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BROUGHT TO YOU BY HARLEY-DAVIDSON FINANCIAL SERVICES 10-12 MARCH 2017 BRIGHTERDAYS.ORG.AU BRIGHTER DAYS FOUNDATION COMMITTEE President: Steve Dundon Vice President: Jason Reid Secretary: Jim Henwood Treasurer: Matt Powell Members: Greg Bergin Sue Binion Glenn Chesser John Coen Michelle Dundon Ross Finlayson Julie Minarelli John Nixon Kelly Pyers Kirsty Reid Wes Reid Paul Terrill James Theuma Sue Theuma Billy Bergin The Brighter Days Foundation Incorporated is a registered charity and is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR). Any donation over $2 is tax deductible. 1 WELCOME BRIGHTER DAYS 2017 #RAISEYOURWRISTBDF17 Hello to all Brighter Days Festival supporters, Well another crazy year has passed since DAYS wristbands are $10 each for adults and our last festival which I’m sure you all $5 for kids and we are going for a agree was a huge success and now the 2017 raise your wrist record on Sunday night. Brighter Days Festival is here again. We can We encourage everyone to buy a wristband - guarantee if you liked last years Brighter it equates to less than $1 for every musical Days Festival you’re gonna love this years. act over the weekend! We are also raffling two Harley-Davidsons and a Kincrome Tool Our amazing Brighter Days Festival Kit, so get in early and get your tickets. committee have worked their butts off all These are our main fundraising initiatives year and put together 3 days of family fun so we do need your support! Remember this and memories you can share with friends for is still a FREE CHARITY EVENT, so please a very long time. Our Brighter Days Festival let’s remind ourselves why we are all here… is focused on a family event that also reflects to raise money for children and families and our passion to raise money and more give them a Brighter Day. importantly awareness for our two worthy charities SUDC and DeBRa Australia To all our new sponsors who have jumped on board and to our major sponsors Over the 4 years since we started this HARLEY-DAVIDSON AUSTRALIA and Foundation, we haven’t had anyone leave, NORTHSIDE HARLEY-DAVIDSON ‘a big we’ve only had more people offer their thank-you’. To all of the Bright township, support which is testament to the rewarding we appreciate your support! feeling we all get from helping people!! A big thanks again to our committee, In the program you can read about our volunteers and equipment suppliers for incredible achievements so far but this year donating their time, efforts and assets to you’ll see what we’ve done and where your our festival. And lastly to all Brighter Days generous donations have gone via video Festival supporters who are reading this, presentations on the big screens. And you thanks for coming to the Brighter Days can say Hi to the representatives of our two Festival and for your generous donations. charities who along with their families & friends will be here all weekend enjoying We have an amazing musical lineup this year, the event. I’m sure you’ll love it! Having all of you amazing Brighter Days On behalf of the BDF committee, Festival supporters help promote this event RIDE, DRIVE and PARTY safely, via good old word of mouth means this year See you up dancing! promises to be even bigger than 2016 so this year we have had to make some changes. The Festival precinct of Howitt Park will be temporarily fenced with three entrances to the park for us to monitor patron numbers Dundo and sell our #raiseyourwristBDF17 wristbands. These I SUPPORT BRIGHTER President Brighter Days Foundation 2 WHAT’SON Check the schedule o pages 8 and 9 fo days and times. COTTONBALL RUN FROM WHITTLESEA TO BRIGHT Brought to you by Jay-Dee Autocables Departing at 12:30pm on Friday from Whittlesea Tennis Club, Laurel Street, Whittlesea. Donation of $20. ENTERTAINMENT AT ALPINE HOTEL STAGE Kick off the weekend on Friday night from 5pm with Jarryn, followed by Cattletruck and Screamin’ Eagles. Then head back again on Sunday for some great entertainment during the Car Show’N Shine with tunes from Turk Tresize. HARLEY CENTRAL AT HOWITT PARK Brought to you by Harley-Davidson Australia Make sure you check out the H-D1 Custom Shop. Staffed by experts this interactive mobile showroom brings to life the 800 plus page catalogue of Harley-Davidson genuine parts and accessories, plus the chance to kit yourself out in Harley-Davidson merchandise. Get the thrill of riding a Harley-Davidson on the Jumpstart Experience. No motorcycle licence required. Also Bayford, Mustang Motorsport unveil their “H-Dtv Mustang”. MAKE IT BAKE IT GROW IT MARKET Discover something original, home-grown, organic or hand-made on the banks of the beautiful Ovens River. ENTERTAINMENT AT RIVERSIDE STAGE, HOWITT PARK Bring your picnic rug and chairs and enjoy