Blessing of the Bikes 2022

1st Phillip Island Motorcycle Festival 2022

Including

• 7th Blessing Of The Bikes as part of this Festival on the Sunday 9th Oct.
• $5 donation to be part of Blessing Of The Bikes as to make this event possible - it costs dollars to run people. Also a major fundraiser for Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation to help save and improve more lives via organ and tissue donation.
• Event Pack for Registration Day can be picked up on the Friday at the Zaidee's Marque, easily found at Cowes Recreation Reserve Oval (Footy Oval) Church Street Cowes.

Program:

FRIDAY 7th Oct

• 7th Oct Friday 2pm on - Pick up Event Pack
• Friday night Cowes Footy Oval gates open 5pm.
• 7th Oct Friday night band INXSIVE - INXS Tribute Band - with local support band Andrew Wallace Band.
• 6.30pm to 8pm Andrew Wallace Band
• 8.30pm to 10pm INXSIVE
• 10.30pm Night Ends

SATURDAY 8th October

• Activities on Saturday 8th Oct Thompson Ave. During the day presentation on stage from Shannon’s, Harley, Bass Council, Zaidee’s.
• Activity on Stage
• 11am Best Beard Comp Sat
• 11.30am Best Mullet Comp Sat
• 12pm Apple Pie Eating Comp Sat
• 12.30pm Beer Burp Comp Sat
• 1pm to 1.20pm Mankini Slow Ride
• 1.30pm to 1.50pm Tutu Slow Ride
• Sat Night Cowes Footy Oval
• 8th Oct Saturday night band Chocolate Starfish - with local support band The Times.
• 6.30pm to 8pm The Times
• 8.30pm to 10.30pm Chocolate Starfish
• 10.30pm Night ends

SUNDAY 9th Oct – At The Kennel

• Blessing Breakfast PIFNC Footy Club for Ticket Holders only 9am to 2.30pm.
• Band 10.00am to 1.30pm - Dirty Rats Old School Oz Rock band
• 12pm On stage presentation from Priest for Blessing, Police, Bass Council, Zaidee’s, Shannon’s, Harley.
• 1pm Harley Raffle drawn
• 2.30pm Event ends

This Festival is about bringing like minded people together on every type of motorcycle there is, as one, to have a great weekend in an iconic setting supporting Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation.

Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation is all about saving and improving lives via organ and tissue donation - something we should all talk about and have an "Inspired Discussion".  Zaidee Rose Alexander Turner – aged 7 years and 22 days died suddenly on 2nd December 2004 from a burst blood vessel in her brain called a Cerebral Aneurism. Zaidee’s parents, Kim and Allan, founded Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation not long after.

At the time of Zaidee’s death the Turner family had been registered Organ and Tissue Donors for 5 years. As a result, Zaidee donated her organs and tissues at the Royal Children’s Hospital, as were her wishes at the time.

Zaidee’s donated gifts help save or improve the lives of 7 people.

Zaidee was the only child in Victoria under the age of 16 years and we have been told one of the youngest Australians to donate her organs and tissues in 2004. She was only 1 of 6 children nationally to donate their organs in 2004.

100% funds raised goes back the Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation to allow us to drive our national awareness and education programs, projects and events to help increase the organ and tissue donation rate nationally.