This Sunday June 9, the San Remo Hotel is hosting its Big Freeze event, raising money to help fight Motor Neuron Disease (MND).
The fun kicks off at 2pm and includes an ice bath, as well as raffles and an auction, with Big Freeze merchandise for sale. Live music starts at 6pm.
Last year's event raised over $15,000 for the Fight MND charity co-founded by AFL great Neale Daniher who is battling the disease, and the organisers are hoping to beat that total.
At the San Remo event, a range of locals have volunteered to be dunked to help raise funds. The list is added to with daily announcements on the hotel's social media.
The line up of those already signed up to take the plunge includes:
- Michael Scott, bank manager at The San Remo Bendigo Community Bank
- Jon McCormick, teacher from Bass Valley Primary school
- Jess (Gizza) Gislingham, the Can Man and the Phillip Island Football Netball Club's (PIFNC) number 1 fan
- Dave Franklin, well known landscaper as on Channel 9 The Block
- Kate Kamel and Derek Peters from the Westernport Tennis Club
- Des from the San Remo Butchers
- Ruby Anderson, from the San Remo Hotel and a netballer from PIFNC
- Nola Monahan, the chef from the San Remo Hotel
- Virginia Baxter, the art and PE teacher at San Remo Primary School
- John Shaw, from Garth Lisle real estate
- James Gorsuch, the San Remo Primary School Captain
Auction and raffle items include a Richmond Football Club footy jumper, signed by Matthew Richardson (Richo), A Puffing Billy experience, A red carpet wine tour, Global ballooning hot air balloon experience, A VIP tour of The Block Phillip Island, Magnums of red wine from Oatley wines and more.
Regular updates on the San Remo Hotel Facebook page.