated like $500. We raised far more than we expected.”
Roberts said the money raised will be well spent, helping the family of 13-year-old local boy Hayden, who was recently diagnosed with a type of sarcoma.
“The family are our neighbours, they are good friends of ours,” he added.
“We wanted to raise some money so the dad could have some time off work to spend with him in the hospital.”
Fundraising aside, Roberts said the truck meets are a great way to catch up with fellow truckies and have a laugh.
“My friend Jake Cusbert and I set up the meets because we would see people on the road and you might give them a wave, but you might not know their name.
“We thought it would be a nice way to put a name to the faces, have a chat and a coffee, maybe a dessert.
“Some weekends we might only get 30 trucks, but it’s still a good night.”