Now in its seventh year, the Barry Coulton Memorial Dice Run continues to remember and honour its namesake who passed away after battling cancer in 2019.
Hosted by the Sacred Syndicate Social Motorcycle Club (Sacred Syndicate SMC), the day-long event raises money for the Harden-Murrumburrah CanAssist organisation.
This year’s event, held on January 24, kicked off at 8.00am at the Roberts Park in Harden where 66 registrations were recorded. 45 bikes were seen on the road, with more dropping in and out during the day.
The ride saw a slew of seasoned motorcyclists interacting with casual drivers in cars and other vehicles, and stopped at a total of four locations. The run covered approximately 250 kilometres of road and followed the same dice run format as the years prior. At each stop, participants rolled dice to accumulate points, with ‘Baddy’ winning the dice run with a total of 136. ‘Uncle’ earned the wooden spoon with a total of 84 after seeing the worst single roll of 8 and ‘Bob Head & Vinnie’ took out the highest single roll at 33.
The true triumph of the day, however, was the amount raised for CanAssist, an organisation that assists those living with cancer in the community. Raising a total of $4681.07, the money will go towards expenses such as travel, accommodation and medical expenses for cancer patients.
Harden-Murrumburrah CanAssist president, Carol Barker, says, “it went off really well.” “They had a good turn up and it was accident-free, which is always a blessing.” The Harden-Murrumburrah CanAssist organisation is looking to celebrate their 25th year of operation this year, with plans well and truly underway to celebrate the work they do for the region.
Sacred Syndicate SMC national president, Vince “Vinnie” Behler, says it’s always a pleasure to support CanAssist, knowing that it directly benefits the community. “We’ve donated more than $25,000 to CanAssist from all of our events,” he says. “And more than $57,000 to the area.”
Despite the heat, Vinnie says the day was a “complete success” and credits it to their various sponsors, including, in no particular order:
• John Holland
• Milvale Road Child Care
• Hard Rock Gym Harden
• The Outback Bakery
• Bluestill Distillery
• Twin town Pizza
• Harden Pharmacy
• Ziems Quality Meats
• Fleet’s Concrete Polishing
• Panthers hair and beauty salon
• South West Fuel Centre Harden
• Thompsons Rural Supplies
• Harden Country Club
• Neville Holman Wall and Floor Tiling
• SMH Options (Sandra Holman)
• Harden District Bowling Club
• Tumblong Tavern
• The Albion Hotel Cootamundra
• Wallendbeen Hotel
• LPC Trading
• Kumiai Ryu Cootamundra
• Cootamundra Butchery
• Harden’s House Of Honey
• Harden Bearings & Hardware
• Supercheap Auto
•. Chapman’s Embroidery & Workwear
• Domino’s Pizza Young
•. CTR Trophies, Gifts & Engraving
• Sacred Syndicate SMC Family Donations:
Coulton Family
Gillette Family
Doohan Family
Larkman Family
Taylor Family
Behler Family
“Without them, it makes it harder to organise and raise awareness and funds,” he says. Growing year by year, Vinnie says it’s a pleasure to have the honour of running the event and seeing the impact it has on the community. As the participants recover after a long day under the summer sun, plans are already underway for next year, promising even more riders and bigger impacts for Can Assist.
For those interested in getting involved or learning more, contact SSMC at info@sssmc.com.au.
– Elizabeth Kovacs
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