Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has once again competed in the 2024 Variety Bash B to B, which occurred over the 11th–22nd August 2024.
TMHA raised a total of $170,926 for Variety the Children's Charity, to directly help children who are sick, experiencing disadvantage or living with disability.
TMHA was also the recipient of the 2024 Variety B to B Bash Trophy for the highest corporate fundraiser and also won the Penny Docherty Trophy, an award voted by fellow Bashers for the most outstanding virgin team.
The Variety event is a fund-raising initiative which saw over 80 vehicles driving across Australia, with sponsored donations made via the Variety Club website. 2024 represented the 40th anniversary of the Variety Bash B to B.
Starting in Dubbo NSW, the Variety Bash B to B registered cars traversed over thirteen stops including Bourke (NSW), Charleville (QLD), Karumba (QLD), Miles (QLD), Coonabarabran (NSW) before finishing in Mudgee (NSW).
Stops were also be made to schools with donations of items and equipment to be made.
This was the second year that TMHA has participated in the Variety Bash B to B, which saw two cars entered in the Bash this year. Both cars will be 1976 Toyota Crown Super Salon Sedans, which were named the “Toyota Forklifts Legends” cars. They were driven by TMHA employees from both Head Office and TMHA's branch network.
Unique to the TMHA car is custom livery comprising Toyota Forklifts and Australian animals, including a koala, kangaroo, platypus and cockatoo. The cars were also been decorated with a sporting theme and famous Australian landmarks.
The TMHA cars were also been designed to be “coloured in”, with kids at each of the twelve stops given permanent markers to colour in a section of the car.
President and CEO of TMHA Steve Takacs said TMHA was proud to be again taking part in such a important fund- raising activity and to support a children’s charity as vital as the Variety Club.
“We were delighted to raise such as significant amount of funds to support Variety, and thank all our valued sponsors for their support in this achievement. We also appreciated the opportunity to engage with kids and having them colour in a section of our Toyota Forklift Legends car as a memento of our participation in this worthy cause,” Takacs said.
The two Toyota Forklift Legends cars which competed in the Variety Bash B to B in August