sensational entertainment throughout the weekend from some of Australia’s best-loved artists including Mental as Anything, Joe Camilleri and the Black Sorrows, Chocolate Starfish Bat out of Hell Show, Screamin’ Eagles, Raw Brit, Wingspan, Cool Change, Mick Pealing Band (Stars), Jacuzzi Masterpiece and Mr Bluez. BYO food and drinks or pick up something up from the huge variety of food stalls in our Food Court & Bar. The Alpine Hotel Bar will be selling beer, wine and spirits. COOPER CARD RUN Brought to you by Robert Trewin Mortgage Broking The Poker Run departs from Howitt Park and is a great way to see beautiful Bright and surrounds. Entrants receive cards throughout the run to make up a poker hand. You can also buy additional cards to improve your hand. Entry fee is $20. Great Prizes on offer! FILMING H-Dtv The boys from H-Dtv will be filming throughout the festival. DREAMING SPACE The Dreaming Space’s colourful and spectacular entertainment is set to captivate and enthral kids and parents alike with their heart-stopping circus tricks. Catch them in the Kids Zone near the playground at Howitt Park all weekend. BIKE SHOW ‘N SHINE Brought to you by Heavy Duty Magazine. This years bike show on Sunday at Harley Central down on the banks of the Ovens River will be spectacular. Categories include: Best in Show, Best Custom Build, Best Original, Best Modified, Best Softail, Best Dyna, Best Tourer, Best Classic Pre-1990, Best Bobber, Best Cafe Racer, People’s Choice, Best Paint, Dirtiest Bike, Best Vintage and Best European. Entry is $20 per vehicle. Pre-register at the Brighter Days Tent throughout the weekend. CAR SHOW ‘N SHINE Brought to you by Arrow Wood Products Catch the impressive car show around the Clock Tower in the main street on Sunday. Categories include: Best Car in Show, Best Paint, Best Vintage, Best Muscle, Best Classic, Best Custom Build, Best Rod, Best Original Condition and Committees Choice Car. Entry is $20 per vehicle. Pre-register at the Brighter Days Tent during the weekend. Trophies donated by James and Sue Theuma. Special thanks to Albury Street Rodders. THE AMAZING CHASE Brought to you by Kincrome Australia Enter teams of four and follow the clues to solve puzzles in and around Bright. Fun for all the family and suitable for all ages. First 50 teams to register receive a Kincrome gift bag. Entry is $10 per team. Start thinking of your team name! Register at the Brighter Days Tent. Amazing prizes on offer! BRIGHTER DAYS BABES LONGEST LUNCH Brought to you by E-Select Home Loans This is one for the ladies at the beautiful Boyntons Feathertop Winery. Includes lunch and a glass of bubbles plus door prizes, raffles and live music. SOLD OUT BRIGHT STARS AT RIVERSIDE STAGE Brought to you by Riverdeck Cafe Check out the next generation of entertainers as a talented bunch of young people take the stage. MEGA RAFFLE Here’s a chance to win yourself a brand new Harley-Davidson or two! With only 2000 tickets up for grabs the odds in this raffle are great! Make sure you head to the Brighter Days Tent to grab your ticket before they sell out. Tickets $100 each. Raffle drawn on Sunday at 6pm at the Sibley Sound Shell. EB sufferers Eliza and Tilly. 1ST PRIZE (DONATED BY NORTHSIDE HARLEY-DAVIDSON) 2016 Harley Ultra Limited - Black HOW ITBEGAN Total Value: The Brighter Days Foundation was $40,000 formed in 2012 to offer support to two charities; the DEBRA Foundation (Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association) and SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death In Childhood). Through a friend, whose child had been diagnosed with the debilitating EB disease, the band the Smokin’ O’Briens played a backyard EB awareness gig where they met sufferers 2ND PRIZE Eliza and Tilly. So touched by the plight (DONATED BY HDTV) of these children, musicians Matt Powell, Harley-Davidson Street 500 John Nixon and Steve Dundon decided to Total Value: do something more to help. $11,500 At the same time their bike-riding buddy Jim Henwood’s close friends Rob and Kylie Trewin had lost their son Cooper to SUDC whilst another great mate and Bright local Jason Reid was experiencing first hand the trauma of a very sick child. Collectively the guys wanted to do 3RD PRIZE something that would make a real (DONATED BY KINCROME AUSTRALIA) difference to those suffering. They put Kincrome Contour their heads together and drew on the Tool Workshop significant resources of their wider circle 472 Piece, 1/4”, 3/8” of friends who were also motorcycle and & 1/2” Sockets car enthusiasts and so the Brighter Days & Accessories, LOK-ON Foundation began. Now in its fifth year, Mirror Polish Spanners, the committee and some very passionate volunteers have managed to Gear Spanners, Pliers, raise more than $950,000 through Screwdrivers & more..