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COX PLATECharity
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MAKES WISHES COME TRUE
A significant fundraising highlight of The Valley’s Spring Carnival is the Cox
Plate Charity Pin.
The Moonee Valley Racing Club partners with a
selected charity, raising vital funds through the
sales of collector pins and other initiatives.
In a fantastic result, a six-figure tally was again
reached in 2023, with $113,600 raised, taking
the total for the two years to $234,250.
Make-A-Wish Australia was selected as the
Charity Partner for the 2022 and 2023 Ladbrokes
Cox Plates after the Club went to market with an
expression of interest from registered charities.
“The fundraising activities go across the Spring
Carnival here at The Valley. We go from when we
kick off early September, we’ve got Grand Final
Eve of course, and then the three race meetings
in October and then all of the different events that
we run across the Carnival as well,” Moonee Valley
Racing Club Chief Executive Officer Michael Browell
said when presenting the cheque in December.
Make-A-Wish works in partnership with sick
children, their families, and medical teams to
design and deliver wishes that are as unique
as the children who imagine them.
Every child’s Wish Journey is carefully planned
and delivered to create a positive, lasting impact
on the lives of not only sick children themselves,
but also their families and communities.
The first year of the partnership with Make-A-Wish
Australia coincided with a significant milestone,
with the Centenary year of the W. S. Cox Plate, and
the Club was thrilled to present the charity with a
cheque for $120,650 through the sale of over 10,000
commemorative Pins, along with raffles, and donations.
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“We had Make-A-Wish as the charity partner with the
Cox Plate Golf Invitational that we ran at the end of
September, the Racing and Fashion Lunch, which was in
Ladbrokes Cox Plate week, and of course the Tuesday
morning here with the barrier draw and the breakfast.”
“I’m sure that you’ve got many families, many
children that are on the list with the wishes that
they want fulfilled in the year ahead and hopefully
this goes someway towards achieving that.”